Category: Manumissions
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Negro Sam Manumission from Martha Bussee 1819
Know all men by these presents that I Martha Bussee for and in Consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to me in hand paid by Sam N. about twenty six years of age the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have given granted Bargained sold aliened released and confirmed and by these presents…
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Negro Arramintta & others Manumission from Ralf Colescott 1819
Know all men by these presents that I Ralf Colescott of Mispillion hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes and Considerations do by these presents liberate and set free the following black people to wit Arramintta aged between twenty and twenty five years and her three children Mary aged about six…
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Negro Nathan Manumission from Jacob Biddle 1819
Know all men by these presents that I Jacob Biddle of the Village of Milford in the county of Kent & State of Delaware for divers good Causes and Consideration me hereunto moving do hereby manumit enfranchise and absolutely Set Free my Negro man Nathan aged about twenty Eight years to be free and at…
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Negro Robert Manumission from Elias Shockley 1819
State of Delaware Kent County Know all men by these presents that I Elias Shockley of the Village of Milford county & State aforesaid for divers good Causes and Considerations me hereunto moving do hereby Manumit enfranchise and absolutely set free my Negro boy Named Robert from and after the Sixteenth day of April in…
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Negro John Manumission from Molton Rickards 1819
Know all men by these presents That I Molton Rickards of the village of Milford County and State aforesaid for divers good causes and Considerations me hereunto moving do hereby Manumit Enfranchise and abasulitly set free my Negro boy named John from and after the sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord…
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Negro Abraham Manumission from Margaret Baynard 1819
Know all men by these presents that I Margaret Baynard one of the administrators of the goods & chattles rights and credits of John Baynard late of Kent County State of Delaware and who died intestate do hereby liberate enfranchise manumit & set free from Slavery Abraham (a negro belonging to the estate of the…
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Negro Nancy Spencer & Her Three Children Manumission from Wm Jones 1818
Know all men by these presents that I William Jones of Smyrna in Kent County and State of Delaware (brick layer) for divers good Causes and Considerations me thereto moveing have Manumitted enfranchised and Set free and by these presents do manumate enfranchize and set free the following Negroes my Negro Woman named Nancy Spencer…
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Negro Letitia Crage Manumission from William Allaband 1818
Know all men by these presents that I William Allaband of Murdertherkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good Causes and Considerations do by these presents manumit liberated and set free a certain Negro named Letitia Crage aged twenty seven years and upwards and I do here by further agree that She…
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Jonathan Draper N. Pass 1817
State of Delaware Kent County Sst. Personally appeared before me James Millechop one of the Justices of the peace in & for the said County, Thomas Abbott of Sussex County State Afsd aged about thirty three years and being in due manner sworn doth depose and say That the bearer here of Jonathan Draper Negro…
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Phenar Buck & Children Manumission for Levi Walcott 1816
State of Delaware Kent County } Be it Remembered That I Levi Wolcott of Murderkill hundred in Said County for divers good causes and Considerations me thereunto Moveing have and do hereby Manumit Emancipate Liberate and Set free and at Liberty from the day of the date here of a certain Negro Woman By the…
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