Category: Manumissions
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Negroes Judith & two Children Manumission from Charles Hollis 1817
Know all men by these presents That I Charles Hollis of Kent County in the State of Delaware Free negro from motives of affection and benevolence and for other good causes have manumitted enfranchised and set free from Slavery my Negro female Slave named Judith who is now my wife and about the age of…
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Negroes Margarett Dixon & others Manumission from Mary Reynolds 1814
Whereas I Mary Reynals, Widdow and Admr of Michael Reynas Dec become possessed of two people of Colours – viz Margaret Dixon or Peggy Dixon about Ninteen years of age and her daughter Elizabeth Dixon now about four years old the sd. Peggy being in the Character of a Slave to serve untill she was…
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Negro Isaac Manumission from Reuben Turner 1818
Know all men by these presents that I Reuben Turner of the city of Philadelphia for diverse good causes and Considerations me hereunto moving do hereby manumit enfranchise and absolutely set free a certain negro man named Isaac (who I left in Kent County in the State of Delaware when I removed to Philadelphia to…
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Manumission Negro Rachel from Abraham Pierce 1819
Know all men by these that I Abraham Pierce of the Village of Smyrna Kent County & State of Delaware for Divers good Causes me thereunto moving have Emancipated & set free my Negro Woman Named Rachel a Slave to be free on the first day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen…
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Manumission Negro Joshua, Elijah & Shadrach from Sarah Townsend 1813
Know all men by these Presents that I Sarah Townsend of Indian River Sussex County & State of Delaware, Being the Just owner of three Negro Slaves, to wit, Joshua aged twenty one years, Elijah aged Nineteen years, and Shadrach aged Sixteen years, and being convinced of the Impropriety of holding Slaves for ever, in…
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Negroes Diniah & others Manumission from Thomas Jackson 1818
Know all men by these presents, that I Thomas Jackson of the County of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and Considerations me there unto moving do hereby Manumit enfranchize and absolutely set free the following Negroes hereinafter mentioned to wit, Diniah, Stepheney, Alse, Roady and Joseph to be free and at…
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Negro Alexander Manumission from Abraham Moore 1817
Know all men by these Presents, That I Abraham Moore of Duck creek hundred in Kent County and State of Delaware do by these presents manumit and enfranchise a certain Negro man named Alexander now about the age of twenty eight years and the proper slave of me the Said Abraham Moore to be free…
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Manumission Negro Rachel from Mary Jarrell 1821
State of Delaware Kent County Sst Be it known that I Mary Jarrell of Murderkill hundred in said county for divers good Causes and considerations me thereunto moveing have manumitted emancipated liberated and set free a certain Slave Negro woman named Rachel Reserving to myself my heirs executors administrators or assigns the Service and labour…
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Negroes Amia & Ellen Manumission from Jacob Biddle 1816
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 Woman named Amia to be free and at her full & perfect…
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Negro Rachel Ayers Manumission from Joshua Nickerson 1817
Know all men by these presents that I Joshua Nickerson of Kent county in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moveing hath and by these presents doth manumit emancipate Liberate an set free and at full liberty a femal negro the slave of me the said Joshua Nickerson named…
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