Category: Manumissions
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Conditional Manumission of Slaves by John Dickinson 1777
To all Christian People to whom these Presents shall Come. I John Dickinson of Fairhill in the Northern Liberties of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, at present in Dover Hundred in the County of Kent on Delaware, Send Greeting, Whereas I am now Possest of these Negro Men, Augustus, Joe, Toby, Abraham Nick, Nathan, Ned, Isaac, Will,…
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Sale and Manumission of Slaves Joyce and son Charles from Caesar Rodney to James McClement 1784
This Indenture of Bargain & sale made this twenty fourth day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and eighty Four Between Caesar Rodney Esqr. Of the County of Kent in the Delaware State of the one part and James McClement of the same place of the other part, Witnesseth…
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Sale and Manumission Renee and her Children from William Killen to Levin Jump 1786
This Indenture made the Seventeenth Day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty six Between William Killen of kent county in the State of Delaware Esqr. of the one part and Levin Jump of the same county and State Husbandman of the other part; Witnesseth that the said…
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Manumission Peter Jacob and Sally from Daniel Short
To all to whom these presents shall Come Greeting Know ye that I Daniel Short of Ins. in the County of Sussex in the State of Delaware Yeoman for Divers Good Causes me there unto Moveing have Released Acquited Exonerated and Discharged and By these presents do Release Acquit Exonerate and discharge my Negroes named…
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Manumission Augustus and Others from John Dickinson 1786
To all Christian People to whom these presents shall come I John Dickinson of Wilmington in the county of New Castle upon Delaware send Greeting Whereas I disire to prevent a continuance of Slavery, Know ye that I do hereby manumit set free and discharge from all further Servitude these black men, Augustus Joseph, Pompey…
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Manumission, David and Others from Caleb Boyer 1787
Kent County Delaware State: To all whom it may concern know ye That I Caleb Boyer of the State and County aforesaid do this day Manumit and liberate to all intents and purposes the following named Negroes Viz. David, Aged about Thirty years, Nero about Thirty three, Abraham Twenty four, Rachel Thirty four, Daphne Aged…
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Manumission Sharper or Sharp from James McEver 1789
I James MEver of Murderkill Hundred in Kent County, and State of Delaware, yeoman, for diverse Considerations me especially moving, I do promise and engage for my self my Heirs Executors and Administrators that if my Negroe man named Sharper otherwise called Sharp, (who my Father by his Will bequeathd me) Shall well and faithfully…
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Manumission Merrcy or Merian from Garrett Wharton 1789
It is my desire and last Will that if it should Please God to take me from this world, that my Female Slave Called Merrcy or Merian be and she is hereby declared to be entitled to her Freedom and I do hereby absolutely and fully emancipate liberate and declare her to be free within…
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Manumission Stephen Sparks from Benoni and Charity Harris 1790
Kent County, Delaware November 18th 1790. This may certify all home it may concearn that we the Subscribers, do hereby Manumit, Discharge and Emanupate Stephen Sparks Negro, at or after the expiration of the full Term of Ten Years, and one Month from the date hereof, from Slavery, to be free from the Service of…
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Manumission Rachel and Abraham from John White 1791
To all Whom it may concern __ know all Men by these presents that I John White of the Town of Dover in the County of Kent in the State of Delaware have and by these presents do manumit set free and at perfect liberty a certain negro Girl named Rachel born 12th March 1779…
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