Category: Manumissions
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Elizabeth Dormond Man. To Negroes Harriett & others 1831
Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Dormond Mispillion hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for divers Good causes and Considerations me hereunto moving do hereby manumit Enfranchise and absolutely Set free my two negro women named as follows to wit Zelpha Dormond aged about thirty four years also Trephina Dormond aged…
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Manumission of Negro Boy Major by Ephraim Carter 1834
Know all men by these presents that I Ephraim Carter, of Milford ^ Hundred, Kent County and State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity, have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from slavey, my negro boy Major late the property of Absalom Townsend, and sold to me by James P. Lofland,…
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Manumission of Mariah Warren (n) to Shadrach Raughley 1834
Know all men by these presents, That I Shadrach Raughley of Kent County in the State of Delaware from motives of benevolence, and humanity, have manumitted, and do hereby manumit and set free from slavery my negro woman Mariah Warren, aged about thirty three years and six months as nearly as can be ascertained. And…
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Manumission Shadrach Raughley to Jack Warren (neg) 1835
Know all men by these presence That I Shadrach Raughley of Kent County in the State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from Slavery my negro man Jack Warren, aged about twenty seven years from and after the seventh day of May, in the…
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William Quillen Manumission to Negro Jack 1834
Know all men by these presents that I William Quillen of the county of Kent and State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity have Manumitted and hereby do manumit and Set free from Slavery my Negro boy Jack aged about Eleven years and Six months on conditions however that he doth well and…
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Negro John Manumission from John Grewill 1833
Know all men by these presents that I John Grewill of Kent county and State of Delaware for motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and do hereby manumit and Set free from Slavery my Negro man named John aged thirty four years the twenty eighth day of August last past that was in the…
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Henry M Ridgley Manumission to Negro Richard Walcott 1833
Know all men by these presents that I Henry M Ridgely of the town of Dover Kent County and State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted enfranchised and Set free from Slavery and do hereby manumit enfranchise and Set free from Slavery my negro male Slave named Richard otherwise called Richard…
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Mary Wilds Manumission to Negro Timothy Cullen 1833
To all whom it may concern be it known that I Mary Wilds of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and Considerations me thereunto moving have released from Slavery liberated manumitted and set free and by these presents do hereby release from Slavery liberate manumit and set free my negro…
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Ayres Stockley Manumission to Negro Robert 1832
Know all men by these presents that I Ayres Stockley of the county of Kent & State of Delaware do hereby manumit set free & forever discharge from bondage my Negro man named Robert the Son of Ezekiel & Esther formerly the Slaves of my father Charles Stockley Esqr. Dec’d late of Accomac County State…
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Richard Kees Manumission to Negro Rainer 1798
These may certifie that I Richard Kees Carpenter late inhabitant of Duck Creek cross road doe by these present firmly promise and agree for my Self and heirs to manumite and intirely Set Free forever a Negro girl Called Rainer or Lorain she Serving me or them three years from the first day of April…
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