Category: Manumissions
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Sale of Slave Toney to Himself at Sheriff’s Sale 1791
Know all men by these presents that I Andrew Barratt Esqr high Sheriff of Kent County on Delaware do hereby Certify that by Virtue of a Write of Venditioni Exponas to me directed issued out of the Court of Common pleas of said County I did among other things set up at public Vendue a…
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Manumission Hannah and Sarah from Charles Nixon 1790
Know all Men by these presents that I Charles Nixon of Kent County & State of Delaware for and in Consideration of the Sum of fifteen pounds have granted Bargained & Sold to John Freeman One negroe Woman named Hannah late the property of Preston Young deceased together with her female child three Years old…
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Manumission Benjamin by James Scotten 1791
Whereas a negro man named Benjamin has been held by me a slave, but being convinced of the errors of slavery, I do hereby, for my self, my Heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns, give up all right and title, to the said Benjamin and he is from this time free; No longer subject to my…
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Manumission Black Pompy from John and Sarah Coppage 1788
Recd. January the Sixteenth 1788 of Black Pompy the sum of Forty Pounds it being in full for his freedom. As Witness our hands, this 16th Day of January One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-eight. 1788. John Coppage Sarah Coppage Witness, present. John Gibbs William Frasier Nancy Coppage a true Copy Test Francis Many Recordr Delaware,…
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Manumission Stephen Toney from Elizar Butler and John Howard 1792
We the Subscribers do hereby for ourselves our Heirs Executors, and Administrators absolutely liberate and set free a certain negro boy named Stephen Toney at or upon the fourteenth day of April One Thousand Eight Hundred and three. that from & after that day he shall be esteemed as a freeman. Given under our hands…
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Manumission Cloe from David Lewis 1792
To all to whom this may come know ye that I David Lewis of Kent County and Delaware State Farmer out of a consideration discharge of my duty, and doing Justice to her to hereby manumited and set absolutely free my following named Negro Woman named Cloe aged about Twenty years so that henceforth she…
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Manumission Solomon from Richard Manwaring 1790
Articles of agreement made and concluded this twenty sixth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety by and Between Richard Manwaring Junior of the One part and John Wiltbank of the Town of Dover Carpenter of the other part. Where as the aforesaid Richard Manwaring hath a…
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Manumission Nancy Ellis and George Sykes Ellis from Cuffee Ellis 1792
To all people to Whom these there presents shall come know ye that (Whereas I Cuffee Ellis this day Purchased of Agnes Sykes and James Sykes Physician Executors of the Testament and last of James Sykes Esquire deceased) tow of My Children to Wit Nancy Ellis aged Eighteen years and George Sykes Ellis aged Eight Years…
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Manumission Stephen Dent from Anna Adams 1792
Whereas I Anna Adams of Kent County in the state of Delaware am entitled to and possessed of a certain negro Man named Stephen and sirnamed Dent and being induced by a variety of reason to contribute thus far towards the general abolition of Slavery, now Know all Men by there presents that I do…
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Manumission George Lightfoot from Anna Adams 1792
Whereas I Anna Adams of Kent County in the State of Delaware am entitled to and possessed of a certain negro Man named George and sirnamed lightfoot and being induced by a variety of reasons to Contribute thus far towards the general abolition of Slavery, now Know all Men by these presents that I do…
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