Category: Manumissions
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Manumission Negro Samuel from Samuel Graham 1826
Know all men by these presents That I Samuel Graham of the count of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations by me thereunto moving do hereby Enfranchise and set free and at his liberty my Negro Man Named Samuel Turner formerly belonged in the Estate of Jessee Turner Dec’d. about…
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Negro Tobias Benson Manumission from John Travers 1821
Know all men by these presents that I John Travers of Mispillion Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby set free and discharge Tobias Benson Negro heretofore the Slave of my father and afterward my slave from all claim and demand which I may have to him or his Service and declare that…
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Negro William Lockerman Manumission from Thomas Wainwright 1826
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Wainwright of the Village of Camden in Kent County and State of Delaware have and by these presents doth Manumit and Set Free my negro Boy William Lockerman from and after the Seventh day of the Six month one thousand eight hundred and thirty 1830. He…
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Manumission Negro Cutter, from Arthur Milby 1812
Know all men by these Presents, that I Arthur Milby of the County of Sussex and State of Delaware being now the sole and entire owner, of Negro Boy known by the name of Cutter Milby aged thirteen years or there abouts, for Certain good reasons me thereunto moveing do after Reserving to my self…
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Manumission Negro Hester Gibbs from Richard Green 1798
Know all men by these Presents That I Richard Green of Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred in the County of Sussex in the State of Delaware being now the Sole Owner and having the entire and exclusive Right and Property of a Negro Woman named Hester Gibbs aged Thirty three years or thereabouts, Do, for certain…
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Bill of Sale and Manumission James Wiltbank from Nancy Hickman for Negro Moses 1798
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come Know ye that I Nancy Hickman of the County of Sussex and State of Delaware (widow) owner of a certain negro Man named Moses, and Forty five years or thereabouts, fore and in consideration of the sum of Ninety Dollars, lawful money of the United States…
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Manumission Negro Mariah from Benjamin Mifflin 1780
To all to whom these presents Shall Come Greeting whereas Mariah a negro woman aged Forty five years Formerly the property of John Spencer Esqr Afterwards of Lawrence Riley by marriage with his widow, and on Decease of the said Reiley Purchased by his widow Sarah now the wife of Benjamin Mifflin, being desirous of …
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Negro Toney’s Manumission from Albertus Jacobs 1786
March the 3 day 1786 This is to let all Personal know that I Albert Jacobs Sets his Negro Toney free from all Person or Persons or other wise tha Shall Pay the Some of One hundred and Fifty Pounds and it shall Come Out of my State to him or my Executors. Albertus Jacobs…
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Manumission Negro George from Ann Dukes 1833
Know all me by these presents that I Ann Dukes of Nanticoke Hundred in Sussex County and State of Delaware on this first day of February one thousand eight and thirty three do manumit and set free a Certain negro Boy named George late the property of Isaac Dukes, deceased, in manner and form following…
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Manumission Negro Nelly from John Bloxsom 1815
I do hereby Manumit and set free the following negro woman named Nelly to be free on the twenty eighth day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifteen & I do by these presents bind myself my heirs Executors Administrators not to molest or interrupt the negro Nelly from this day and forever, but…
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