Category: Manumissions
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Manumission John Baynard to Negro man Green Fountain 1835
To all whom it may concern be it known that I John Baynard of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations thereunto as also in further consideration of six cents current money to me in hand paid Have released from slavery, liberated, manumitted, and set free my negro man…
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Manumission Isaac Davis to Henry Biddle 1834
Know all men by these presents that I Isaac Davis of Duck Creek hundred in the County of Kent & State of Delaware have manumitted, enfranchised and set free and by these presents do manumit, infranchise and set free and at his intire liberty, my negro slave Henry Biddle, which I purchased of Jacob Biddle…
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Manumission Jeremiah from Asa Harrington 1833
August 29th 1833 I give my Black man Called Jeremiah a free discharge from me To act and deal for himself as long as he lives is Being eighth and twenty years of age 29 of August 1833 and I for myself am fully satisfyed feel and Desire this to be recorded as such he…
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John Lewis Manumission to Negro Henry Fisher 1834
Know all men by these Presents that I John Lewis of Kent County and State of Delaware from Motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and do hereby manumit and Set free from Slavery my Negro man Henry Fisher whom I Purchased at a Sale of prisoners at the Jail of Kent County aged about…
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Manumission William Anderson to Negro Rachel 1826
Extract of a Deed of Manumission executed of William Anderson of Kent County State of Maryland on the 10th day of January 1826 the Said William Anderson hath released from Slavery and Set free a negro girl called Rachel to be free the last day of December Eighteen hundred & thirty Seven and if She…
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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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