Category: Manumissions
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Negro Ebenezer Harris Manumission from William A Budd & Mary L Budd his Wife 1824
Know all men by these presents that we William A Budd & Mary L Budd wife of said William A Budd of the City of Phila and State of Pennsylvania for divers good Cause us thereunto moveing do Manumate Ebenezer Harris Negro (late the Property of Robert Wilson Decd. Of Kent County and State of…
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Manumission Negros Jacob and Others from Peter T Causey 1823
To all whom it may concern be it known that I Peter T Causey of the village of Milford in Kent County state of Delaware for Divers good Causes and Considerations me there unto moveing, as also in further Consideration of ten Cents current money to me in hand paid, I do hereby release from…
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Manumission Negro Ignatious from John Clayton 1823
Know all men by these presents that I John Clayton of Kent County and state of Delaware do hereby for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moveing, manumit set free and for ever liberate and Discharge from my service my negro boy named Ignatiaus aged about thirty three years the said Ignatious hence forth…
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Manumission Negro Robert Boulden from Outten L Davis 1823
Know all men by these presents that I Outten L. Davis of Dover Hundred in the County of Kent and state of Delaware for Divers good Causes and considerations me thereunto moveing have released from slavery liberated manumated and set free and by these presents do hereby release from slavery liberate manumit and set free…
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Manumission Negro Jane Hopkins & 5 Children from Andrew Patten 1818
Manumission State of Delaware Kent County Be it remembered that I Andrew Patten of Murderkill Hundred Kent County in the state of Delaware For diverious good causes and Considerations me hereto Moving Have Manumated Emancipated Liberated and set free A Certain Negro Woman by the name Jane Hopkins as also her five Children, Viz. Ruth…
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Negro Mary Harris From Mary Shewells 1823
Know All men by these presents that I Mary Shewel widow of Smyrna Kent County & State of Delaware Being the owner and in Possession of a Certain Female Slave Namely, Mary Harris she now being Eighteen years of age lacking four Days And having to serve until she arrives to the age of one…
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Manumission James Dill from Benjamin Dill 1822
Frederica, May 17th, 1822 these are to inform Whome it may Concern that I, Benjamin Dill Bought James Dill negro of John McBeth & or Thomas Lowber and that he was appraised in the Estate of Thomas Lober at $120 Dollars and that Thomas Lowber Bought the said James of William Brown at 120 to…
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Negro John Hicks Manumission from Thomas Wainwright 1823
Know all Men by these presents that I Thomas WainWright of the village of Camden in Kent County and state of Delaware beleave it to be rong and oppresive to hold negroes in Abject slavery have and by these presents doth Manumate and set free my Negro man John Hicks from the day of the…
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Negro Samuel Manumission from Jesse Green 1823
Know all men by these presents that I Jesse Green of Sussex County and State of Delaware do hereby discharge Emancipate and set free my negro man Called and known by the name of Samuel aged twenty Eight years in march next. As witness my hand and Seal the thirty first Day of January in…
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Negro Unity Craig & Children Manumission from Isaac Lowber 1822
Be it Remembered by all whom it may concern. That I Isaac Lowber yeoman of Mispillion hundred in the county of Kent and State of Delaware do and by these presents have hereby Manumated and Sett free & at their liberty The following negro slaves (viz) Unity Craig now the wife of Michael Johnson (negro)…
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