Category: Sale of Slaves
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Kent Co DE Probate Estate Files – Robert O Pennewill 1850-1854
Robert O. Pennewills Estate Inventory and Appraisement October 17, 1850 [partial] Negro Boy Daniel Crapper – Indentured servant to serve 3 yrs: from 18th October 1850… $100.00 Negro Boy Theodore Polk age about 17 years on the 27 March 1851 (so says his mother) slave until he is 25 years old $225.00 Negro Girl Hetty…
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Kent County Delaware Probate Estate Files John Vining 1770 – 1783
[Will] I John Vining of the County of Kent upon Delaware Esqr. being of sound disposing Mind Memory and Understanding Do make this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and Form Following that is to say Imprimis I order and direct that all my just Debts shall be paid Item It is my Will…
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Manumission Israel Allston to Negroes John & Lydia Beckett 1776
I Israel Allston of Kent County on Delaware having under Me two young Negroes Witt a Negro Boy named John that I bought till he should arive to twenty five years of Age, from Thomas Nock Junr (& then by his Father’s Will, he was to be free) also a negro girl named Lydia Beckett,…
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Sale of Slave Judah by David Peterkin Jr to MCall Medford 1768
To all People to whom this Present Writing may Come I David Peterkin Junr of Mispillion Hundred in the County of Kent on Delaware farmer do Send Greeting Know ye that I the Said David Peterkin for and in Consideration of the Sum of Sixty Pounds Current money of the Government of the Counties of New…
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Licence of Joel Clement to a Import a Slave 1835
To the Honorable Samuel M Harrington one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware. The petition of Joel Clements of Kent County in the said State respectfully represents that he has purchased of Joel Clements Junior, son of your petitioner who resides in Queen Anns County Maryland a colored girl by…
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Bill of Sale from Joel Clements Jr to Joel Clements Senr. 1835
Know all men by these presents that I James Wooleyhand of Queen Anns County and State of Maryland for the consideration of the Sum of eighty seven dolls & fifty cts current money to me in hand paid by Joel Clements of the County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have…
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Bill of Sale or Manumission Negro Isaac from Henson Graham 1821
Know all men by these presents that I James S Primrose of the county of Kent and State of Delaware for and in consideration of the Sum of one hundred & fifty Dollars Lawfull money of the Said State to me to be paid by Henson Graham his heirs Executors Admr have Bargained Sold and…
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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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Deed of Mortgage Richard Hays & others From Thomas Evans 1793
This Indenture made this twenty ninth day of November in the year of Our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and Ninety three Between Thomas Evans of Cedar Creek hundred and Sussex County yeoman of the One Part and Richard Hays John Metcalf Edward Stapleford and John Woolf of the County and of the State afsd…
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Bill of Sale from Ann Cacey for Jacob 1814
Know all men by these presents that I Ann Cacey of Duck Creek hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for and in Consideration of two hundred Dollars lawfull money of the State afsd to me paid by William Kennedy of Smyrna in the hundred County & State afsd. the rect. whereof is hereby acknowledged…
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