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Manumission William, Lucy and Elenor from John Durborough 1801
Kent County State of Delaware To All persons, to whom these presents shall come greeting, Know ye that I John Durborough do hereby Manumit and discharge one Negro boy Named William and one Girl Lucy and another Girl Elenor at the times and in the manner following to wit, the boy William At and upon…
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Manumission William White and Ann White from Thomas Lewis 1802
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Lewis of Murderkill hundred in Kent County and State of Delaware do think it wrong and oppressive to hold Negroes in object Slavery, do hereby Manumate and Set free to all Intents and purposes from the date hereof one Negro man Named William White and an…
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Manumission William Saulsbury from James Whitacre 1798
Be it Remember’d that I James Whitacre do this day Manumitt and sett free William Salsbyry is Negro man now living with me to be Free on the twenty fifth day of the twelfth month one Thousand Eight Hundred, Witness my hand and Seal this 28th day of the 12th mo. 1798. James Whitaker {seal}…
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Manumission William from Henry Moleston 1802
Know all men by these presents that I Henry Moleston of the County of Kent And State of Delaware for Divers Good Causes and Considerations Do by these Presents Manumit Enfranchise and set free a Sorting Negroe man William to be free and at his one Liberty from and after the Date Hereof During Life…
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Manumission Taney Colsey and John from Dr. Jacob Jones 1799
I hereby emancipate, and set free, a Negro woman named Taney Colsey, and her Child John, who I bought at Sheriff’s sale as the property of William Charles Neil, at the Suit of Charles Ryan – as witness my Hand this fourteenth day of June 1799. J. Jones State of Delaware Kent County } Ss.…
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Manumission Sarah Chandler, Jacob Chandler from Stewart Redman 1800
To all People before whom these presents may come Greeting. Know ye. That I Stewart Redman of Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County in the State of Delaware, having weighed in the scale of Justice the conditions of Slavery, am sencibly convinced, That it is unwarrantable, as well by the laws of Religion as morality and…
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Manumission Sandy from Nehemiah Tilton 1799
Know all men by these presents, That I Nehemiah Tilton of the Borough of Wilmington, in the County of New Castle, and State of Delaware Esquire, do hereby liberate manumit set free, and discharge my Negro Slave named Sandy a tanner, and do hereby remese and release all services, servitude, Right Power, and authority which…
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Manumission Samuel Harrison alias Syngo from Samuel Covinton 1802
I Samuel Covinton of the County of Kent in the State of Delaware being, now possessed of a Black Man, by purchase, by the name of Sam’l Harrison (alias) Syngo) and being disposed to liberate the said Sam’l Harrison from me my heirs Executors Administrators and every of them This Writing Witnesseth that I have…
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Manumission Robert Roberts from James Sykes 1799
To all whom it may Concern.. Know all men by these presents, that I James Sykes of the Town of Dover, Kent County, and State of Delaware, have and by these presents, do manumit, set free and at perfect Liberty a certain Negro Man named Robert Roberts aged Twenty five years And I do hereby…
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Manumission Robert from Letitia Dill 1801
Know all men by these presents that I Letetia Dill of Murderkill Hundred Kent County in the State of Delaware widow for divers good causes and considerations me hereto moving have and by these presents, doth, manumit Emancipate liberate and Set free a certain Negro man Named Robert the Slave of me the Said Letetia…
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