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Manumission Toney by Philip Denney Administrator of John Denney 1803
I the administrator D.B.N. of John Denney decesd. Do hereby manumate and set free a negroe lad named Toney after the full term of ten years to commence from the 27th of December eighteen hundred & three whose time is now sold to James Jamison of St Georges hundred & County of newcastle Delaware State…
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Manumission Simon from Jonas Dawson 1802
Know all men by these presents that I Jonas Dawson of the village of Milford in the County of Kent and State of Delaware Do hereby mannumit enfranchise and set free a certain negroe man named Simon being under the age of thirty five years, the afsd. negroe Simon to be free and at his…
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Manumission Peter Davis from Thomas Davis 1803
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Davis of Murderkill hundred in Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes me moving thereunto have and by these presents do manumit and set absolutely free my negro man Peter Davis from the day of the date of these presents to have and…
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Manumission Mess from Joshua Laws 1802
Know all men by these presents that I Joshua Laws of the County of Kent and State of Delaware, for divers good Causes and considerations me hereunto moving, do hereby manumit infranchise and Absolutely set free a Certain negro man named Mess, who how lives with me, being at this time about thirty two years…
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Manumission Jerry Slaught from William Denny 1804
Know all those whom it may concern that I William Denny of Duck Creek hundred in the County of Kent and State of Delaware for divers Good causes me thereunto moving – and believing that all men by Nature are born free Do this first day of the third month in the year of our…
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Manumission James Johnson from Benoni Harris 1803
I Benoni Harris do hereby Manumitte James Johnson Negro after the Expiration of four years from and after the fifteenth day of September last past to Injoy the priviledges of a free negro after the full Expiration of said time, as witness my hand and seal this 31st of October 1803. Benoni Harris {seal} Test John…
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Manumission Hester Sanders from John Wiltbank 1803
To all persons to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Know ye, that for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving I John Wiltbank, do, hereby declare free, manumit and enfranchise Negro Hess or Hester Sanders hereby declaring the said Negro Hess or Hester Sanders free, & discharged from and after the date hereof,…
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Manumission Minter from Samuel Lambdin 1804
Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Lambdin of Kent County and State of Delaware, Hath and by these presents, doth Manumit and set free a Negro Girl named minter when she shall arive to the age of twenty five years, she being at the date of this present writing as near as can…
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Manumission Loves from John Graham 1804
Know all men by these presents that I John Graham of the County of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving do hearty enfranchise and set free my negro garl named Loves she being a Seven years of age and she the said negro to be free and…
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Manumission George Hull from Robert Jamison 1800
To all People before whom these presents may come Greeting Know ye that I Robert Jamison of Duck Creek hundred & Kent County in Delaware State having purchased a Negro man of John Severson named George Hull for a Term of time & having Received Satisfaction for the purchase Money of said George Hull &…
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