Tag: African American History
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Deed Joshua and Catherine Wollaston to the Trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church 1805
This Indenture made the twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and five Between Joshua Wollaston of the Borough of Wilmington and County of NewCastle in the State of Delaware, Bricklayer and Catherine his wife of the one part, and Peter Spencer, Joseph Nicholson, Francis Bailey, Jacob…
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Will, Whittington Butcher 1837
To all whom it may Concern Be it Remembered that I Whittington Butcher of the City of Wilmington and County of New Castle in the State of Delaware, Laborer, being in a Sound and Disposing mind and Memory, Blessed be God for his Mercies, yet calling to mind the Uncertainty of this Life and being…
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Will Francis Bailey 1823
In the name of God Amen I Francis Bailey of the Village of Newport and County of Newcastle State of Delaware being in good health and of perfect mind and memory but considering the Mortality of my body and that it is appointed once for all men to die and after that the Judgement. I…
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Manumission Grace and Children from Samuel Hanson 1778
I Samuel Hanson Junior of Little creek Hundred in Kent County on Delaware, Farmer do hereby manumit and set absolutely free my negro Woman named Grace aged about Thirty two years, and her children towitt, her Boy named Phil aged about thirteen years, her girl Henny aged about ten years, her boy Charles aged five…
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Deed Andrew Hamilton & Wife Mary to Samuel Chew 1742
This Indenture made the Twenty Eight Day of February in the Sixteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France & Ireland King Defender of this faith &c Annoq Dom: 1742. Between Andrew Hamilton of the City of Philadelphia & province of Pennsylvania…
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Kent County Delaware Probate Estate Files – Samuel L Chew 1738-1761
Samuel L. Chew’s Estate Inventory [Partial Transcription – Slaves] Negroes at house Plantation 1 old Negro man Forrest Acc per £20.. & one Do Whitehorn £16 36..0..0 1 young Negroman Johney £45 & one Do London £45 90..0..0 I Negro boy Dempshare £25 & a Negro woman Sue Sicklee £20 45..0..0 1 Negro woman Moll…
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Sale of Slaves to Benjamin Chew by Mary Alford 1759
This Indenture made this Twenty eighth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Fifty nine Between Mary Alford of Kent County on Delaware Executrix of the Testament and last Will of Thomas Alford deceased of the one part, And Benjamin Chew of the City of Philadelphia Attorney at…
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Apprentice Indenture Mariah Vining to James Cowgill 1833
This Indenture, made this twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and thirty three witnesseth that Jacob Biddle and Thos. Stevenson two of the Justices of the peace in Kent County and State of Delaware hath put and bound and by these presents do put and…
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Manumission Negro Girl Lucy from Hannah Turner 1778
Whereas my Father Isaac Turner of Queen Anns County in the Province of Maryland died intestate & left a number of Negroes in Slavery to which I was intituled by an Act of Assembly of said Province to a Dividend with the other children. And Whereas my Step-father Samuel Rowland of Sussex County hath this…
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Manumission Negro Robert from Isaac Turner 1778
I Isaac Turner of Sussex County on Delawa. Joiner do hereby manumit & set absolutely free my negro Man called Robert aged about twenty-one years, so that henceforth he shall be deemed adjudged & taken as and for a free Man to all Intents & Purposes, and at Liberty to act for himself, without the…
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