Tag: African American History
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Sale of Slave Toney to Himself at Sheriff’s Sale 1791
Know all men by these presents that I Andrew Barratt Esqr high Sheriff of Kent County on Delaware do hereby Certify that by Virtue of a Write of Venditioni Exponas to me directed issued out of the Court of Common pleas of said County I did among other things set up at public Vendue a…
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Deed Charles Griffin to Sally Ann Lightfoot 1850
Deed Sally Ann Lightfoot To Charles Griffin This Indenture made the Thirty first day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty Between Sally Ann Light foot of the City of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania daughter of George Lightfoot decd. Formerly of Dover Delaware of the One…
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Deed Matthew Draper to Charles Griffin and Wife 1855
Deed Charles Griifin & Wife To Matthew Draper This Indenture made this tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty five, Between Charles Griffin of Kent County and State of Delaware and Margaret his wife of the one part; and and Matthew Draper of the town of…
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Deed Matthew Draper to Thomas Pearson and Wife 1865
Deed, Thomas Pearson and, wife, To, Matthew Draper (N) Stamps 50 cts This Indenture, Made the Twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five. Between Thomas Pearson of Dover Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware, farmer and Rachel his wife of the one part; and Matthew…
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Deed Charles Griffith to Matthew Draper and Wife 1848
Deed Matthew Draper & wife To Charles Griffith This Indenture made this ninth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, Between Matthew Draper and Hester Ann his wife of Kent County in the State of Delaware of the one part, and Charles Griffith of the county…
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Deed David Wansley and Wife to Charles Griffin 1858
This Indenture made This Twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and five – eight. Between David Wansley and Sarah Ann Wansley his wife of the Town of Dover of the one part and Charles Griffin of Dover Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware of the other…
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Deed Charles Griffith (Griffin) and Wife To Matthew Draper 1850
This Indenture made the second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty Between Charles Griffith of the County of Kent and State of Delaware and Margaret his wife of the one part, and Matthew Draper of the same County and State of the other part, Witnesseth, that…
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Deed Charles Griffith to Susan Lightfoot 1838
Indenture Susan Lightfoot N. To Charles Griffith This Indenture made this first day of November in the year of our Lord, Eighteen hundred and thirty eight between Susan Lightfoot fem sole, eldest daughter of George Lightfoot free negro late of Dover Kent County, in the State of Delaware of the one part and Charles Griffith…
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Deed George Lightfoot from Joseph Harper & Wife 1807
This Indenture made the Eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven, Between Joseph Harper of Murderkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware and Hester Harper his wife of the one part, and George Lightfoot, of the same place free negro of the other part, Whereas…
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Manumission Hannah and Sarah from Charles Nixon 1790
Know all Men by these presents that I Charles Nixon of Kent County & State of Delaware for and in Consideration of the Sum of fifteen pounds have granted Bargained & Sold to John Freeman One negroe Woman named Hannah late the property of Preston Young deceased together with her female child three Years old…
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