Tag: African American History
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Manumission Warner Mifflin to Hannah, Ezekiel, Beniah et al 1775
I Warner Mifflin of Kent County on Delaware Merchant fully persuaded in my Conscience that it is a Sin of a deep Dye to make Slaves of my fellow Creatures or to continue them in Slavery, and believing it to be impossible to obtain that Peace my Soul desires, while my Hands are found full…
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Manumission of Slaves from Warner Mifflin 1774
I Warner Mifflin of the County of Kent on Delaware Merchant do hereby manumit & set absolutely free my negro Man called James (whom I set at Liberty some Time back & gave an Instrument of Writing for said Purpose under my Hand & Seal) also my negro Woman called Mariah aged about twenty three…
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Will Peter Brinckle 1764
In the Name of God Amen this Tenth day of January in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty four, I Peter Brinckle of Little Creek hundred and County of Kent on Delaware being Very Sick and Weak in Body by of Perfect mind and memory thanks be given to god Therefore…
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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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Manumission Thomas Dunning & Wife to Negroes Dol & Rachel 1766
To all People to whom these Presents Shall Come We Thomas Dunning of Kent County on Delaware yeoman and Mary his wife Send Greeting Whereas We the Said Thomas Dunning and Mary his wife Having in our Possession a Negro woman Named Dol, aged about Twenty Two years also a Negro Child Born of the…
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Manumission Paris Chipman & Wife to Negro Thomas 1767
To all People to whom these Presents Shall Come We Paris Chipman of Kent County on Delaware yeoman and Margaret his wife Send Greeting Whereas we the Said Paris Chipman and Margaret his wife Being Possessed and having under Care a Negro Boy named Thomas who was Born on the Twelfth Day of August in…
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Manumission William Anderson to Sundry Negroes 1767
To all People to whom these Presents Shall Come I William Anderson of Kent County on Delaware yeoman Send Greeting Whereas I the Said William Anderson having in my Possession a Negro man Named John aged about Twenty Six years also a Negro woman Named Lydia aged about Twenty five years also three Negro Children…
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Manumission Zachariah Goforth & Wife to Negro Casar 1767
To all People To whom these Presents Shall Com WE Zachariah Goforth of Kent County on Delaware yeoman and Sarah his wife Send Greeting. Whereas We the Said Zachariah Goforth and Sarah his wife having on our Possession and Under our care one Negro man Named Casar Which Said Negro according to the Custom of…
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Manumission James Anderson and wife Ann to Negro Jane 1766
To all People to whom these presents shall com We James Anderson of Kent County on Delaware yeoman and Ann his wife send Greeting Whereas we the said James Anderson and Ann his wife being possessed of a Girl Born of the body of a Negroe Woman but supposed to be begotten by a white…
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Manumission Daniel Cowgill to Negro Mariah Heath 1835
Know all men by these presents That I Daniel Cowgill of Little Creek hundred Kent County, State of Delaware, from motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from slavery, my negro girl Mariah Heath aged about twenty one years And I do hereby give, grant and release unto…
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