Tag: African American History
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Manumission Solomon from Benjamin Brady Admin of William Wallace 1803
Manumission Mullatto boy Solomon from Benja. Brady Adm. of W. Wallace Know all Men by these presents that I Benjamin Brady administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels of William Wallace deceased late of Kent county in the State of Delaware hath and by these presents doth Manumate and set free a Mullatto…
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Manumission Rachel Body and Peter Body from Philip Bodely 1809
Manumission Peter Body from Philip Body Know all men by these presents that I Philip Body of Murderkill hundred in Kent County and State of Delaware think it wrong and oppressive to hold negroes in Abject Slavery have and by these presents do Manumate and set absolutly free my negro woman Rachel Body from the…
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Manumission Pompey Loteman from James Jones 1814
Manumission Pompey Loteman from James Jones To All whom it may concern. This is to certify that I James Jones of Duck Creek Hundred in Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby manumit release and set free my Negro man Pompy Loteman aged twenty one years and eight months Old after he shall have…
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Manumission Philis & Roda from James Sykes 1814
Manumission Philis & Roda from James Sykes Kent County August 29th 1814. To all to whom these presents shall come know ye that I James Sykes Phisician of the Town of Dover and County of Kent & State of Delaware for various reasons me there unto moving have this day manumitted & forever Set free…
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Manumission Philip Demby From William McClyment 1812
Manumission Philip Demby From William McClyment Know all men by these presents that I William McClyment of Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me hereinto mooveing do hereby Manumit enfranchise and absolutely set free my Negro Boy named Philip Demby aged about fifteen years, to be free and At…
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Manumission Peter Jackson from Joshua Nickerson 1814
Manumission Joshua Nickerson To Peter Jackson Negro Know all men by these presents that I Joshua Nickerson of the County of Kent & State of Delaware do hereby manumit enfranchise & absolutely set free my negro man named Peter Jackson to be free & at his full and at perfect liberty at the expiration of…
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Manumission Peter and Jack from Hester Griffin 1804
Know all men by these presents that I Hester Griffin of Duck creek hundred, Kent County in the State of Delaware have, and by these presents do hearby manumate, liberate and set free from slavery the following negrose, in the form following to wit, Peter negro the first day of January eighteen hundred and eight,…
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Manumission Worrell Passaway from Dr James Sykes and George Reed Esqr. 1814
Dr James Sykes from George Reed Esqr Know all men by these presents that I George Read of New Castle on Delaware do for my self and my heirs Executors administrators and assignes do hereby covenant grant and agree to and with Doctor James Sykes of Dover Kent County his heirs executors and administrators that…
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Manumission Hannah, Charlot, Jonathan and Others from John Cummins 1810
Manumission of sundry Negroes from John Cummins Know all men by these presents that I John Cummings of smyrna Kent County of Delaware Merchant, for divers good causes and considerations me thereto moveing: have manumitted enfranchised and set free, and by these presents do manumit enfranchise and set free the following named Negrows slaves when…
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Manumission Vining Children From Abraham Allee 1811
Manumission of Sundary Negros From Abraham Allee Know all men by these presents that I Abraham Allee of the Borough of Wilmington in the County of New Castle and State of Delaware for divers good considerations me thereinto moveing do hereby emancepate and forever set free and by these presents have emancepated and set free…
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