Tag: Delaware History
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Manumission Negro Nancy from James Deputy 1818
Know all men by these presents that I James Deputy of Cedar Creek hundred in the County of Sussex and State of Delaware Doth by these presents Mannumate Emancipate Liberate and set free the following Negro the slave of me the said James Deputy to wit Nancy the Daughter of Charles & Sarah his wife…
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Sale and Manumission of Martha Bashton from James T Bird to Harriet Purnell 1850
Know all men by these presents, That I, James T. Bird of Christiana Hundred, NewCastle county and State of Delaware, for and in Consideration of the sum of Fifty dollars lawful money of the United States, to use in hand paid, by her Mother, Harriet Purnell wife of Levin Purnell of Brandywine Hundred, in the…
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Joseph Burton Will 1846
To all those whom it may concern be it known that I, Joseph Burton of the City of Wilmington in the State of Delaware do now make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to wit. First – I direct that my funeral expenses and all just debts and claims against me…
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Vincent Loockerman Jr 1745-1790 Probate File Inventory – 18 May 1790 Negroes
Abraham valued @ 20..0..0 Five small Male children 20..0..0 One Female Child Rachel 10..0..0 One Negro Woman Peg 3..0..0 One Negro man Aaron 35..0..0 One Negro Woman Nell 3..0..0 One Negro Stephen 30..0..0 One Negro Boy Bill 6..0..0 One Negro girl Suk 7..10..0 Two small Female children 3..0..0 One negro Man Isaac 35..0..0 One Negro…
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Negro Jacob Manumission from Margaret Baynard 1819
Know all men by these presents That I Margaret Baynard of Kent county State of Delaware do hereby liberate Manumit enfranchise and set free from Slavery my negro Slave Jacob and do hereby renounce all right of power in law for me my heirs executors or administrators to reclaim the Said Jacob from the date…
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Manumission Julian Boulden (n) from Henry T. Hoffecker 1850
Know all men by these presents that I Henry T. Hoffecker of Duck Creek hundred Kent County & State of Delaware have manumitted enfranchised & set free & hereby do manumit enfranchise and free my negro slave named July Ann Boulden to be free son and from this first day of November in the year…
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Negroes Judith & two Children Manumission from Charles Hollis 1817
Know all men by these presents That I Charles Hollis of Kent County in the State of Delaware Free negro from motives of affection and benevolence and for other good causes have manumitted enfranchised and set free from Slavery my Negro female Slave named Judith who is now my wife and about the age of…
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Negroes Margarett Dixon & others Manumission from Mary Reynolds 1814
Whereas I Mary Reynals, Widdow and Admr of Michael Reynas Dec become possessed of two people of Colours – viz Margaret Dixon or Peggy Dixon about Ninteen years of age and her daughter Elizabeth Dixon now about four years old the sd. Peggy being in the Character of a Slave to serve untill she was…
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Negro Isaac Manumission from Reuben Turner 1818
Know all men by these presents that I Reuben Turner of the city of Philadelphia for diverse good causes and Considerations me hereunto moving do hereby manumit enfranchise and absolutely set free a certain negro man named Isaac (who I left in Kent County in the State of Delaware when I removed to Philadelphia to…
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Manumission Negro Rachel from Abraham Pierce 1819
Know all men by these that I Abraham Pierce of the Village of Smyrna Kent County & State of Delaware for Divers good Causes me thereunto moving have Emancipated & set free my Negro Woman Named Rachel a Slave to be free on the first day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen…
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