Tag: Duck Creek Hundred
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Manumission Perthance and Cato from Timothy Cummins 1801
To all people to whom these presents may come Greeting, Know ye that I Timothy Cummins of Duck Creek hundred, kent County and State of Delaware, For divers and good causes me hereunto moving, do by these presents manumit set free and forever discharge from slavery my negro woman Perthance and her son Cato, in…
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Manumission Jerry Slaught from William Denny 1804
Know all those whom it may concern that I William Denny of Duck Creek hundred in the County of Kent and State of Delaware for divers Good causes me thereunto moving – and believing that all men by Nature are born free Do this first day of the third month in the year of our…
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Manumission George Hull from Robert Jamison 1800
To all People before whom these presents may come Greeting Know ye that I Robert Jamison of Duck Creek hundred & Kent County in Delaware State having purchased a Negro man of John Severson named George Hull for a Term of time & having Received Satisfaction for the purchase Money of said George Hull &…
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Manumission Margaret and Others from John Snow 1802
To all people, before whom these presents may come Greeting, Know ye, That I John Snow of Duck creek hundred, Kent County and State of Delaware, having weighed in the scale of justice the conditions of slavery, am sensibly convinced that it is unwarrantable, as well by the laws of religion as morallity; and that…
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Manumission Lyd, Major, Milley and Beel from George Smith 1801
Know all men by these presents that I George Smith of Duck Creek hundred Kent county State of Delaware for divers good causes, me thereunto moving have manumitted And set free the Slave Negroes to be herein after mentioned and named as follows Viz Lyd aged about forty four years old late the Property of…
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Manumission John and Jack from Stuart Redman 1799
To all People before whom These presents may come Greeting, Know Ye, That I Stuart Redman of Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County in the State of Delaware having weighed in the Scale of Justice the Conditions of Slavery, am sensibly convinced that it is unwarrantable, as well by the Laws of Religion as morality, and…
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Manumission Jacob, Joseph, Nathan, Marget and James from Rev. Joseph Whitbey 1798
Know all men by these presents, I Joseph Whitbey of Duck Creek Hundred Kent County State of Delaware For divers good causes, thereunto movin have manumitted, and set free the Slave Negroes to be herein after mentioned and named as follows Viz Jacob aged Twenty seven years June last Past, and to be free the…
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Manumission Jacob Attix, Abraham Attix, Richard Ranger and Mark Lamb from Benjamin Blackiston Jr 1800
Know all men by these presents, That I Benjamin Blackiston the younger of Duck Creek Cross Roads, Kent County, in the State of Delaware have, and by these presents do hereby manumit Liberate, and set free from Slavery the following Negroes in form following to wit Jacob Attix, negro on the first Day of January…
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Manumission Isaac and Peter from William Spearman 1798
Know all men by these presents that I William Spearman of Duck Creek X Roads, Kent County Delaware for divers good caus me thereunto moving have manumited & Set free, and by these presents do manumitt Liberate and Set free when they shall arrive at the age of Twenty five Years old the following Negro…
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Manumission Hannah, Lege, Caleb and Joshua from Walter Fountain 1801
To all People before these presents may come Greeting: Know ye that I Walter Fountain of Duck Creek hundred Kent County in the State of Delaware having weighed in the scale of Justice the conditions of Slavery sensiably Convinced that it is unwarrentable as Well by the Laws of Religion as morality and that as…
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