Tag: Duck Creek Hundred
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Manumission Elizabeth from Jacob Pennington 1801
To all people before whom these presents may come greeting Know ye that I Jacob Pennington of Duck Creek Hundred Kent County in the State of Delaware having weighed in the Scale of Justice the Condition of Slavery am siciable convinced that it is unwarrentable as well by the Laws of Religion as morality, and…
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Manumission David, Samuel, Jacob Trusty from James Raymond 1801
To all before whom these presents may come Greeting: Know ye that I James Raymond of Duck Creek hundred Kent County in the State of Delaware have 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 that…
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Manumission Hannah from William Denny 1803
Know all men by these presents that I William Denny of Duck Creek hundred Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby manumit and set free one black women nam’d Hannah so that from henceforth the said Hannah shall be deemed adjudged and taken as a free persons and at full liberty from the date…
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Manumission William Tim from Ebenezer Blackiston 1806
Manumission William Tim from Ebenezer Blackiston Know all men by these presents that I Ebenezer Blackiston of Duck Creek hundred Kent County & State of Delaware, Have and by these presents do hereby manumit, and set free my slave mulatto boy called William Tim, retaining nevertheless to my self my heirs, Executors Administrators of Assigns…
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Manumission Susanah Shippy from William Denny 1804
Manumission Susanah Shippy Negro from William Denny Know all men by these presents that I William Denny of Duck Creek hundred Kent County and State of Delaware, do hereby manumit and set free Susanah Shippy negro, taken as a free person and at full liberty from the date hereof, I do hereby warrant and defend…
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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 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 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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Manumission Robert from John Cowgill 1805
Manumission Negro Robert from John Cowgill Know all Men by these presents that I John Cowgill of Duck Creek Hundred in the County of Kent and State of Delaware for divers considerations me thereunto moving_ Do by these presents manumit my negro man Robert twenty four years old on or about the fifteenth day of…
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Manumission Rachel and others from Joseph Whitby 1806
Manumission Negro Rachel & others from Jos: Whitby Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Whitby of Duck Creekhundred Kent County State of Delaware being convinsed of the impropriaty of slavery do manumit and set free the slave negroes to be herein after mentioned and named as follows. Viz. Rachel aged thirty years…
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