Tag: Duck Creek Hundred
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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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Manumission Priscilla from Alexr Graham & Wm Condle or Conyln 1806
Manumission Negro Priscilla from Alexr. Graham & Wm. Condle Whereas the undersigned Alexander Graham of Duck Creek Neck & hundred in the County of Kent and State of Delaware, Farmer, being the owner and possessor of slave mulatto Girl named Priscilla born on the fifteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one…
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Manumission Moses Shippy from William Denny 1807
Manumission Negro Moses Shippy from William Denny Know all men by these prests that I William Denny of Duck Creek hundred Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby manumitt and set free my Negro man Moses Shippy he being about twenty one year old as Witness my hand the 5th day of the 3…
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Manumission Jude and others from James Raymond 1806
Manumission Negro Jude & others from James Raymond To all people before whom these presents may come Greeting Know ye, that I James Raymond of Duck Creek hundred Kent County in the state of Delaware having weighed in the scale of Justice the conditions of slavry am sensibly convinced that it is unwarrantable as well by…
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Manumission Joseph from James Jones 1803
To all whom it may concern. This is to certify that I James Jones of Duck creek hundred in Kent County & State of Delaware do hereby manumit, release and set free me negroe boy Joseph aged nine years and six months old after he shall have served me, my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns…
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