Tag: Kent County Delaware
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Manumission Sarah V Philips for Black Girl Mary Ann Taimer 1835
Know all men by these presents that I Sarah V Philips late of Sussex and now of Kent County & State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from slavery my negro girl Mary Ann Taimer when she arrives at the age of twenty eight…
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Manumission Sarah V Philips for Black Boy Trustin Handy 1835
Know all men by these presents that I Sarah V. Philips late of Sussex and now of Kent County and State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity, have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from Slavery my negro boy Trustin Handy when he arrives at the age of twenty eight years,…
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Manumission John Wallace for Black Man Charles 1835
Know all men by these presents That I John Wallace of the County of Kent and State of Delaware, from motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and do hereby manumit and set free from slavery my negro man charles aged about thirty three years; and I do hereby give, grant and release unto the…
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Manumission John Wallace for Black Girl Rosanna 1835
Know all men by these presents. That I John Wallace of the County of Kent and State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from slavery, my negro woman Rosanna aged about thirty years, and I do hereby, give, grant and release, unto the said…
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Manumission Mary Ridgely to Mulatta Slave Dinah 1835
Know all men by these presents that I Mary Ridgely of the town of Dover Kent County and State of Delaware widow, good causes me thereunto moving have manumitted, enfranchised and set free and do hereby manumit, enfranchise and set free my mulatto female slave Dinah otherwise called Dinah Wilson who was bequeathed to me…
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Indenture Letitia Trusty to Jacob Stout 1841
This Indenture made the eleventh day of August A.D. 1841 Witesseth That Jacob Trusty (n) father of Letitia Trusty a minor in consideration of the Sum of one dollar dollar lawful money of the state of Delaware, advanced and paid to the Said Jacob Trusty by Jacob Stout of Kent County, in the Said State…
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Apprentice Indenture Rachel Trusty to Jacob Stout 1841
This Indenture made the eleventh day of August A.D. 1841 Witnesseth That Jacob Trusty (n) father of Rachel Trusty a minor consideration of the sum of one dollar lawful money of the State of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said Jacob Trusty by Jacob Stout of Kent County, in the said State, hath, in…
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1855 Indenture John W Fountain to Wm Hill
This Indenture made this 20th day of Sept. A.D. 1855, Witnesseth That, Nehemiah Fountain, father of John W. Fountain a minor, in consideration of the sum of One hundred dollars lawful money of the state of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said Nehemiah Fountain by William Hill of Kent County, in the said State,…
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Manumission Sarah Baynard to Stephen Fountain 1836
To all whom it may concern be it known that I Sarah Baynard of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations thereunto as also in further consideration of six cents current money to me in hand paid Have released from Slavery liberated manumitted and set free my negro man…
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Indenture John & Robert Fountain to William Roe 1842
This Indenture made this third day of January A.D. 1842 Witnesseth That John & Robert Fountain of Murderkill hundred minors hath in the presence and with the approbation of George Walston a justice of the peace for Kent County in the State of Delaware, and in consideration of the sum of Ten dollars each lawful…
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