Tag: Kent County Delaware
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Negros Eleoner Harmon & James Henry Tobias Manumission from Isaac Tobias 1816
Know all men by these presents that I Isaac Tobias of the Town of Dover Kent County and State of Delaware a free man of Colour and by Trade a Blacksmith for divers good causes and considerations me there unto moving, have emancipated liberated and set free my daugter Eleoner Harmon wife of Daniel Harmon…
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Negro Sarah Manumission from Richard Cooper Esqr 1816
Know all men by these Presents that I Richard Cooper of Kent County State of Delaware being actuated by benevolent & conscienceis principles Manumated liberated and forever set free and by these presents do manumate liberate and forever set free my Negro Woman called Sarah to commence and be accounted from the day of the…
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Negro Hesse Wolford Manumission from Francis Wolford 1816
Know all men by these presents that I Francis Wolford of Kent County on the state of Delaware for divers good causes and Considerations me here unto moving hath and by these presents doth manumit emancipate Liberate and set free and at full Liberty Hesse Wolford and I hereby declare that from and after the…
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Negros Milla & child Manumission from Thomas Wainright 1816
Know all men by these Presents That I Thomas Wainright of the village of Camden Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby Manumit and set absolutely free my Negro or mulatto girl named Milla now aged about Eighteen years: and her child named Harriot now aged about one year so that henceforth she the…
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Negro Rose & child Manumission from George Cummins 1811
To all persons to whom these presents shall come, Know ye, That I George Cummins of Duck creek hundred in the County of Kent and State of Delaware Have Manumitted and freed and by these presents doth manumit and free the following Named Negros at the Several times herein after mentioned to wit, Negro woman…
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Negros Danl Sanders & others Manumission from George Cummins 1814
To all persons to whom these presents shall come. Know ye that I George Cummins of Duck Creek Hundred in the County of Kent and State of Delaware Have Manumitted and freed and do these presents, Manumit and free the following named Negros at the several times and ages herein after mentioned (to wit) Daniel…
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Negro Jonathan Manumission from Isaac Davis 1816
Know all men by these presents that I Isaac Davis of Duckneck hundred in the County of Kent & State of Delaware do hereby Manumate infranchise and set free from and after the term of Ten years from the date here of one negro slave now about Twenty years of age named Jonathan Roads, alias…
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Negro Nann Hay Manumission from William Stark 1816
This negro woman Nana Hay is at liberty to get her self a home for the next year 1816 or if any person will bring me twenty Dollars Shee then shall go free given under my hand this 25 day of December 1815. Wm. Stark I William Stark of Caroline county in the State of…
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Manumission Negro Anthony Miller from James Kirbin 1816
Know all men by these presents that I James Kerbin of Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes have and by these presents do manumate and set freemy negro man named Anthony Miller, reserving to myself my heirs and assigns the benefit of his service for the term of fourteen years from…
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Negro John Lewis Manumission from Francis A Boyer & Thos Latcham admins 1816
Know all men by these presents that we Francis A. Boyer and Thomas Latchem administrators of Caleb Boyer Decd. Both of Kent County State of Delaware being convinced of the intentions of the Said Caleb Boyer before his death to manumate and set free a certain negro man named John Lewis we do therefore hereby…
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