Tag: Kent County Delaware
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Indenture Alfred Carpenter To Henry Seney 1862
This Indenture made this Eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two witnesseth that Henry Carpenter of Kent County and State of Delaware in consideration of the sum of Thirty eight dollars lawful money of the State of Delaware advanced and paid to the said Henry…
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Indenture Caleb Carpenter To William Slay 1864
This Indenture made this twelfth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty four: Witnesseth: That Henry Carpenter father of Caleb Carpenter a minor, in consideration of the sum of Fifty dollars, lawful money of the State of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said Henry Carpenter by…
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Manumission Shadrach Raughley to Jack Warren (neg) 1835
Know all men by these presence That I Shadrach Raughley of Kent County in the State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from Slavery my negro man Jack Warren, aged about twenty seven years from and after the seventh day of May, in the…
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William Quillen Manumission to Negro Jack 1834
Know all men by these presents that I William Quillen 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 boy Jack aged about Eleven years and Six months on conditions however that he doth well and…
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Negro John Manumission from John Grewill 1833
Know all men by these presents that I John Grewill of Kent county and State of Delaware for motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and do hereby manumit and Set free from Slavery my Negro man named John aged thirty four years the twenty eighth day of August last past that was in the…
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Henry M Ridgley Manumission to Negro Richard Walcott 1833
Know all men by these presents that I Henry M Ridgely of the town of Dover Kent County and State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted enfranchised and Set free from Slavery and do hereby manumit enfranchise and Set free from Slavery my negro male Slave named Richard otherwise called Richard…
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Mary Wilds Manumission to Negro Timothy Cullen 1833
To all whom it may concern be it known that I Mary Wilds of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and Considerations me thereunto moving have released from Slavery liberated manumitted and set free and by these presents do hereby release from Slavery liberate manumit and set free my negro…
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Deed Ayres Stockley & Wife To James Tomlinson Ne. 1861
This Indenture made this fifth day of September in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty one between Ayres Stockley of Kent County and State of Delaware and Margaret Stockley his wife of the one part; and James Tomlinson (n) of the same County and state of the other part; Witnesseth:…
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Ayres Stockley Manumission to Negro Robert 1832
Know all men by these presents that I Ayres Stockley of the county of Kent & State of Delaware do hereby manumit set free & forever discharge from bondage my Negro man named Robert the Son of Ezekiel & Esther formerly the Slaves of my father Charles Stockley Esqr. Dec’d late of Accomac County State…
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Richard Kees Manumission to Negro Rainer 1798
These may certifie that I Richard Kees Carpenter late inhabitant of Duck Creek cross road doe by these present firmly promise and agree for my Self and heirs to manumite and intirely Set Free forever a Negro girl Called Rainer or Lorain she Serving me or them three years from the first day of April…
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