Tag: Kent County Delaware
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Manumission Cealey From Purnell Daniel 1812
Manumission negro Cealey From Purnell Daniel Know all men by these presents that Purnell Daniel of Mispillion hundred Kent County and state of Delaware farmer for several good causes and considerations dos by these presents mannumit liberate and set free a certain Negro Girl named Cealey about twenty years of age to be free on…
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Manumission Cato and Others from George Kennard 1803 (Slaves of Benjamin Chew of White Hall Plantation)
Manumission Negro Cato and others from George Kennard. A list of Forty negroes purchased of Benjamin Chew esquire with their names and supposed ages on the first day of January last, and whose time of servitude annexed thereto commences on the said first day of January one thousand Eight hundred & three. Cato aged 43…
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Manumission Caleb Jenkins from Moses Ratledge 1805
Manumission Negro Caleb Jenkins from Moses Ratledge To all persons to whom these presents shall come greeting, Know ye that for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving moving I Moses Ratledge do hereby declare free manumit and Enfranchise Negro Caleb Jenkins hereby declaring the said Negro Caleb Jenkins free and discharged from and…
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Manumission Buster From John Burton 1811
Manumission negro Buster From John Burton Know all men by these presents that I John Burton, Physician, of Camden do manumit and set absolutely free my negro boy Buster now Eighteen years of age, when he shall arrive to the age of twenty five years to be then free to all intents & purposes as…
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Manumission Bill from Major McNatt 1805
Manumission Negro Bill from Major McNatt. Know all men by these presents that I Major McNatt of Kent County Delaware State for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving have Manumated liberated and freed the following Negro Man. to wit Bill aged about thirty years after the full time and term of six years cummensin…
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Manumission Betty from Thomas Bradford Jr. 1806
Manumission Negro Betty from Thomas Bradford Junr. Know all men by these presents, that I Thomas Bradford Junior of the City of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, now in the Town of Dover, County of Kent, and State of Delaware, have from motives of humanity, manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from slavery, my…
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Manumission Benjamin from William M Satterfield 1805
Know all men by these present that I William M Satterfield of kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving do hereby manumit enfranchise and absolutely set free a negro man named Benjamin to be free and at his liberty the second day of february eighteen hundred and…
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Manumission Benjamin From Hillery Coudright 1813
Manumission Negro Benjamin from Hillery Coudright Know all me by these presents that I Hilery Coudright of Kent County and the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving doe hereby enfranchise and set free My negro man Benjamin he being about twenty eight years of age and he the said Negro…
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Manumission Benjamin from Benjamin Hazel 1806
Manumission Negro Benjamin from Benjamin Hazel. Know all men by these presents that I Benjamin Hazel of Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations do hereby Manumit and set free from Slavery my Negro Boy Benjamin (which I purchased from James Sorden) Reserving to my self my heirs Executors Administrators…
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Manumission Benjamin and others from James Raymond 1806
Manumission Negro Benjamin & others from Jas. Raymond To all People before whom these presents 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 slavery am sensibly convinced that it is unwarrantable a well by…
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