Tag: Manumissions
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Manumission Solomon from Richard Manwaring 1790
Articles of agreement made and concluded this twenty sixth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety by and Between Richard Manwaring Junior of the One part and John Wiltbank of the Town of Dover Carpenter of the other part. Where as the aforesaid Richard Manwaring hath a…
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Manumission Nancy Ellis and George Sykes Ellis from Cuffee Ellis 1792
To all people to Whom these there presents shall come know ye that (Whereas I Cuffee Ellis this day Purchased of Agnes Sykes and James Sykes Physician Executors of the Testament and last of James Sykes Esquire deceased) tow of My Children to Wit Nancy Ellis aged Eighteen years and George Sykes Ellis aged Eight Years…
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Manumission Stephen Dent from Anna Adams 1792
Whereas I Anna Adams of Kent County in the state of Delaware am entitled to and possessed of a certain negro Man named Stephen and sirnamed Dent and being induced by a variety of reason to contribute thus far towards the general abolition of Slavery, now Know all Men by there presents that I do…
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Manumission George Lightfoot from Anna Adams 1792
Whereas I Anna Adams of Kent County in the State of Delaware am entitled to and possessed of a certain negro Man named George and sirnamed lightfoot and being induced by a variety of reasons to Contribute thus far towards the general abolition of Slavery, now Know all Men by these presents that I do…
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Deed John Bell and Anne his wife to Cuffee Ellis (Negro) 1793
This Indenture made the First day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety three by and between John Bell of the Town of Dover in the County of Kent in the Delaware State Merchant and Anne his Wife of the one part. And Cuffee Ellis (negroe) of the…
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Manumission Richard Brintley from Ann Carty 1792
Whereas I Ann Carty of Kent County and State of Delaware am in possession of a negro man named Richard Brintley, and being desirous of releasing him from Slavery, do by these presents both for my self my heirs, Executors and Administrators, manumit and discharge from my Service the Said negro Richard from the day…
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Manumission Ruth and Cate from Joseph Harper 1793
State of Delaware __ To all whom these presents shal come Greeting I Joseph Harper of Kent County for divers good causes and consideration me thereunto moving do hereby declare free and manumit and infranchise the Negroes following To Wit one Negro Woman by the name of Ruth to be free the first day of…
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Deposition on Manumission Jane and Children from John Watts and Nancy his Wife 1793
Kent County State of Delaware Sst: The Deposition of Mary Thomas of the County aforesaid aged forty five Years (Taken at the request of Negro Jane) Deposeth and sayeth (to wit) that she, this Deponant has often John Watts and Nancy his Wife both say that neither the aforesaid negro Jane, or any of her…
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Sale and Manumission of Jim from Robert Cook 1793
Whereas I have this Day sold a Negro Boy Jim (Son of Negro Peg formerly belonging to John Cook, deceased, and devised by said John Cook to me) to John Howard for the Term of Ten Years and four months Vizt until the 28th of Jany. Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and four, when he…
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Sale of Slave Hannah to Ralf Course 1793
This is to certify to all whom it may concern that I John Cullen Constable, did (on the Twenty third Day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety three) by Virtue of an Execution to me directed for Jabez Jenkins’s use against David Harper and Joseph Harper his…
