Tag: Manumissions
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Manumission Cooper, Ann, Jack, Jude, Joan and Phebe from Thomas Hanson 1778
I Thomas Hanson of Kent County on Delaware do hereby ^set free from Bondage my hereafter named Negroes Viz my negro Man named Cooper about forty ___ years of Age, who has been at his Liberty & away from Me about ___ years; also my negro Woman Ann about forty ___ years of aged &…
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Manumission Celia, Hannah, Israel, Daniel, Charles, Barbara, Aaron, Martha & Rebecca from Thomas Hanson 1778
I Thomas Hanson of Kent County of Delaware do hereby set free from Bondage my hereafter named Negroes Viz: my negro girl named Celia, born 1st Day of 9th Month 1760; also my negro girl named Hannah born 22nd of 2d Month 1762; also my negro Boy named Israel born 5th of 10th Month 1764;…
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Manumission York from Thomas Hanson 1778
I Thomas Hanson of the County of Kent on Delaware, do hereby set free from Bondage my Negro Man named York when he shall arive at the age of twenty-one years, which will be on the twelth Day of the fifth Month, Anno-Domini, one thousand seven Hundred and seventy eight, and do for Myself my…
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Manumission Simon, Flora, Jacob, Abram, Rachel and Eben from Henry and John Farson 1778
Know all Men by this present Instrument of Writing that We Henry & John Farson of Duck Creek Hundred in Kent County on Delaware do hereby manumit and se absolutely free the following named Negroes towitt negro Man called Simon aged about fifty years, who has been at Liberty about two years; also Woman named…
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Manumission Several Slaves from Charles & Elizabeth Hillyard 1778
Know all Men by this present Instrument of Writing that We Charles & Elizabeth Hillyard of Kent County on Delaware do hereby, from an apprehension of Duty & a Belief that Freedom is the unalienable Birth-right of all Men, manumit & set absolutely free all the negroes we are possessed of as hereafter particularly named…
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Manumission Jacob Williams from Charles H Haughey 1824
To all whom it may concern, be it Known that I Charles H Haughey of St Georges hundred in the county of New castle and state of Delaware for divers good causes, and considerations me thereunto Moveing, do hereby release from slavery liberate, manumit and set Free, and by these presents do hereby release from…
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Will, Robert Middleton (no date)
I, Robert Middleton of Pencader Hundred, County of New Castle, State of Delaware, being sick of Body, but of perfect mind and memory and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life, Do make this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking and annulling all others. To my son Robert Middleton, I give and bequeath…
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Manumission Jemima from the Estate of Thomas Cooch 1788
Whereas Thomas Cooch Esquire late of Pennkader Hundred and County of NewCastle in the Delaware State deceased was possessed of sundry negro Slaves men and women amongst whom is a negro woman named Jemima about thirty four years old, which after the death of her Master the said Thomas Cooch was by Doctor William McMechen…
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Manumission Grace and Children from Samuel Hanson 1778
I Samuel Hanson Junior of Little creek Hundred in Kent County on Delaware, Farmer do hereby manumit and set absolutely free my negro Woman named Grace aged about Thirty two years, and her children towitt, her Boy named Phil aged about thirteen years, her girl Henny aged about ten years, her boy Charles aged five…
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Manumission Negro Girl Lucy from Hannah Turner 1778
Whereas my Father Isaac Turner of Queen Anns County in the Province of Maryland died intestate & left a number of Negroes in Slavery to which I was intituled by an Act of Assembly of said Province to a Dividend with the other children. And Whereas my Step-father Samuel Rowland of Sussex County hath this…
