Tag: Slavery
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Manumission Jeremiah from Asa Harrington 1833
August 29th 1833 I give my Black man Called Jeremiah a free discharge from me To act and deal for himself as long as he lives is Being eighth and twenty years of age 29 of August 1833 and I for myself am fully satisfyed feel and Desire this to be recorded as such he…
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John Lewis Manumission to Negro Henry Fisher 1834
Know all men by these Presents that I John Lewis of Kent County and State of Delaware from Motives of benevolence and humanity have manumitted and do hereby manumit and Set free from Slavery my Negro man Henry Fisher whom I Purchased at a Sale of prisoners at the Jail of Kent County aged about…
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Manumission William Anderson to Negro Rachel 1826
Extract of a Deed of Manumission executed of William Anderson of Kent County State of Maryland on the 10th day of January 1826 the Said William Anderson hath released from Slavery and Set free a negro girl called Rachel to be free the last day of December Eighteen hundred & thirty Seven and if She…
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Elizabeth Dormond Man. To Negroes Harriett & others 1831
Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Dormond Mispillion hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for divers Good causes and Considerations me hereunto moving do hereby manumit Enfranchise and absolutely Set free my two negro women named as follows to wit Zelpha Dormond aged about thirty four years also Trephina Dormond aged…
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Manumission of Negro Boy Major by Ephraim Carter 1834
Know all men by these presents that I Ephraim Carter, of Milford ^ Hundred, Kent County and State of Delaware from motives of benevolence and humanity, have manumitted and hereby do manumit and set free from slavey, my negro boy Major late the property of Absalom Townsend, and sold to me by James P. Lofland,…
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Manumission of Mariah Warren (n) to Shadrach Raughley 1834
Know all men by these presents, That I Shadrach Raughley of Kent County in the State of Delaware from motives of benevolence, and humanity, have manumitted, and do hereby manumit and set free from slavery my negro woman Mariah Warren, aged about thirty three years and six months as nearly as can be ascertained. And…
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Kent Co DE Probate Estate Files – Abraham Allee Sr 1770-1785 [Inventory of Slaves]
Inventory of the Goods of Abraham Allee sen Deceased 1770 … To one Old neagro man named Dick £00.10..0 To one young neagro man named Noke £75..0..0 To one Neagro woman named Mende £55..0..0 To one Neagro Boy named Perry £17..0..0 To Neagro girl named Bett £10..0,.0 To Neagro Boy Dave for Abrm Allee £20..0..0…
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Probate Estate File – William Carpenter, Sr 1786 – 1789
Will In the name of God amen, I William Carpenter Senr of Kent County in the Delaware State, being in perfect health of body, and of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding, considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be…
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Probate Estate File – Walter Dulany 1804-1831 (and manumission of slaves)
[Will] I Walter Dulany of the State of Delaware being in perfect Health and of sound and disposing mind do make this my last Will and testament Imprimis I direct that all my just Debts and the just Debts of my Deceased Mother to whom I am Executor and residuary Legatee be paid as soon…
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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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