Tag: Slavery
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Negro Ben Smith Manumission from Daniel Walker 1817
Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Walker of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and Considerations me hereunto moveing hath and by these presents doth manumit emancipate, liberate and set free and at full liberty my negro Ben Smith after he shall have served six years from…
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Coroner’s Inquisition into the Death of Negro Boy John Enslaved of George Cummins 1793
Delaware State, Kent County Ss. An Inquisition taken at the House of George Cummins in duck Creek hundred in the County afsd before me John Chicken Esqr. Coroner of the said County to enquire into the manner and way that a Certain negro boy named John belonging to the said George Cummins Came by his…
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Betty Vining Manumission from Abraham Allee 1817
Know all Men by these presents That I Abraham Allee of Wilmington in the State of Delaware from divers good Causes and Consideration me thereunto moving have manumitted enfranchised and set free from Slavery and do hereby manumit enfranchise and set free from slavery my female Negro Slave called and known by the name of…
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Charles Carter Manumission from Henry Carter 1817
Know all men by these presents that I Henry Carter of Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby manumit and set absolutely free my negro Boy Charles Carter to be from this date from me and my heirs, as witness my hand & Seal 12 mo 10. 1817. Henry Carter {seal} Witness Danl. Mifflin…
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Manumission of Mary from Thomas Brown, 1817
Know all men by these presents, That I Thomas Brown of the County of Kent and State of Delaware, for divers good causes and Considerations do hereby Manumit enfranchize and absolutely set free my Negro Girl Called Mary, to be free and at her full and perfect liberty on the first day of July eighteen…
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Ann Manumission from Ezekiel Cooper Junr 1817
Know all men by these presents that I Ezekiel Cooper Junr. of Kent County in the State of Delaware Hath manumitted emancipated liberated and set free, and by these presents doth manumit Eancipate, liberate and set free and at full liberty a certain Negro Girl named Ann the slave of me the said Ezekiel Cooper…
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Deed Reuben Philips and Wife Nancy Free Negroes to Vincent Loockerman Jr 1771
This Indenture made the thirteenth day of august in the Eleventh year of the reign of our Sovereign lord george the third by the grace of god of great of Britain France and Ireland Kingdefender of the faith &tc annhoque domini seventeen hundred and seventy one Between Reuben Philipsand Nancy his wife Both of the…
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Sale of Slaves Joice and Her Child Margaret by Robert Henry to Caesar Rodney 1772
To All people to Whom these presents may Coe I Robert Henry of Murtherkill hundred in Kent County on Delaware Inkeeper do send Greeting Know ye that I the said Robert Henry for and in Consideration of the just and full sum of Sixty pounds Current lawful money of the Government of the Counties of…
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Sale of Slaves w/Livestock and Furniture by Jonathan Manlove to Matthew Manlove 1771
Know all Men by these presents that I Jonathan Manlove of Kent County on Delaware yeo..n for and in Consideration of the sum of Three hundred pounds to me in hand paid at and before the sealing and Delivery of these presents by Matthew Manlove of the same place yeo..n the receipt whereof I do…
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Conditional Manumission of Slaves by John Dickinson 1777
To all Christian People to whom these Presents shall Come. I John Dickinson of Fairhill in the Northern Liberties of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, at present in Dover Hundred in the County of Kent on Delaware, Send Greeting, Whereas I am now Possest of these Negro Men, Augustus, Joe, Toby, Abraham Nick, Nathan, Ned, Isaac, Will,…
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