Tag: Slavery
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Will Moses America 1886
Moses America This is the Last Will and Testament of Moses America of East Dover Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware Item 1. I direct that my debts be paid by my Executor Item 2. It is my Will that my wife Elizabeth shall have no part of my Estate…
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John Vining Negro Noncupative Will 1807
Be it Remembered that on the thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Nine Henry Hoffeker did Exhibit to me Nathaniel Smithers Register of Kent county in the State of Delaware for the probate of wills etc an Instrument of writing purporting to be the Nuncupative…
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Manumission Stephen Sparks from Benoni and Charity Harris 1790
Kent County, Delaware November 18th 1790. This may certify all home it may concearn that we the Subscribers, do hereby Manumit, Discharge and Emanupate Stephen Sparks Negro, at or after the expiration of the full Term of Ten Years, and one Month from the date hereof, from Slavery, to be free from the Service of…
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Manumission Rachel and Abraham from John White 1791
To all Whom it may concern __ know all Men by these presents that I John White of the Town of Dover in the County of Kent in the State of Delaware have and by these presents do manumit set free and at perfect liberty a certain negro Girl named Rachel born 12th March 1779…
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Sale of Slave Toney to Himself at Sheriff’s Sale 1791
Know all men by these presents that I Andrew Barratt Esqr high Sheriff of Kent County on Delaware do hereby Certify that by Virtue of a Write of Venditioni Exponas to me directed issued out of the Court of Common pleas of said County I did among other things set up at public Vendue a…
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Deed Charles Griffin to Sally Ann Lightfoot 1850
Deed Sally Ann Lightfoot To Charles Griffin This Indenture made the Thirty first day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty Between Sally Ann Light foot of the City of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania daughter of George Lightfoot decd. Formerly of Dover Delaware of the One…
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Deed Matthew Draper to Charles Griffin and Wife 1855
Deed Charles Griifin & Wife To Matthew Draper This Indenture made this tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty five, Between Charles Griffin of Kent County and State of Delaware and Margaret his wife of the one part; and and Matthew Draper of the town of…
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Deed Matthew Draper to Thomas Pearson and Wife 1865
Deed, Thomas Pearson and, wife, To, Matthew Draper (N) Stamps 50 cts This Indenture, Made the Twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five. Between Thomas Pearson of Dover Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware, farmer and Rachel his wife of the one part; and Matthew…
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Deed Charles Griffith to Matthew Draper and Wife 1848
Deed Matthew Draper & wife To Charles Griffith This Indenture made this ninth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, Between Matthew Draper and Hester Ann his wife of Kent County in the State of Delaware of the one part, and Charles Griffith of the county…
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Deed David Wansley and Wife to Charles Griffin 1858
This Indenture made This Twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and five – eight. Between David Wansley and Sarah Ann Wansley his wife of the Town of Dover of the one part and Charles Griffin of Dover Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware of the other…
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