Tag: Slavery
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Manumission Lucy from Thomas Primrose 1801
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Primrose of Kent County in the State of Delaware have and by these presents do hereby Manumit and set free and at liberty from slavery my negro Girl named Lucy retaining nevertheless to myself my Heirs, executors administrators and assigns the full services of the said…
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Manumission Lidia from John Johnson 1799
I John Johnson of Kent County & State of Delaware do Manumet, and Set at perfect Liberty my Negro Girl Lidia after serving William Burgess, his Heirs and assigns Nine years from June in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred, and Ninety Seven at which time she will be about Thirty years of…
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Manumission John, Peter, Thomas & Dinah Hawkins from William Hughlett 1801
Ages of Several Negroes as pr Bill of Sale from Joseph Sidwick Dixon Dated 4th March one Thousand Seven hundred and ninety five John Hawkins Aged 12 years Peter Hawkins Do. 12 Do Thomas Hawkins Do 5 Do Dinah Hawkins. Do. 2 Do Now this twenty Sixth day of December One thousand Eight…
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Manumission John and Jack from Stuart Redman 1799
To all People before whom These presents may come Greeting, Know Ye, That I Stuart Redman of Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County in the State of Delaware having weighed in the Scale of Justice the Conditions of Slavery, am sensibly convinced that it is unwarrantable, as well by the Laws of Religion as morality, and…
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Manumission Jessee from Samuel West Sr. 1801
Know all men by these presents that I Samuel West Sen. of Kent County & State of Delaware am at present the owner & possessor of a slave Named Jessee about four years old which slave I hereby manumit, Liberate & set free from me my Heirs Executors or administrators whenever he shall come to…
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Manumission Jesse from Daniel Lamden 1800
Whereas I Daniel Lamden of Little Creek Neck, and Hundred, in the County of Kent in the State of Delaware hath this day, to wit this twenty fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred, purchased of a certain Ebenezer Wilson of Murtherkill Hundred, in Kent County afsd. A…
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Manumission James Johnson from Benoni Harris 1802
Be it Known and remembered that I Benoni Harris of Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby Manumit and Set free a certain Negro man named James Johnson from and after the Expiration of Seven years from the Date hereof to Enjoy all the priviledges of a free Negro in witness whereof I have…
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Manumission Jacob, Joseph, Nathan, Marget and James from Rev. Joseph Whitbey 1798
Know all men by these presents, I Joseph Whitbey of Duck Creek Hundred Kent County State of Delaware For divers good causes, thereunto movin have manumitted, and set free the Slave Negroes to be herein after mentioned and named as follows Viz Jacob aged Twenty seven years June last Past, and to be free the…
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Manumission Jacob, Antony, Sarah, Soloman and Daniel from Samuel Combe 1801
Whereas I Samuel Combe of Kent County and State of Delaware do think it wrong and oppressive to hold Negroes in Monday, do therefore Manumit and set free the following Negroes Viz: Jacob about Eighteen years old, Antony about twelve years old, Sarah and her two Children Solloman and Daniel, the aforesaid Jacob to be…
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Manumission Jacob from Major Selby 1801
Know all men by these presents that I Major Selby for divers good Causes & Considerations me hereunto moving doth hereby manumit Emancipate liberate and set free and by these presents hath manumitted liberated Emancipated and set free a Certain Negro slave named Jacob the property of me the said Major Selby at the expiration…
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