Tag: Smyrna
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Negro Mary Harris From Mary Shewells 1823
Know All men by these presents that I Mary Shewel widow of Smyrna Kent County & State of Delaware Being the owner and in Possession of a Certain Female Slave Namely, Mary Harris she now being Eighteen years of age lacking four Days And having to serve until she arrives to the age of one…
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Negro Nancy Spencer & Her Three Children Manumission from Wm Jones 1818
Know all men by these presents that I William Jones of Smyrna in Kent County and State of Delaware (brick layer) for divers good Causes and Considerations me thereto moveing have Manumitted enfranchised and Set free and by these presents do manumate enfranchize and set free the following Negroes my Negro Woman named Nancy Spencer…
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Manumission Negro Rachel from Abraham Pierce 1819
Know all men by these that I Abraham Pierce of the Village of Smyrna Kent County & State of Delaware for Divers good Causes me thereunto moving have Emancipated & set free my Negro Woman Named Rachel a Slave to be free on the first day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen…
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Negro Alexander Pope Manumission from Sarah Pope and Others 1817
To all whome it may Concern; We Sarah Pope late of the City of Augusta in the state of Georgia, but now of the village of Smyrna in the County of Kent & State of Delaware and Lydia Simpson and Margaret Simpson of the County of Kent and State of Delaware aforesaid Do hereby Manumit…
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Manumission Amy, Suck and Susan from John Cummins 1810
Manumission sundry Negroes FROM John Cummins Know all men by these presents that I John Cummins of smyrna in Kent County and state of Delaware Merchant for divers good causes and considerations me thereto moving have manumated enfranchised and set free, and by these presents do manumate enfranchise and set free, the following slave when…
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Manumission Hannah, Charlot, Jonathan and Others from John Cummins 1810
Manumission of sundry Negroes from John Cummins Know all men by these presents that I John Cummings of smyrna Kent County of Delaware Merchant, for divers good causes and considerations me thereto moveing: have manumitted enfranchised and set free, and by these presents do manumit enfranchise and set free the following named Negrows slaves when…
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Manumission Levi and Benn from Sarah T Rasin 1815
Manumission Negroes Levy & Benn from Sarah T Rasin. Know all men by these presents, that I Sarah T Rasin of Smyrna in the County of Kent and State of Delaware, for divers good considerations, me thereunto moving, do hereby immmancipate & Forever set free, and by these presents have immancipated & set free the…
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Manumission Hannah Scott and others from Abraham Pierce Esq 1806
Manumission Negro Hannah Scott & others from Abraham Pierce Esq Know all Men by these presents that I Abraham Pierce of the Village of Smyrna for divers good causes me thereunto moving have emancapated and set free the following described Negroe and Mullattoe Slaves at the dates and times herein after respectively mentioned to wit”…
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Manumission Celea From William Bolton 1811
Manumission negro Celea From William Bolton To all persons whome it may concern know ye that for divers good causes I William Bolton do hereby manumit and set free my negro Girl Celea aged twelve years and six months to be free and at full liberty upon the first day of november 1828 it being…
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