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Kent County, Certificates of Freedom, 1849-1864
Volume 853, Page 116   View pdf image
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To The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Kent County
       I hereby certify that a negro woman now present and
applying for a certificate of Freedom named Mary
Elizabeth Blake is the identical negro mentioned
in a Bill of Sale from one Wm Burrows to John Lusby
un which said Bill of Sale she is called Elizabeth
and which she was to be free at the age of Thirty
five years which would be on the 16th day of June
1856 Said Bill of Same and manumission is Recorded
in Liber J.N.G. no 2 page 322 and I further certify that
She was raised in Kent County
    July 20 1858                              C. T. Lusby
    Mary is 5 ft 2 in high aged about 38 years copper
or light Brown complexion with a small scar
over the left eye
Filed Recorded & certificate issued July 20th 1858 by
                                                       Jesse K Hines clerk

To the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Kent County
This is to certify that a negro woman now present
and applying for a certificate of Freedom Named
    Temperance Butler was Born Free and Raised
    in Kent County
       July 21st 1858                        Eliza Smith
Temperance is 5 ft 2½ inches high 36 years old and
of dark Complexion with but two front teeth above
Filed Recorded & certificate issued July 21st 1858 by
                                                    Jesse K Hines clerk


    To The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Kent County
    I hereby certify that a negro woman now present
and applying for a certificate of Freedom named
Hannah Butler was born free and Raised in
Kent County
July 21st 1858                       James Graves
Hannah is about 26 years Old 5 ft 4½ inches high and of
light Brown complexion    Filed Recorded &


 
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Kent County, Certificates of Freedom, 1849-1864
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