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Kent County, Certificates of Freedom, 1849-1864
Volume 853, Page 135   View pdf image
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To the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Kent County
    This is to Certify That a Negro man now present
and applying for a certificate of freedom named
Abe Hynson was born free and raised in Kent County
and is about 28 years old
April 2.d 1859                     William B Pearce
Abe is 5 feet & 5½ inches high with scar on fore
finger of left hand and black Complexion
Filed recorded & certificate issued April 2.d 1859
                                       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
Letetia Rosetta Brown was born free and raised in
Kent County and is now about 23 years old
April 2.d 1859                     William B Pearce
    Letetia is 5 feet 2 inches high with Scar on right wrist
and black complexion
    Filed recorded and Certificate issued Apl 2.d 1859
                                           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 Sarah
Walley was born free and raised in Kent County and
is now about 40 years old                           her
April 8.th 1859                           Mary Ann x Greet
        Test Jm N McDaniel                              mark
Sarah is 5 ft 5½ in high with a scar under right eye
and of black Complexion
    Filed recorded and Certificate issued Apl 8th 1859
                                              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 Martha


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