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Kent County, Certificates of Freedom, 1849-1864
Volume 853, Page 139   View pdf image
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to Sundry Negroes dated the twentieth day of July 1859 and
recorded in Liber J F G No 1 one of the Chattle record
books for Kent County
    July 23 1859                                    Jas Alfred Pearce
    Eliza is 5 feet 2½ inches high of a dark Complexion
    with one of her front teeth out
    Filed recorded & Certificate issued July 23.d 1859
                                                       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 Harriett Starling
aged about 27 years is the identical person mentioned
in a Deed of Manumission from Aaron Benton
F. N. to sundry negroes dated the twentieth day of
Feby 1859 and recorded in Liber J. F. G. No 1 one of
the Chattle record Books for Kent County
    July 23.d 1859                              Jas Alfred Pearce
       Harriett is 5 feet 3 inches high of Light complexion
with small raiser on each small finger
       Filed recorded & Certificate issued July 23.d 1859
                                                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 Charlotte
Benton aged about 24 years is the Identical woman
mentioned in a Deed of Manumission from Aaron
Benton F, N, to Sundry Negroes dated the twentieth
day of July 1859 and recorded in Liber J F G No
1 one of the Land record Books for Kent County
July 23.d 1859                     Jas Alfred Pearce
       Charlotte is five feet 2 inches high of dark
complexion with small lumps on her arms and neck
Filed recorded & Certificate issued July 23.d 1859
                                           By Jesse K Hines Clerk


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