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Kent County, Certificates of Freedom, 1849-1864
Volume 853, Page 141   View pdf image
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To Jesse K Hines Clerk Circuit Court Kent County
       I hereby Certify that a Negro Man now present
and applying for a Certificate of freedom named
Alexander Graves aged about 21 years was born
free and raised in Kent County
Augt 22.d 1859                     Lemuel Stevens
Alexander is 5 ft 5 in high dark brown complexion
Filed recorded and certificate issued Augt 22.d 1859
                                           By Jesse K Hines, Clerk


To the Clerk of Circuit Court for Kent County
    I hereby certify that a Negro woman now present
and applying for a Certificate of freedom named
Alexander Graves aged about 21 years was born
free and raised in Kent County
Augt 22.d 1859                     Lemuel Stevens
Alexander is 5 ft 5 in high dark brown complexion
Filed recorded and certificate issued Augt 22.d 1859
                                        By Jesse K Hines, Clerk


To the Clerk of Circuit Court for Kent County
    I hereby certify that a Negro woman now present
and applying for a Certificate of freedom named
Mary Davis was Born free and raised in Kent
County and is now about 22 years
       Augt 24 1859                     Geo W Spencer
Mary is 5 feet ½ inch high of dark complexion
with small scar on forehead
Filed recorded & Certificate issued Augt 24 1859
                                             By Jesse K Hines, Clerk


To the Clerk of Circuit Court for Kent County
              I hereby certify that a Negro woman now present
and applying for a certificate of freedom and applying
for a Certificate of freedom named Harriett
Bordley was born free and raised in Kent County
and is now about 25 years old
Augt 24 1859                                Geo W Spencer
Harriett is 5 feet high of dark complexion
Filed recorded & Certificate issued Augt 24 1859
                                              By Jesse K Hines, Clerk


To the Clerk Circuit Court for Kent County
    I hereby Certify that a negro man now present
and applying for a certificate of freedom named
Perry Riley was born free and raised in Kent
County and is now about 28 years old


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