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Kent County, Certificates of Freedom, 1849-1864
Volume 853, Page 151   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
Louisa Redding is the Identical negro Woman mentioned
in a Deed of manumission by the name of Louisa
from Wm Burrows to sundry negroes and recorded
in Liber J N G No 2 pages 463 & 464 and was
raised in Kent County
March 27 1860               Geo C M Brooks
    Louisa is 4 feet 11½ inches high of a dark complexion
and is now about 37 years old with scar on right wrist
    Filed recorded & Certificate issued March 27 1860
                                                    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
Matilda Johnson is the daughter of Sebey who
was manumitted by Richard Snowden Thomas in
a deed of manumission dated the 23d day of
February in the year 1814 and recorded in
Liber B C No 3 pages 109 & 110 one of the chattle
records for Kent County the issue to be free at the
age of 21 years of age Matilda is now about
33 years old                              John L Stam
    march 28 1860
Matilda is 5 feet 3½ inches high of dark complexion
with small scars on her right Cheek
Filed recorded & Certificate issued March 28 1860
                                          By Jesse K Hines, Clerk


To the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Kent County
       I hereby Certify that a negro man now present
and applying for a certificate of freedom
named Frisby Spencer aged about forty five
years was born free and raised in Kent


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