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Kent County, Certificates of Freedom, 1849-1864
Volume 853, Page 158   View pdf image
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    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
Geo Myeres was born of a free woman and raised
in Kent County and is five feet ten inches high
of a dark complexion and about 29 years old
    There was a Certificate of freedom issued to
him may 24th 1856 which he makes oath was
burnt in the December in the Year 1858 by
accident                                    George N Hines
march 31 1860
Filed recorded & Certificate issued march 31 1860
                                        By Jesse K Hines Clk


    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 Tilghman is the Identical Woman
who is mentioned in a Deed of Manumission
from Geo W Thomas Extor of William Thomas dated
the third day of January 1828 to sundry negroes
by the name of Mary to be free on the first day
of January 1843 who is the daughter of Eliza which
is recorded in Liber T. W. No 3 pages 843 845 845
& 846 one of the Chattle records for Kent County and
is now about 43 years old  
    march 31.st 1860               Julliana Constable
    Mary is 5 ft 6 inches high dark complexion
    Filed recorded & Certificate issued March 31 1860
                                                 By Jesse K Hines Clk


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 John Groome
was born free and raised in Kent County and is now
about 23 years old
    March 31 1860                     E. Mansfield


 
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Kent County, Certificates of Freedom, 1849-1864
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