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Kent County, Certificates of Freedom, 1849-1864
Volume 853, Page 91   View pdf image
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To the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Kent County
       I hereby certify that the bearer hereof a negro woman
called Eliza Berry is the identical girl bound to the late
John F Ringgold and I believe him to be free born and
raised in Kent County and is now about eighteen years
Oct 13 1856                                 Thomas W Eliason
Eliza is four feet ten inches high dark complexion
Filed recorded & certificate issued Oct 13 1856 by
                                                          J F Gordon clk


To the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Kent County
       I hereby certify that Jeff Brown now present and
applying for a certificate of freedom was free born and
raised in Kent County and is now about twenty three
years of age
       Oct 21 1856                           J F Melvin
       Jeff Brown is five feet eight inches high black
complexion a small scar over the right eye
    Filed recorded & certificate issued Oct 21 1856 by
                                                             J F Gordon clk


To the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Kent County
       I hereby certify that Hannah Ann Gilbert (is the
daughter of Minty Spencer) and was born free and raised
in Kent County and is now about twenty three years
brown complexion
    Oct 30 1856                                    S W Canady
    Hannah is five feet one and one half inches high
brown complexion about 23 years of age
    Filed recorded & certificate issued Nov 1 1856 by
                                                          J F Gordon clk


To the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Kent County
       This is to certify that Ned Graves the bearer hereof is the
identical person manumitted by Samuel Merrett
decd on 18 day of April 1840 to be free on the first day
of January 1856   see Liber J N G N.o 3 page 212


 
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