Manumission deed for Hannah Leake, by heirs of Nathan Leake Esquire

Manumission deed for Hannah Leake, by heirs of Nathan Leake Esquire
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Identifier
NJS-SRC-03090
Source Type
Freedom or Emancipation Certificate
Location Created
Deerfield
Date
June 14, 1781
Transcript
Be it remembered that on the fourteenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine we Hannah Leake William Garrison and Ruth Leake of the Township of Deerfield. Richard Mulford of the township of Hopewell and Amos Fithian of the Township of Fairfield all in the County of Cumberland have manumitted and set free our Negro slave named Hannah and we do by these presents manumit set free and forever discharge the said Hannah from our services as a Slave.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above written.

Hannah Leake [seal]
William Garrison [seal]
Ruth Leake [seal]
Richard Mulford [seal]
Amos Fithian [seal]


Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
Azariah More
Enos Ewing
Language
English
Format
Handwritten document, single sheet of paper
Archive
Cumberland County Historical Society
Archival Location
Archive File S37
Record Contributor
Brittney Ingersoll
Kelsey Heflin
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