To all to whom this presents shall come or may concern Greeting Know ye that I Francis Pells of Poughkeepsie Town in Dutchess County and state of New York pursu […]

I Thomas Casey of the town of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutches do hereby certify and make knowing that by virtue of an act of the legislature of the […]

I the Subscriber do by these presents hereby forever disc lame any right or title of [Right] Property to my Negro Man slave Joe Whom I hereby Liberate which I […]

These do Certify that I do Liberate my Negro Woman Called Bet and Do forever disclame all Right of Property to her as Witness my hand this twelth day of […]

October the 6 1799 To William Emott and John P Vemont overseers of the poor of Poughkeepsie town Gentelmen it is my Earnest Desire and Request that you [decide] with […]

Dutchess County fs. We the subscribers William Emott and John P Vemont overseers of the Poor for the town of Poughkeepsie. And. We Teunis Tappen and Samuel Luckey two of […]

Dutchess County fs. We the Subscribers William Emott and John P Vemont overseers of the poor of the town of Poughkeepsie, and we the sub[scribers] being two of the Justices […]

Gentlemen Agreeably to the Republican Spirit of the Constitution of our country I have a desire to manumit my negro slave Tone supposing that he comes within the description of […]

To all whom it may Concern Know Ye that I the subscriber have this day Manumitted , set or given free, from any service, a Negroe boy named Bill, aged […]