Emancipation of Candace by Hooker Bartlett et al
Guilford Grantor – Grantee Property Records
Volume 14, page 233 (Transcribed)
Hooker Bartlet, (et al) Their Letter of
Emancipation to Their Negro Girl Candace
To all People to whome these Presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that we the Subscribing Authority being apply’d to by Hooker
Bartlet Samuel Bartlet Nathaniel Bartlet & John Elliot Jun’r all of
Guilford the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut do Exam-
Ine into the State of Health and age of their Negro Servant & Slave
Candice as also her Disposition Respecting being made free do Certify
that an Actual Examination the said Candace is in good Health and is
not of Greater Age than forty five years or less age Twenty five
Years and is desirous of being made free ————————-
Given under our Hands & Seals in said Guilford this 18th
Day of January Anno Domini 1793
Tho’s Burgis Jun’r (Seal) Justices of the Peace
for the County
William Starr (Seal) of New Haven
Know all men by these Presents that we Hooker Bartlet Samuel Bartlet
Nath’l Bartlet and Jon Elliot Jun’r all of Guilford in New Haven
County and State of Connecticut being Jointly & Severally Masters and
And owners of a certain Negro Woman Named Candace a Slave for life
Impowered for the Purpose by one certain Statute law of said State Intitled
an Act in addition to an alteration of an act concerning Indian Mulattos
& Negro Servants & Slaves having thus far conformed to the Act and Previous-
Ly obtained a Certificate from under the Hands of two of the Civil authority
Within and for s’ County as required by said Act Now we the said Hooker
Bartlet Samuel Bartlet Nathaniel Bartlet and John Elliot Jun’r
do by this present writing or letter of Emancipation from the date
Of these presents forever hereafter Emancipate and make free our said Negro
Woman Candace and for our Selves our Heirs Executors & Administrators do
renounce give up and forever Quitclaim all right and Title to the whole or
any part of her Services & Earnings Emoluments also all right to Control the person of
her the said Candace Either directly or indirectly in any matter whatever. And
furthermore we the said Hooker Samuel Nath’l & John for ourselves our Heirs
Executors Administrators and assigns do Covenant & Grant to and with the
Said Candace her Executors Administrators and assigns that the s’d Candace her
Executors Administrators & assigns shall & may from Time to Time and at all
Times hereafter Lawfully Peaceably & Quietly have hold receive take and enjoy
To her & their own proper use & behoof the advantage of all her S’d Services
Earnings and Emoluments and all or any the Proceeds & Profits thereof with out
Let trouble Molestation or Interruption of or by us the said Hooker Bartlet Samuel
Bartlet Nathaniel Bartlet John Elliot Junior our Executors Adm’r or assigns or
(Any others Persons or Persons whatsoever Lawfully claiming from by or under us) or any of us or by
any or either of our Acts means or procurements — In Witness whereof we have here-
Unto Set our Hands & Seals this 18th Day of January Anno Domini 1798
Signed in the presence of Hooker Bartlet (seal)
William Starr {Rec’d for record Jan’y 19th 1793 } Samuel Bartlet (seal)
Joseph Cruttenden {& is truly Entered – } John Elliott Jun’r (seal)
Nathaniel Graves Jun’r {Test. Tho’s Burgis Jun’r Jun’r Reg’} Nathaniel Bartlet (seal)
