Louis M. Lane states that in 1812 he came into possession "in right of his wife of a number of negro slaves, many of whom he then and has since manumitted as they attained a suitable age and were in a situation to be benefited by their freedom." Lane still owns some slaves, whom he plans to free, but in the meantime he owns a farm along the Bohemia River in Cecil County, Maryland, and wishes to work the slaves on the farm. Lane seeks exemption from the Delaware law designed to prevent the importation and exportation of slaves and asks permission for his slaves to travel to Maryland to work on his farm.
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Repository: Delaware State Archives, Dover, Delaware
