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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 20   View pdf image
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Maryland Dorchester County   On the 19.th day of August 1847
personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of
the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid the above
named James Collison and acknowledged the above deed of Manumission
to be his Act and deed and delivered the same for the
uses and purposes therein mentioned according to the Act of Assembly
in such case made and provided.                    Before
                                                                     W.m W. LeCompte J. P.


James Collison      Be it remembered that the following Deed of
       to      Ex.d      Manumission was recorded August 19.th 1847.
Negro Emily          Know all men by these presents that I James
                             Collison of Dorchester County in the state of Maryland
for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving
have released from slavery, liberated, manumitted and ^forever^ set free and
by these presents do release from slavery, liberate, manumit and
forever set free my negro Girl Emily aged four years to serve
twenty one years from next Christmas day and any ^Issues^ she may have
during her servitude that is to say Males at thirty years of age
and females at twenty five years of age hereby acknowledging
the said Negro Girl Emily to be free and discharged from all
manner of service or servitude from and after twenty one years
from next Christmas day and any Issue she may have during
her time of servitude males to be free at thirty and females
at twenty five years.  Witness my hand and seal this 19.th day of
August Anno Domini 1847.
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of      James Collison   (Seal)
Geo. G. Harmon      W.m W. LeCompte

                                          Maryland Dorchester County, to Wit:  on
the 19.th day of August 1847 personally appeared before me the subscriber
one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County and
State aforesaid the above named James Collison and acknowledged
the above deed of Manumission to be his Act and deed & delivered
the same for the uses and purposes therein mentioned according to the
Act of Assembly in such case made and provided.            Before
                                                                W.m W. Le Compte   J. P.


James Jones   J. P.      Be it remembered that the following Deed of
Paid   to      Ex.d         Manumission was recorded August 23.d 1847, To wit:
Negro Linah                Maryland Sct.  To all whom it may concern be
                                   it known that I James Jones, J. P. of Dorchester
County in the state of Maryland for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moving have released from slavery, liberated,


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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
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