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Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857
Volume 834, Page 119   View pdf image
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and raised in Caroline County and has a scar of a Cut on his forehead
nearly over his left eye and another small scar of a cut just in the corner
of his left eye brow and another scar of a cut on the end of his left little
finger and has no other notable marks or scars that I have observed
(seal)      In Testimony Whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the public seal
              of my office this 10th day of May Anne Domini 1837
                                                                                        Jo Richardson  Clk of
                                  Cost $1.00                                     Caroline County Court


State of Maryland Caroline County to wit  Whereas application hath been made
to me by a negro man named John Berry for a certificate of his freedom agreeably
to the act of Assembly in such case made and provided by which said act free negroes
and mulattoes are permitted to travel out of this State upon the obtention of a certificate
of being free born; And whereas also upon the oath of Thomas Wyatt of Caroline
County that the said negro man named John Berry for whom this Certificate is made
was free born:  I do therefore grant his said application and hereby Certify that from
his own account he will be twenty nine years of age the twentieth day of July
next five feet ten and one half inches high or thereabouts complexion black was
born and raised in Caroline County and has a scar of a cut near the corner of his
left Eye and has another large scar of a cut on his right leg between his ancle
and Knee joints and has no other notable marks or scars that I have observed
(seal)            In Testimony Whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the public
                    seal of my office this 19th day of May Anno Domini 1837
                                                                                        Jo Richardson  Clk of
                                     Cost $1.00                                  Caroline County Courts


State of Maryland Caroline County to wit  Whereas application hath been made
to me by a negro woman named Margaret Fountain for a Certificate of her freedom agreeably
to the acts of Assembly in such cases made and provided by which said acts free
Negroes and mulattoes are permitted to travel out of this State upon the obtention of
a Certificate of being free born; And Whereas also upon the oath of Marcey Fountain of
Caroline County that the said negro woman named Margaret Fountain for whom
this Certificate was made is free born I do therefore grant her said application and
hereby certify that from her own account she is now about twenty five years of age
five feet five and one half inches high or thereabouts Complexion black was born and
raised in Caroline County and has three scars on the left side of her neck and one


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