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Prince George's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1806-1829
Volume 762, Page 52   View pdf image
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       Maryland Prince Georges County to wit

            I hereby certify that the bearer hereof a
       bright yellow woman by the name of Jamima
       Brown about Fifty years of age five feet one
       and an half inches high having lost two of her
       under fore teeth and who was raised in the family
       of Hezekiah Wheeler in Prince Georges County
       is a freewoman and obtained her freedom by a
       Deed of Manumission executed by Hezekiah
       Wheeler to sundry of his servants bearing date
       the Twenty Second day of June Eighteen Hundred
       and five and duly acknowledged and recorded
       in one of the Land records of Prince Georges County
       Also that Basil Brown son of the above named
       Jamima Brown about seventeen years of age
       five feet six inches high rather slender made  
       and who was raised in the family of the aforesaid
       Hezekiah Wheeler is a freeman and obtained his
       freedom by same Deed of Manumission and
       also that Ignatius Brown son of the above named
       Jamima Brown about six years old of a very
       bright complexion tolerably well Grown with
       a small scar over his left eye is free and
       obtained his freedom by the same Deed of
       Manumission

                Given under my hand and seal of office
                this Twenty Second day of March in the
                year Eighteen Hundred and thirteen
                                  John Read Magruder Clk
                                                     P G Cy C.t

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