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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 252   View pdf image
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Dorchester County to wit:  Be it remembered that on this tenth day of
December in the year 1844 the within named Josiah Bayly personally
appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of
Maryland in and for Dorchester County aforesaid and acknowledged the
within instrument of writing and deed of Manumission to be his act
& deed and delivered the same for the persons therein mentioned.  Taken
and acknowledged before me a Justice of the Peace afs.d
                                                                                     Charles Corkran


Jeremiah C. Wright      Be it remembered that the following deed of Manumission
Ex.d      to                   was recorded on the 16.th day of December 1844
Negro Charles Austin         Dorchester County, to wit:   Whereas, Philip S.
                                   Yates of the County aforesaid by his last will & testament
admitted to probat in December 1831 did bequeath and direct that his
negro man slave called Charles should be liberated, manumitted and
set free on the last day of December 1846 and the unexpired and remaining
term of slavery or servitude of him the said Charles hath devolved on and
become vested in Jeremiah C. Wright of the County aforesaid and the said
Charles now called and known by the name of Charles Austin or Charles
Oston hath paid and satisfied the said Jeremiah C. Wright for the said
limited and unexpired term of slavery or servitude and is willing that the
said Negro Charles should be immediately free and enjoy his liberty;
Be it known to all whom it may concern that I the said Jeremiah C.
Wright for and in consideration of the Premises above recited have released
from slavery, liberated, manumitted and set free and by these presents do hereby
release from slavery, manumit and set free the said Negro Man Charles now
called & known by the name of Charles Austin or Charles Oston who is of healthy
constitution and sound in mind and body capable of labor to procure to him
sufficient food and raiment with other requisite necessaries of life and not
exceeding forty five years of age and him the said Negro Man Charles, I
do by these presents declare and pronounce to be henceforth and from this
time free, manumitted, released and discharged from all manner of slavery
servitude or service to me, my executors or administrators forever.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this fourteenth
day of December in the year of Our Lord eighteen hundred and forty four.
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of us
two subscribing Witnesses                                          Jeremiah C. Wright   (Seal)
Josiah Bayly   Charles L. Chaplain

                                                       Dorchester County, To wit:  Be it remembered
that on this fourteenth day of December 1844 the within named Jeremiah
C. Wright personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
of the State of Maryland in and for Dorchester County afs.d & acknowledged


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