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187. State of Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit: On this twenty third day of May, A. D. 1849, before me, the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace, in & for the said County, appears Ignatius B. Newton, and acknowledges the foregoing Bill of sale, or writing, to be his act & deed according to the true intent & meaning thereof and the Act of Assembly in such case made and provided At the same time personally appeared Capt Joseph Mobray, of the firm of Charles & Mobray, and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the consideration set forth in the foregoing Bill of sale, or writing, is true & bona fide as therein set forth. Taken & Acknowledged & sworn before James Rea "Paid" Be it remembered that the following Deed of Manumission was Harry Lee Thompson recorded on the 29th day of May in the year of Our Lord Paid To Eighteen Hundred and forty nine To wit: Woman Ann & child State of Maryland Dorchester County To wit To all whom it may concern be it known that I Harry Lee Thompson of Dorchester County and State aforesaid for divers good Causes and Considerations me thereunto moving have released from Slavery liberated manumitted and set free and by these presents do hereby release from slavery liberate manumit and set free my negro woman named Ann being of the age of forty ^four^ years and able to work and gain sufficient livelihood and maintenance and her child Amy I do declare to be henceforth free manumitted and discharged from all manner of servitude or service to me my Executors or Administrators forever. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 29 day of May 1849. his Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of harry Lee x Thompson (seal) Charles Corkran, Chas Hooper mark Maryland Dorchester County Court Be it remembered that this 29th day of May in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and forty nine personally appears Harry Lee Thompson party to the within Instrument of writing before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland for the said County and acknowledges the same to be his Act and deed for the purposes within mentioned. Acknowledged before Charles Corkran James A. Byns Be it remembered that the following Deed of Manumission Paid Ex.d to 60 was recorded on the 4.th day of June 1849, To wit: Brittania Know all Men by these presents that I James A. Byns, of Dorchester County & State of Maryland, for and in consideration of the sum of Five dollars, current Money, to me in hand paid, at and before the sealing & delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and also in consideration of the attachment and devotion of my deceased sister Rebecca, which attachment was formed by my said Sister to negro Woman Brittania, |
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