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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 59   View pdf image
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as also in further consideration of one dollar current money to me in hand
paid have released from slavery, liberated, manumitted and set free and by
these presents do hereby release from slavery, liberate, manumit & set free
on the thirtyeth day of December Eighteen hundred and sixty five my
Negro Girl named Cate being now about the age of twelve years and able
to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and mintenance and all her increase
to be liberated and set free at the following age all the Males at
the age of thirty five years and the Females at the age of thirty years
And her the said Negro Girl named Cate and all her increase born
within the time of her servitude I do declare to be free, manumitted
and discharged from all manner of servitude or service to me my heirs, Executors
or Administrators from and after the aforesaid time or times forever.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this
fifteenth day of February 1848.
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of            William Collison   (Seal)
Robert Bell      Solomon Robinson

                                     Maryland Dorchester County, To wit:

On this 15.th day of February 1848 before me the subscriber one of the
Justices of the Peace in and for said County William Collison and
acknowledges the within instrument of writing to be his act and deed
according to the true intent and meaning thereof and the Acts of Assembly
in such cases made & provided.   Taken & Acknowledged before
                                                                                  Robert Bell  J. P.


William Collison      Be it remembered that the following deed of Manumission
    60   to    Ex.d      was recorded on the 21.st day of February 1848, To wit:
Negro Israel            To all whom it may concern be it known that I William
                               Collison of Dorchester County in the state of Maryland for
divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving as also in further
consideration of one dollar current money to me in hand paid have
released from slavery, liberated, manumitted and set free and by these presence
do hereby release from slavery, liberate, manumit and set free on the
thirtyeth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty five
my Negro Man called Israel being now about the age of thirty two years
and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance
and him the said Negro Man named Israel I do declare to be free,
manumitted and discharged from all manner of servitude or service
to me, my Executors or Administrators from and after the aforesaid
30.th day of December Eighteen hundred & fifty five forever.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
this fifteenth day of February 1848.
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of         William Collison   (Seale)
Robert Bell      Solomon Robinson


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