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475 the said woman to the said Richard Crandell his executors administrators and assigns forever. Provided however and it is the true intent and meaning of these presents and of the parties hereto that if the said William Lomax his executors or administrators shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said Richard Crandell his executors administrators and assigns the said instalments of the aforesaid debt with interest on the same as they respectively become due then this Indenture and every part thereof that concerns the said Richard Crandell shall be void and of no effect otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law And the said Richard Crandell does hereby covenant grant promise and agree to and with the said William Lomax that the said William Lomax his executors and administrators shall have and hold possession of the said negro woman and her increase until such time as default shall be made in payment of said instalments with the interest thereon. And this Indenture further witnesseth that the said William Lomax for divers good causes and considerations him thereto moving has released from slavery liberated manumitted and set free and by these presents doth hereby release from slavery liberate manumit and set free the said negro woman Maria who is now aged about twenty four years and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance at the expiration of five years from the date hereof and if the said Maria should have issue during the said term of five years the said issue shall be free as follows the boys as they severally arrive at the age of eighteen years and the girls as they severally arrive at the age of sixteen years And the said William Lomax doth hereby declare that the said Maria and her issue are to be free manumitted and discharged from all manner of servitude from and after the time and at the ages above mentioned. Provided that this act of manumission shall not in any manner affect or prejudice the lien of the said Richard Crandell hereby created for the payment of the said sum of four hundred and fifty dollars with interest as aforesaid. In Testimony whereof the said William Lomax has hereunto set his hand and seal on the day and year first above written. |
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Anne Arundel County Court, Chattel Records, 1845-1851
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