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satisfaction that the bearer hereof is the Identical
person as freed by said will I do certify that she is in height five feet five Inches, is about the age of nineteen years yellow complexion and was freed by the last Will and testament of the Said Richard Wells dated the twenty third day of June Eighteen hundred and twenty Six was raised in Anne Arundel County and has a scar on her Forehead Issued the 12 day of June 1841 Sam.l Brown Jnr Rgr Wills A A County I Samuel Brown Jn.r Register of Wills for Anne Arundel County do hereby Certify and attest that it appears from the last Will and Testament of Richard Wells late of the County aforesaid deceased that he did by his said will Manumit Liberate and set free, a negro Girl by the name of Martha Semms and it being proved to my satisfaction that the bearer hereof is the Identical person as freed by said will I do certify that she is in height five feet 3¾ Inches is about the age of sixteen and was freed by the last Will and Testament of the said Richard Wells dated the 23.rd June 1836 was raised in Anne Arundel County and has no perceptible scars Issued the 12 day June 1841 Sam.l Brown Jn Rgr Wills A A Coty I Samuel Brown Jun.r Register of Wills for Anne Arundel County do hereby Certify and attest that it appears from the last Will and Testament of Richard Wells late of the County aforesaid deceased that he did by his last said Will manumit Liberate and set free, a Negro Girl by the name of Het Johnson and it being proved to my satisfaction that the Bearer hereof is the Identical person as freed by said will I do certify that she is in height five feet three & ¾ Inches, is about the age of Twenty five years, light complexion, and was freed by the last will and Testament of the said Richard Wells dated the twenty third day of June in the year Eighteen hundred and Twenty Six was raised in Anne Arundel County and has no perceptible scars Issued the 4 day of August 1841 Sam.l Brown Jnr Rgr Wills A A County |
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