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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 103   View pdf image
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for these good causes and weighty considerations  I the
said Ann Howard for myself my heirs administrators
and assigns for ever doth hereby agree to discharge
and set free my negroes in manner and form
as follows  To wit; First my negro Man by the name
of Williby to go free at my death secondly my
negro woman by the name of Rebecah to be
free at my death Thirdly, my negro Girl by the
name of Eliza to be free at my death and all
the increase that may spring from my negro
Rebecah or Eliza to serve me  The mails untill
they thirty and the female children untill they
are Twenty five throughout their generations
unless I the said Ann Howard should die without
Issues and if I do then all the increase of the
said Rebecah and Eliza are to be free the
mail children at the age of Twenty one and all
the femail children at the age of sixteen years
and I do heareby for my self my heirs executors
administrators and assigns warrant and defend
the freedom of the ssd negroes and every of
them hearby emancipated against the claim
or claims of all and every person or persons
whatsoever claiming or that shall claim the above said
negroes or any right or Title to any of them after the
dates above mentioned  As witness I heare heare
unto set my hand and affix my seal this first
day of January Eighteen hundred and Two
Signed Sealed and delivered         her
          In the presents of          Ann + Howard   (seal)
Walter Worthington                     mark
Mary Howard

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed Viz.t
Ann Arundel Ct.y sc.t  I Certify that the within named
Ann Howard came before me the subscriber one of
the Justices of the peace for afors.d County and
acknowledged the within instrument of writing
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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
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