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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 107   View pdf image
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and set free and by these presents do hereby
release from Slavery, Liberate manumit and
set free my negro woman named Betty (who
calls herself Betty Stevens) being of the age
of forty two years and able to work and
gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance
and her the said negro woman named
Betty 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 hereto set my hand and affixed my
seal this third day of February in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and two
Signed Sealed and delivered      John Brewer   (seal)
       In the presence of us
Will.m Brewer
Henry Thompson

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed Viz.t
Received on the day of the date within mentioned the
sum of thirty pounds current money it being the
full consideration money within mentioned
Witness
James Mackubin                           John Brewer   (seal)

Ann Arundel County City of Annapolis sc.t  Be it
remembered that on this third day of February
eighteen hundred and two personally appears
John Brewer 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 acknowledged the same to
be his act and deed for the purposes within
mentioned and the negro woman within
named to be henceforth manumitted and
discharged from all services to him or to
any claiming under him and to be free
                                                 and


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
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