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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 141   View pdf image
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named Hannah and by these presents have exonerated
acquited liberated released manumitted and set
at full liberty from all claim or right title or
interest I have in and to them by reason of their
Bondage or otherwise.  As witness I hereto set
my hand and seal this 5th day of April 1803
witness
Patience Barnes               Catherine Shipley   (seal)
Miranda Barnes

Ann Arundel Coty sc.t  On this 5th of April 1802
Came the above named Catherine Shipley before
me a Justice of the peace for Ct.y afores.d
and acknowledged the above instrument of
writing to be her act and deed and the
negroes Sam and Hannah to be free
according to the intent and meaning thereof
and the acts of assembly in such cases made
                                        acknowledged before
                                        Walter Worthington
Recorded 11 May 1803


I John Norwood of Ann Arundel County for divers good
causes and considerations me thereunto moving do
hereby manumit and set free the following negroes
at the respective times herein after mentioned
to wit; Charles to be free in two years from the
first day of this march instant Sam to be free
in four years from the first of march instant
negro George to be free at the end of six years from
the first of march instant Jonathan to be free
at the end of Eight years from the first of
March instant.   Lile to be free at the end of
                                                       four


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