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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 153   View pdf image
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On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed Viz
Ann Arundel County to wit, on this Eighth day of
August 1803 came Nicholas Matthews before me
the subscriber a Justice of the peace for County
afs.d and acknowledged the within instrument
of writing to be his act and deed and
the negro therein named to be absolutely
free according to the true intent and meaning
of the same instrument of writing and the
Law in that case made and provided
                               acknowledged before
                               Walter Worthington

Recorded the 18 day of August 1803


Ex.d
I do hereby manumit and set free from every claim of
servitude Jeremiah Tanner, commonly known by the
name of Jerry a Mulatto Man of the age of twenty
eight years and son to Negro Peggy a slave belonging
to me.  In Witness whereof I hereunto have set my
hand and seal this 30th day of August 1803
Witnesses
John Welch                              U. Scott   (seal)
Robert Welch Jun.r

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed Viz
Ann Arundel County Sc.t  on this 31.s day of August 1803
Then came Doct.r Upton Scott before me the
subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace
for the County aforesaid and acknowledged the
within instrument of writing to be his act
and deed according to the act of assembly


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