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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 156   View pdf image
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before me one of the Justices of the peace for the County
aforesaid and acknowledged the aforegoing instrument
of writing as his act and deed according to the true
intent and meaning thereof.      acknowledged before
                                              Lewis Duvall
Recorded the 23.rd day of August 1803


Exd
Arthur Shaaff
           to
John Wilkes
 Know all men by these presents
that I Arthur Shaaff of Annapolis
and Ann Arundel County in
the State of Maryland for divers good causes
and considerations me thereunto moving and
for the sum of one penny current money have released
manumitted liberated and set free and by these
presents do hereby release from slavery
manumit liberate and set from at the following
period my mulattoe man slave John Wilkes
the said Slave to be free on the ninth day of March
next ensuing the date of these presents and
the said John Wilkes residing with me in Annapolis
in the County and State aforesaid and being of
a healthy constitution, and sound in mind
and body and capable by labour to procure himself
sufficient Food and Raiment with other
requisite necessaries of life and not exceeding
forty five years of age:  And I do hereby declare
the said mulattoe man slave John Wilkes to be
from the said ninth day of march free
manumitted and discharged from all manner
of servitude or service to me my executors
                                                       or


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