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73 have released from slavery liberated manumitted and set free and by these presents do liberate manumit and set free my negro woman named Jenny and her the said negro woman named Jenny 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 hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 22.d day of Febry 1804 Signed Sealed and delivered In presence of Rebecca Davidson (seal) Lewis Duvall Jo.s B. Barnes On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed Viz.t Received on the day of the date within mentioned the sum of five shillings current money it being the full consideration money within mentioned Witness Rebecca Davidson Lewis Duvall Anne Arundel County sc.t Be it remembered that on this 22d day of Febry one thousand Eight hundred and four personally appears Rebecca Davidson party to the within instrument of writing before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be her act and deed for the purposes within mentioned and the negro woman within named to be henceforth manumitted and discharged from all services to her or |
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