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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 195   View pdf image
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To all whom it may concern be it known that I Joseph
Jenifer of Anne Arundel County in the State of Maryland
for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto
moving as also in further consideration of the sum of
five shillings current money to me in hand paid
Have released from Slavery liberated manumitted and
set free and by these presents do hereby release from
Slavery Liberate manumit and set free my Negro
Woman named Priss and the said Negro Woman
named Priss 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 thirty first day
of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
Hundred and four
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In the presence of us             Joseph Jenifer   (seal)
James Mackubin   On the back of the aforegoing was
Jn.o Gassaway      thus endorsed to wit

Received on the day of the Date within mentioned the
sum of five shillings current money within mentioned
Witness   James Mackubin            Joseph Jenifer

Anne Arundel County Sc.t  Be it remembered that
on this thirty first day of July in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and four personally appears
Joseph Jenifer party to the within instrument of writing
before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the
State of maryland for the said County and acknowledges
the same to be his Act and deed for the purposes within
mentioned and the Negro Woman within named to be
henceforth manumitted an discharged from all services
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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
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