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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 221   View pdf image
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Exam.d
To all ^persons^ whom these presents may Concern  Know ye that
I Bennett Darnall of portland Manor Anne Arundel
County for divers good Causes & Considerations have Emancipated
and Sett in full Liberty and Freedom the Following
negroes to wit negroe Elizabeth David wife of William
David and William Davids Three Children Deborah Elizabeth
and Ann and each of them and by these presents do Emancipate
& set in full Liberty the Said Negroes Elizabeth David
Deborah Elizabeth and Ann and each of them and their future
increase and I the said Bennett Darnall for my self
my Execut.s & Adm.rs do hereby Forever relinquish and
release to the ^said^ Elizabeth David Deborah Elizabeth & Ann and
each and every of them and their & Each of their Children
Hereafter any and all manner of Right Tittle Claim or demand
That I have or may have to the services of them or Either
of them but them ^they^ & each of them shall and may do & act
in all things without the Lett Hindrance or disturbance
of me the said Bennett Darnall or any other person or persons
whatever Claiming or to Claim any right or Title to the said
Elizabeth David Deborah Elizabeth or Ann by from or under
me.  Hereby freely acquitted released Exonerated & discharged
to the said Elizabeth David Deborah Elizabeth & Ann by these
Presents.   In witness whereof I the said Bennett Darnall
hath hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 29th day
of April 1805
Signed Sealed & delivered
          in the presence of               Bennett Darnall   (seal)
                Sam.l Harrison
Sayers James Bennett                    On the back of the aforegoing
was thus Endorsed   Viz.t
                                     on the twenty Ninth day
of April In the year Eighteen hundred and five
Personally appeared Bennett Darnall party to
                                                             (the)


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