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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 244   View pdf image
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personally appears before me the Subscriber a Justice of the
peace for the County aforesaid the above mentioned free negro
Hercules and Acknowledges the above Instrument of writing
to be his Act and deed according to the true intent &
meaning thereof
                                     Acknowledged before
Recd the 22nd October 1805
                                                    S Cromwell


Exam.d
                            Deed of Manumission
       To all whom it may Concern be it known that I
Mary Jiams of Anne Arundel County in the State of maryland
for divers good Causes and Considerations me thereunto
moving as also in further Consideration 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 negroe boy named Will being of the age of Twenty
years and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood
and maintenance and him the said negro boy named
Will   I do declare to be henceforth free manumitted and
discharged from all manner of servitude or Service to me
my Executors or administrators for ever.   In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and ^affixed my^ seal this 21.st
day of October in the year of our lord one thousand Eight
hundred and five                                                                 her
Signed Sealed & delivered    In the presence of us      Mary + Ijams   (seal)
    William Wotton                                                             mark
       John M Duvall


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
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