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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 291   View pdf image
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                                291

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       To all whom it may Concern  Be it known
that I James Booth of Anne Arundel County and
State of Maryland for divers good Considerations me
thereunto moving as also in further Consideration of
five pounds Current Money to me in hand paid have
released from slavery liberated manumitted and set
free and do by these presents hereby release from
slavery manumit and Set free my negroes hereafter
named that is to say my daughter Negro Dinah
aged thirty five years also my Grandson James aged
Twelve years also Kitty aged ten years also Rachel
aged Eight years also Rezin aged four years also
Sucky aged sixteen years the above Negroes being my
daughter and my Grand Children which I purchased
from the Estate of Samuel Chew.   I do ^hereby^ declare the above
mentioned negroes to be free manumitted and discharged
after my death and not before from all manner
of servitude to my Executors administrators or assigns
and from all persons whatever claiming them
under me   In Testimony Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & seal this 16 day of
January 1807                           James
Signed Sealed & delivered      his + mark   (seal)
          In the presence               Boothe
Gideon White   Samuel Peaco



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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
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