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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 308   View pdf image
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    State of maryland anne arundel county Sc.t   To all
whom it may concern.   Be it known that I Sarah Edwards
of ann arundel county in the state of maryland for divers good causes
and 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 by these presents do hereby release from
slavery liberate manumit and set free my negro girl
named Nelly aged of sixteen years and able to work
and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and
her the said negro girl named Nelly 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 fifth day of
May in the year Lord Eighteen hundred and Seven
Signed Sealed & delivered                 her
             In the presence of         Sarah x Edwards   (seal)
       Joseph Sands                             mark
       Henry Harwood

       on the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit
Received on the day of the date within mentioned the
sum of five pounds current money it being the full
consideration money within mentioned
                                                             her
Joseph Sands                               Sarah + Edwards   (seale)
                                                           mark

Anne Arundel county Sc.t         Be it remembered that
on this fifth day of may personally appears Sarah
Edwards party to the within instrument of writing
before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace
of the state of maryland for the said county


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 308   View pdf image
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