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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 31   View pdf image
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On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit
Be it known that on the ninth day of October one thousand
seven hundred and ninety eight before me John Randall
one of the Justices of the peace for Ann Arundel County came
the above named Bryan Williams and acknowledged
this Instrument of writing to be his Act & Deed for the use
and purposes therein mentioned
2½                                             John Randall
Recorded Oct.o 9.th 1798


John C. Weems
           to
Negro Charles
 Maryland sct  Know all Men by these

presents that I J. C. Weems of Ann Arundel
County in the State of Maryland do hereby manumit & set
free and Discharge from my service and the service
of all persons claiming under me a negro Man slave
named Charles aged thirty six years to be free on the
fifteenth day of October which will be in the year of
our Lord eighteen hundred and I do hereby for myself
and all persons claiming under me release and
Discharge the said negro Man Charles from all
Claim of Slavery after the time above specified  In
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal
this first day of november one thousand seven hundred
and ninety eight
Signed Sealed & Delivered            John C. Weems   (Seal)
in presence of
       Allen Quynn
       James Wharfe

On the back of the aforegoing was thus indorsed to wit
Ann Arundel COunty to wit on the first day of november
1798 John C. Weems personally appeared before the
subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for the


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
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