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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
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was thereby granted unto a Negro man named James
which said freedom was to take place from the date of the said
deed of Manumission
                               I further Certify that a Negro Man
named James now present and who has made application
to me for a Certificate of his freedom has proved by Testimony
which is Satisfactory to me that he is the identical person
mentioned in the said deed of manumission.  The said
Negro Man named James is about five feet ten inches
high and appears to be about forty years of age.  He
is of a very bright Complexion and was raised on
West River in the County of Anne Arundel  He does
not appear to have any notable marks
                   Issd the 8th of June 1807


    State of Maryland anne arundel county sc.t

    I Nicholas Harwood clerk of ann arundel county court
    hereby certify that it appears by a deed of manumission
executed by Joseph Jenifer of the county af.d bearing date on the
thirty first day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & four
and recorded in one of the manumission books of anne arundel
county af.d that freedom was thereby granted unto a negro
woman by the name of Priss which said freedom was to
take place from the date of the said manumission
I further certify that a negro woman named Priss now present
and who has made application to me for a certificate of her
freedom has proved by testimony which is satisfactory to me
that she is the identical person who was manumitted by the
above mentioned deed of manumission the said negro woman
named Priss is about five feet seven inches high and appears to
be about forty five years of age she is rather a bright mulatto
& was raised on south river in the county aforesaid
             Issued the 9.th June 1807



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