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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
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by Testimony which is Satisfactory to me that She is the
Daughter of the above mentioned Lucy Organs otherwise
called Lucy Hawkins who obtained her freedom against
James Williams as above mentioned the said Abigail
is about five feet one inch high of the age of about
twenty years of a yellowish Complexion and was born
and raised in the City of annapolis in the County of
Anne Arundel aforesaid
                         Issued the ninth day of may 1807


Anne Arundel County Sc.t  I Nicholas Harwood
Clerk of Anne Arundel County Court.  Do Certify that it
appears by a Deed of Manumission from Sarah Edwards
bearing date the fifth day of May in the year of
our lord one thousand Eight hundred and Seven and
recorded among the Records of Anne Arundel County
Court that Negro Nelly aged about Sixteen years
was to be free from the date of the said deed of
manumission.  she is about five feet three inches
high her Complexion a dark Mulatto was
raised in Anne Arundel County.  Sarah Edwards
of said county made oath before Joseph Sands a
Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid that
the said negro nelly is the identical person who
was set free in the said deed of manumission
                   Issued the 5th day of may 1807


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