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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 42   View pdf image
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personally came Lucy Dorsey before the subscriber an
associate Justice of the County aforesaid & acknowledged
the aforegoing Instrument of writing to be her Act and
Deed according to true intent and meaning thereof
                         Acknowledged before
                                                       Henry Ridgely
Recorded 16 april 1799


William Weems
           to
negro Amey
 Maryland sct  To whom these presents

shall come Greeting  I William Weems
of Ann Arundel County in the State aforesaid for divers
good Causes and Considerations me thereunto moving
do hereby free manumit and enfranchise the negro
following, to wit, Amey aged thirty years to be
free in five years from the date hereof hereby
Acknowledging the said negro Discharged from all
claim of service and right of property whatever from
me my heirs Executors Administrators or assigns
as witness my hand and Seal this sixth day of
april in the blessed year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and ninety nine
Signed Sealed & Acknowledged
in the presence of                           Wm Weems   (Seal)
       Saml Harrison Jun
       John Whittington

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed Vizt
April 15 1799  Then Came William Weems before
me one of the Justices of the peace for the County afsd
and acknowledged the above to be his Act and Deed
for the true purpose & meaning thereof
                                                 Sam.l Harrison Junr
Recorded 16 May 1799


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
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