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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 825, Page 63   View pdf image
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personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the
Justices of the peace for the county aforesaid the above
named Richard Merriken party to the above instrument
of writing and acknowledged the same to be
his Act and Deed for intents and purposes therein
Contained according to an Act of Assembly in such
Cases made and provided
Recorded 31 December 1799         Brice J. Worthington


Joshua Toogood
              to
Sundry negroes
 Maryland sct  Know all Men

by these presents that I Joshua
Toogood being Conscious to myself that the holding
of negroes in perpetual Slavery and bondage is
repugnant to the Laws of God and inconsistant
with the strict rules of Justice and Equity and also
that freedom and Liberty is the inalienable right &
privilege of every person born into the world
Therefore for these and other good Causes and
Considerations I the said Joshua Toogood being
thereunto moved do for myself my heirs & assigns
hereby manumit and forever Discharge and set free
all my negroes herein after mentioned in
manner and form following Viz.t one negro
woman named Prissilla aged about thirty five
years and Mary her Daughter aged about three
years to be set free and have their full discharge
and Liberty from the day or date hereof  In
Testimony whereof I the said Joshua Toogood
have hereunto set my hand and affixed my


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