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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 104   View pdf image
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                         104

     Maryland sc.t   To all whom
it may concern be it known that I James
Wooden a free man of colour of anne
arundel county in the state of maryland
for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moving as also in
further consideration of one dollar
current money to me in hand paid
have agreed to release from slavery
liberate manumit and set free and by
these presents do hereby release from
slavery liberate manumit and set
free from after the first day of
January in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty
one a mulatto boy named Peter
aged about four years and purchased
by me of Thomas Harris Junior
administrator of John Grimm deceased
he the said Peter being my son and
him the said mulatto boy Peter
I do declare to be henceforth that
is to say from and after the said
first day of January in the year of our
lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty one free manumitted and
discharged from all manner of servitude
or service to me my executors or
                                     adm.s


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
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