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138. to wit. I hereby certify that on this eleventh day of January Anno Domini 1811 the within named Horatio Samuel Gibson persnlly came before me one of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid and acknowledged the foregoing and within instrument of writing to be his proper act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned according to the act of assembly in such case made and provided Taken before chd Richard Merriken 2½ sd Recorded the 22d day of January 1811 To all whom it may concern be it known that I Charles Wallace of Anne Arundel County in the State of Maryland for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving as also in further consideration of five shillings current money to me in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby duly acknowledged have released from slavery liberated manumitted and set free and by these presents do hereby release from slavery liberate manumit and set free my negro woman named margaret Bladen commonly called Peggy being of the age of forty three years and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and her the said negro woman named margaret Bladen commonly called as aforesaid Peggy, I do declare to be henceforth free manumitted and discharged from all manner of servitude or service to me my executors or administrators forever |
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