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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 150   View pdf image
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claiming under him and to be free and manumitted according
to the act of assembly in such cases made and provided
                            Acknowledged before
ch.d                                                         Joseph Sands
3¼   Recorded the 3.d day of april 1811


To all whom it may concern be it known that I Elizabeth Hood
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 hundred pounds
current money to me in hand paid have released
from slavery liberated manumitted and sett free and by
these presents do hereby release from slavery liberate
manumit and set free my negro woman Rachel
and her three yongest children named Rachel Dory
and Anney, Rachel the mother being of the age of forty
years and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood
and maintainance  Rachel the daughter being of
the age of three years  Dory being of the age of
two years and Anney being of the age of one
year and they the said negro woman Rachel
and negro girl Rachel and negro Girl Dory and
negro Girl Anney, I do declare to be henceforth
free manumitted and discharged from all manner of
servitude or service to me my executors or administrators
forever,  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my seal this fifth day of
January 1811
The word Girl in the fourteenth
line being first interlined
signed sealed & delivered in the      Elizabeth Hood   (seal)
presence of      Osborn Williams
Elizabeth Williams, Hester Hood


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
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