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151 on the back of the aforegoing deed was thus endorsed to wit Received on the day of the date within mentioned the sum of one hundred pounds current money it being the full consideration money within mentioned Test Osborn Williams Elizabeth Hood (seal) Anne Arundel county to wit On this 5.th day of January 1811 personally appeared Elizabeth Hood party to the within instrument of writing before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the state of maryland for the said County and acknowledges the same to be her act and deed for the purposes within mentioned and the several negroes within named to be henceforth manumitted and discharged from all services to her or to any claiming under her and to be free and manumitted according to the act of assembly in such cases made and provided acknowledged before Ex.d d.d Osborn Williams (seal) ch.d Recorded the 8.th April 1811 Know all men by these presents that I Henry C. Hobbs of anne arundel county and state of maryland for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving being conscienciously concerned to give and grant to the negroes now in my possession their freedom and liberty do hereby declare that free from me my heirs and assigns forever and from all manner of persons whatsoever in manner and form following Viz.t negro Rachel to be free at the date of this manumition negro Charles to be free December y.e fifteenth eighteen hundred and seventeen negro Isaac to be free september the thirteenth eighteen hundred and twenty two negro James to be free the thirtieth of December eighteen hundred twenty three, negro Richard to be free October the sixteenth eighteen hundred twenty four negro Jacob to be free January the sixth eighteen hundred and twenty six negro Susanna to be free february the eighth eighteen hundred and twenty six, negro Abraham to be free february the eighth eighteen hundred and |
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