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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 17   View pdf image
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name and affixed my seal this 22.d day of September in the
of our lord eighteen hundred and seven
Signed Sealed & delivered
in the presence of                           Samuel Ridout   (seal)
Gideon White   Jn.o M. Sewell

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit
Maryland Ann Arundel county to wit on the 22.d day
of September 1807 appeared Samuel Ridout before the
subscriber a Justice of the peace for said county and
acknowledged the within instrument of writing to be
his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned
according to the true intent and meaning thereof and
the acts of assembly in such cases made and provided
Recorded Sept.r 29.th 1807                 Gideon White


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Maryland sc.t   Know all men by these presents that ^Ann^ Lane of
anne arundel county in the State of Maryland made her last will
and testament in writing bearing date the thirtieth day of march
one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight which will was
duly proved and recorded in the Register of Wills office for
anne arundel county and among other negroes did devise a negro
woman by the name of Jenny aged about forty five years to
be free with power to her sister Susanna Lane John
Warring and Osborn Sprigg Harwood or either of them
to liberate and set free the said negro woman named
Jenny.  Therefore in pursuance of the power vested
to me under the Will of ann Lane I do hereby liberate
manumit and set free from slavery the said negro
named Jenny being of the age of forty five years or thereabouts
and able to work and again a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and her the said negro Jenny I do declare
to be henceforth liberated manumitted and freed from


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 17   View pdf image
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