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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 203   View pdf image
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To all whome it may concern be it Known that
I Ruth Weedon of Anne Arundel County in the State of
Maryland for divers good causes and considerations
me thereto moveing as also in further testamony of
my late Husband Richard Weedon dying request
have released from slavery liberate manumitted
and set free and by the presents do hereby release
from slavery liberate manumit and set free my
my negro women named named Sophia being
of the age of twenty three years and able to work
and gain a sufficient livelyhood and maintenance
and her the said negro woman Sophia I do declare
to be hencefourth manumitted free and discharged
from all manner of servitude or service to me my
executors administrators and assigns forever.  In
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this twenty eighth day of December in
the year of our Lord 1812
Witness                                 Rutha Weedon   (seal)
             Richard Merriken
             Thomas Weedon

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit:
A. A. County to wit:  On this 28th day of December 1812
personally appeared Ruth Weedon 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 purpose therein mentioned
and the negro woman therein named to be
hencefourth manumitted and discharged from all
service to her or any claiming under her and to
be free and manumitted according to the act
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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
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