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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 22   View pdf image
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To all whom it may concern be it known that
I Joseph Court of anne arundel county in the State of
maryland for divers good causes and considerations me
thereunto moving as also for the further consideration
of one hundred pounds current money and interest
thereon from the 25.th December 1801 to me in hand paid
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 man
named Davy being of the age of thirty eight years and
able to work and gain sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and him the said negro man named
Davy I do declare to be henceforth free manumitted
and discharged from all manner of servitude to me my heirs
executors or administrators forever
    In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed
my seal this 15.th day of may in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and seven
Signed & sealed                           Joseph Court   (Seal)
in the presence
of      Ben Carr                    on the back of the aforegoing
Benj.a Allein                        was thus endorsed to wit

Received on the day of the date within mentioned the
sum of one hundred and twenty five pounds ten shillings
current money it being the full consideration money
within mentioned                                 Joseph Court
               Ben Carr
Witness   Benj.a Allein

Anne Arundel county sc.t  Be it remember that on
the 15.th may 1807 personally appeared Joseph Court
party to the within instrument of writing before me the
subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of maryland


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
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