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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 267   View pdf image
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To all whom it may concern  Be it Known
that I Sarah Riggs of Anne Arundel County
State of Maryland for divers good causes and
considerations me thereunto moving as also
for the further consideration of the sum of five
shillings to me in hand paid do hereby release
from slavery liberate manumit and set free
the following negroes to wit:  Bet aged forty
two years together with her four children viz
Sampson aged fifteen years Frederick aged
fourteen years Slyvia aged ten years and
David aged seven years all of whom are
healthy and able to gain a livelihood and
maintenance: and the said negroes Bett
Sampson Frederick Sylvia and David I
do hereby declare shall henceforth be free
manumitted and discharged that is to say
Bet from and after the date hereof and
her four children on each and every of
them arriving at the age of thity years or
at my decease which soever may first
happen and each and every of them are
hereby at such periods released from all
servitude or service to me my executors
or administrators forever according to the
before mentioned conditions.  In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this 18.th day of May in
the year of our Lord 1814
Signed Sealed and delivered      Sarah Riggs   (seal)
in presence of
Charles G Worthington   W.m P Mathews


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