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269 and gain a livelyhood and sufficient maintenance and him the said negro man Thomas alias Saucy I do declare to be henceforth free manumitted and discharged from all manner of servitude or service to me my executors or administrators forever. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 18th 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 On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit: Anne Arundel County to wit: On this 18.th day of May 1814 personally appears Sarah Riggs party to the above instrument of writing before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for said County and acknowledged the same to be her act and deed for the purposes within mentioned and the negro man therein 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 Ex.d acknowledged before paid w.m P Mathews 2¾ Recorded the 2.d day of June 1814 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 |
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