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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 270   View pdf image
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considerations me thereunto moving as also
for the further consideration of the sum of
five shillings current money to me in hand
paid the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge and myself therewith to be
fully satisfied have released from slavery
liberated manumitted and set free my
negro man named Ben being of the age
of forty years and able to work and gain
a livelihood and sufficient maintenance
and him the said negro man named Ben
I do hereby declare to be free and henceforth
manumitted and discharged from all manner
of servitude or service to me or any claiming
under me my executors or administrators
forever.  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 & 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 or within instrument of
of writing before me the subscriber a
Justice of the peace of said County and
acknowledged the same to be her act and
deed for the purposes therein mentioned           
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