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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 282   View pdf image
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liberated manumitted and set free and by these
presents do hereby release from slavery liberate
manumit and set free at the expiration of
eight years from the date hereof to the same day
of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty two my mulatto male
slave named John being of the age of about
twenty seven years and able to work and gain
a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and
him the said mulatto male slave named
John I do declare to be at the expiration of
the term as aforesaid 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 fourth day of
April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fourteen
Signed Sealed and delivered   Benjamin Wells  (seal)
in the presence of
Benj.a Wells Ju.r
John Johns

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit:
Received on the day of the date within mentioned
the sum of three hundred dollars current money
it being in full for the consideration money
within mentioned
Test   Benj.a Wells Ju.r            Benjamin Wells
          John Johns


Anne Arundel County to wit:  On this fourth day
of April one thousand eight hundred and fourteen
personally appears Benjamin Wells party to the


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