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291 act and deed for the purposes within mentioned and the negro man within named to be henceforth manumitted and discharged from all services to him or to any claiming under him and to be free an manumitted according to the act of assembly in such cases made and provided Acknowledged before us Abner Linthicum paid Oliver Cromwell 2¾ Recorded the 9.th day of March 1815 To all whom it may concern Be it Known that I Nicholas Norman of Anne arundel County in the State of Maryland for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving as also in further consideration of the sum of one dollar current money to me in hand paid have released from slavery liberated manumitted and set free and by these presents do release from slavery liberate manumit and set free from and after the end and term of my natural life my negro man named Thomas being of the age of thirty five years. And I do hereby declare that from and after the end and term of my natural life he the said negro Thomas shall be thenceforth free manumitted released and discharged from all manner of service servitude or slavery whatsoever to my executors administrators or heirs or any of them thenceforth forever. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this thirteenth day of December eighteen hundred and fourteen Signed Sealed and delivered in Nicholas Norman (seal) the presence of Sam.l Gott |
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