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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 294   View pdf image
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                         294

To all whom it may concern  Be it Known
that I Bennett Harrison of Anne Arundel
County in the State of Maryland for divers good
causes and considerations me thereunto moving
as also in further consideration of ninety dollars
current money to me in hand paid have released
from slavery liberated manumitted and set free
and by these presents do hereby release from
slavery liberate manumit and set free my
negro woman named Fanny Davis being of
the age of thirty two years and able to work
and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance
and her the said negro woman named Fanny
Davis I do declare 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 twenty
fourth day of March eighteen hundred and
fifteen
Signed Sealed and delivered   Bennett Harrison   (seal)
in presence of The words
"Davis" being first twice
interlined   Thomas Sellman
                John H. D Lane

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit:
Anne arundel County to wit:  On this twenty
fourth day of march eighteen hundred and
fifteen personally appears Bennett Harrison
party to the within instrument of writing before
me the subscriber a justice of the peace for


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