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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 295   View pdf image
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said county and acknowledges the same to be his
act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned
and the negro woman therein mentioned to be
henceforth manumitted and discharged from all
services to him or any claiming under him and
to be free and manumitted according to the act of
Assembly in such case made and provided
Ex.d d.d         Acknowledged before
paid                                          Thomas Sellman
2¾      Recorded the 4.th day of April 1815


State of Maryland Sc.t  To all whome these presents
shall come Greeting I Charles Pettebone of Ann
Arundell County in the State aforesaid for divers
good causes and considerations me thereunto moving
do hereby declare free manumited and enfranchised
the negroes folloing to witt Cassy aged about thirty
years to be free on the first day of January eighteen
hundred and fifteen.  And I do discharge them
from all servitude and forever quit claim to
all right and title to them on the day and year
aforesaid from me my heirs executors and
administrators forever.  In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day
of April one thousand eight hundred and fifteen
Witness                           Charles Pettebone   (seal)
          N J Watkins
          Tho.s Bassford

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit:
Ann Arundell County Sct.  Charles Pettebone
personally appeared before me the subscriber one of


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