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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 296   View pdf image
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the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid
and acknowledged the within instrument of
writing to be his act and deed according to
the true intent and meaning thereof this
sixth day of april one thousand eight hundred
and fifteen
Chd                        Thomas Bassford
2      Recorded the 6th day of April 1815


    To all whom it may concern  Be it Known
that I Wapping Brown of Anne Arundel County
in the State of Maryland saving and reserving
to myself now and at all times during my
natural life all right of servitude service and
slavery of my negro slaves Henrietta Brown
aged forty years Peter Brown aged six years
Benjamin Brown aged three years and John
Brown aged one year for divers good causes
and considerations me thereunto moving as
also in further consideration of twenty dollars
current money to me in hand paid have
released from slavery liberated manumitted
and set free from and after the end of my
natural life and do by these presents hereby
release from slavery liberate manumit and
set free after the end of my natural life
my negro slaves to wit:  Henrietta Brown
and any Children she may hereafter have Peter
Brown Benjamin Brown and John Brown
they being able to work and gain a sufficient


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
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