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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 299   View pdf image
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Rowles of Ann Arundel County for divers good causes
and considerations them thereunto moving have
and by these presents do manumit and set
free from slavery their negro man called Thomas
Harwood aged about thirty one years hereby
declaring him to be absolutely free.  Given under
their hands and seals the fourth day of march
eighteen hundred and fifteen
Signed Sealed and delivered      John Rowles   (seal)
by J Rowles in the                             his
presence of                              David + Rowles  (seal)
Owen Dorsey
Fielder Israel

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit
Baltimore County ss  On the fourth day of march
1815 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace
for said County personally appeared John Rowles
one of the parties to the aforegoing deed of
manumission and acknowledged the same to be
his act and
                                              Owens Dorsey

Anne Arundel County ss   On the 18th of march
1815 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace
for said County came David Rowles one of
the parties to the aforegoing deed of manumission
and acknowledged the same to be his act
and deed
Ex.d d.d                              Ch.s Waters
p.d
2      Recorded the 17.th day of April 1815


Know all men by these presents that I George
Dorsey of Anne Arundel County and State of
Maryland beleveing that natural freedom
                                                          is


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