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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 305   View pdf image
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Know all men by these presents that I Henry Hooper
for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto
moving have and by these presents do manumit and
set free from slavery my coloured slaves Charity aged
eighteen and ^or^ nineteen years Ezekiel aged about twelve
years and Robert Matthews aged six years hereby
declaring them to be absolutely free.  Given under my
hand and seal the fifteenth day of April 1815
Signed Sealed and delivered in                 his
presence of                                    Henry + Hooper  (seal)
Owen Dorsey Fielder Israel                     mark

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit:
Ann Arundel County ss.  On the fifteenth day of April
eighteen hundred and fifteen before me the subscriber
one of the Justices of the peace for said County came
Henry Hooper party to the aforesaid deed of manumission
and acknowledges the same to be his act and deed
Ex.d d.d                                    Abner Linthicum
paid
1¼      Recorded the 25th day of April 1815


To all whom it may concern  Be it Known that I
Richard Harwood of Thomas of the City of Annapolis and
State of Maryland for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moving as also in further consideration of
two hundred 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 Linda being of the age of
about twenty years and able to work and gain a
sufficient livelihood and maintenance and her the
                                                                said


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
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