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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 332   View pdf image
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peace for s.d Coty and acknowledged the above
instrument of writing to be his act and deed
          acknowledged before
ch.d                              Nich.s Worthington of Tho.s
2      Recorded the 15.th day of January 1816


To all whom it may concern  Be it Known that
I Francis Neale of Anne Arundel County in the
State of Maryland for divers good causes and
considerations me thereunto moving as also in
further consideration of one hundred dollars current
money to me in hand paid have released from
slavery liberated manumitted and set free and
by these presents do hereby set free my negro woman
named Polly being of the age of forty three years
and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood
and maintenance and her the said negro woman
named Polly I do declare to be 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 fifth day of February in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixteen             his
Signed Sealed & delivered     Francis X Neale   (seal)
in the presence of                            mark
James Hunter
William Nichols Sen.r

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit:
Received on the day of the date within mentioned
the sum of one hundred dollars current money it
being the full consideration money within mentioned
the words forty three being                     his
interlined before the execution      Francis + Neale
of the above deed                                 mark
                                                                      Anne


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
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