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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 336   View pdf image
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the peace of the State of Maryland for the said
County and acknowledged the same to be his
act and deed for the purposes within mentioned
and agreably to the true intent and meaning
thereof according to the act of Assembly in
such cases made and provided
                acknowledged before
paid                                    Thomas Sellman
Recorded the 13th day of February 1816


Know all men by these presents that I
Nicholas J Watkins of Anne Arundel County
and State of Maryland for and in consideration
of the sum of one dollar current money to me
in hand paid before the ensealing and delivery
of these presents by negro woman Viney have
manumitted and set free and by these presents
doth absolutely manumit and set free the
said negro woman Viney at the time of
the sealing of these presents she being of
healthy constitution and sound in mind
and body and capable by labour to procure
sufficient food and raiment with other requisite
necessaries of life and not exceeding forty years
of age.  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my seal this 7.th day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixteen
Signed Sealed and delivered   N. J. Watkins  (seal)
in the presence of
John T. Disny
William Wysham


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
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