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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 344   View pdf image
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named Charles Mahoney personally appeared
before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the
peace for the above County and acknowledged the
above instrument of writing to be his act and
deed.   Acknowledged before and certified by
                                              James Hunter

I this day received of Charles Mahoney his note
with M.r John Watkins as security for a negroe
girl named Ann which the said Mahoney
bought of me on the first day of January last
                                     Francis M Hall
paid                               Dec.r 2d 1805
2½      Recorded the 7th day of May 1816


To all whom it may concern  Be it Known
that I Benjamin Gaither of Anne Arundel County
in the State of Maryland for divers good causes
and considerations me thereunto moving as also
in further consideration of six 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 man named William after
serving twelve years from the thirteenth day
of May eighteen hundred and fourteen being now
about the age of thirty three years an able to
work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and him the said negro man
named William I do declare to be henceforth
free manumitted and discharged from all
                                                    servitude


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