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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 353   View pdf image
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the State of Maryland for divers good causes and
considerations me thereunto moving do release from
slavery manumitt liberate and set free and by these
presence do hereby releace from slavery liberate
manumitt and set free my negro boy Bob after
the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty
five being then of the age of thirty five years and
able to work and gain a sufficient livelyhood
and maintainance and him the said negro boy
Bob I do declare to be henceforth free manumitted
and discharged at the time above specified from
all manner of servitude or service to me my
executors or administrators forever.  in Testamony
whareoff I hereunto set my hand and seal this
21 day of May 1816
Test      Henry H. Steuart        John Merriken (seal)
       Henry Hammond

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit:
Ann Arundell County to wit:  On this 21 day
of May 1816 personally appeared John Merriken
party to the within instrument of wrighting
before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace
of the State of Maryland and said County and
acknowledged the same to be his act and deed
for the purpose therein mentioned and the
said negro boy Bob within named at the time
above specified to be henceforth manumitted
and discharged from all service to him or
any claiming under him and to be free and
manumitted according to the act of Assembly
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