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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 354   View pdf image
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                               354

in such cases made and provided
               Acknowledged before
Ch.d                                    Henry Hammond
2½      Recorded the 18.th day of June 1816

To all whom it may concern  Be it Known
that I John Merriken of Ann Arundell County in
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 release from
slavery liberate manumitt and set free my negro
girl Harriott after the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and thirty two being then of the age of
thirty years and able to work and gain a
sufficient livelyhood and maintainance, and her
the said negro girl Harriott 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 whereoff
I hereunto sett my hand and seal this 21 day of
May 1816
Test                                 John Meriken  (seal)
       Henry H Steuart
       Henry Hammond

On the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit
Ann Arundel 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
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