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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 359   View pdf image
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                               359

    To all whom it may concern, Be it known that
I Basil Shephard of the City of Annapolis in the State
of maryland for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moving as also in further consideration
of five 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 woman named Betty being of the age of
thirty years and able to work and gain a sufficient
livelihood and maintenance to be free from and after
the first day of August one thousand Eight
hundred and twenty seven and also her two Children
Jack aged about six years to be free from and after
the first day of August one thousand Eight hundred
and thirty seven Jem aged about one year to be free
from and after the first day of august one thousand
Eight hundred and forty and them the said negroes
Betty Jack and Jem I do declare to be henceforth
free manumitted and discharged from all manner
of servitude or service to me my Executors or
administrators forever from and after the periods
above mentioned.  In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
twenty seventh day of July in the year of our Lord
one thousand Eight hundred and sixteen
    Signed Sealed and delivered
        in the presence of               Basil Shepherd (seal)
    Frederick Harwood
       George McNeir

       On the back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit:
       Received on the day of the date within mentioned
the sum of five dollars Current money it being the
full consideration money within mentioned
Witness                                 Basil Shephard
             George McNeir
                                                                Anne


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
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