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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 41   View pdf image
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                                             41

me the subscriber a justice of 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
the negro man within named to be henceforth manumitted
and discharged from all services to him or any claiming
under him and to be free and manumitted according
to the act of assembly in such cases made and
provided
                   acknowledged before      Joseph Sands
Recorded the 25 July 1808


Whereas I Philip Watts did on or about the nineteenth
day of october one thousand seven hundred and ninety two by a
certain writing under my hand and seal and duly recorded
amongst the land records of anne arundel county court
but executed only in the presence of one witness did liberate
manumit and set free or intended so to do Abigal
Letty Susanna Samuel Rebecca William Robin
Frances and Dinah and by the said writing freedom
was to take place at a future day.  And whereas doubts
have arisen or may arise whether the said instrument
of writing has been executed agreeably to law so as to carry
into effect the intentions of the maker thereof and for the
purpose of removing doubts and aiding any defects which
may exist therein.      Be it known that I Philip Watts
for and in consideration of the premises aforesaid
have released from slavery liberated manumitted
set free and confirmed in their said freedom and
by these presents do hereby release from slavery liberate
manumit set free and confirm in their freedom according
to and upon the terms set forth and contained in
the said instrument of writing herein before mentioned
and referred to the said several and respective
persons above mentioned that is to say Abigal


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
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