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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 830, Page 50   View pdf image
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on the back of the aforegoing was thus endorsed to wit
State of Maryland anne arundel county to wit
On this fifteenth day of august eighteen hundred and
eight personally appears John Sewell party the within
instrument of writing who acknowledges the same
to be his act and deed according to the true intent
and meaning thereof and the act of assembly in
such case made and provided
Acknowledged before      Henry Woodward
Recorded 22 aug.t 1808


Maryland anne arundel county Sc.t
    To all whom it may concern be it known that I
William Caton of the city of annapolis merchant for divers
good causes and considerations me thereunto moving as
also in further consideration of one dollar 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 mulatto man named George Ambush being
of the age of twenty eight years on the first day of
January last past of a healthy constitution and
sound in mind and body and able and
capable by labour to procure for himself sufficient
food and raiment and to gain a sufficient
livelihood and maintenance with other requisite
necessaries of life and him the said mulatto
man named George Ambush or by whatsoever
name he may be known or called I do declare
to be henceforth free manumitted and discharged


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