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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 109   View pdf image
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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 boy named
Benjamin of the age of six years to be free on the
twenty fifth day of December one thousand Eight
hundred and thirty Eight also my negro Girl
named Harriet of the age of fourteen years to be
free the twenty fifth day of December Eighteen
hundred and thirty one (her children if any) the
makes to be free at the age of thirty five and the
females to be free at the age of twenty Eight years
the said above mentioned negroes are of sound
mind and body and Capable by labour to
procure sufficient food and raiment the said
Negro Boy Benjamin and negro Girl Harriet I do
hereby declare to be free at the expiration of the
term within mentioned manumitted and discharged
from all manner of servitude or service to me
my Executors or administrators for ever.  In
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal this twenty second day of
april in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hundred and nineteen
Signed Sealed and delivered
       in the presence of           Daniel Weems  (seal)
       R Welch of Ben
          John Welch

          On the back of the aforegoing deed was thus
written to wit:
          Anne Arundel County sc.  On this twenty
second day of april one thousand Eight hundred
and nineteen personally appears before me the
subscriber a Justice of the peace for the County
                                                       (aforesaid)
            


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