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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 127   View pdf image
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                                     127

of our Lord 1819
Sealed & delivered in presence of us
       Richard P Snowden        Joseph R Hopkins  (seal)
          Rezin H Snowden

       At the foot of the aforegoing deed was thus written
tow it:  anne arundel County ss.t   Be it remembered
That on the twenty fifth day of September Anno Domini
1819 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace
for the said County came the above named Joseph R
Hopkins and acknowledged the above manumission
to be his act and deed and desired the same might
be recorded as such    Witness my hand and seal
ch.d                                    Gerrard H Snowden  (seal)
2¼   Recorded the 28th day of September 1819


       To all whom it may concern  Be it known that
I Nicholas J Watkins of the City of annapolis and
State of maryland for divers good causes and
considerations me thereunto moving as also in the
further sum 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 negro boy named James aged about
Ten years from and after the fourteenth day of
July one thousand Eight hundred and forty two
which said negro boy James being able to gain
a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and the
said negro boy James I do declare to be free
manumitted and discharged from all manner of
servitude or service to me my Executors or
administrators from and after the time herein
before mentioned.   In Witness whereof I hereunto
set my hand and fix my seal this sixth day
of October in the year of our Lord one thousand
                                                             (Eight)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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