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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 142   View pdf image
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                                    142

intent and meaning
paid               Nicholas Worthington of Thomas
Ex.d d.d
3   Recorded the 17th day of January 1820


       This Indenture Witnesseth that I John
Hooper of Dorchester County in the State of
maryland for and in consideration of the sum of one
Dollar to me in hand paid at and before the
ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged have released from
slavery manumitted and set free and by these
presents do release from slavery manumit & set free
my negro man named Benjamin Brown being
under forty five years of age of a healthy Constitution
sound in mind and body and Capable by labour
to procure to him sufficient food and raiment with
other requisite necessaries of life.  In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this twenty fourth day of December in the year of
our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & nineteen
Signed Sealed & delivered
    in presence of us
    Henry H Urquhart            John Hooper  (seal)
             John Lee

       On the back of the aforegoing deed was thus written
to wit:   anne arundel County to wit:   On this 24th day
of December 1819 Personally appears John Hooper party
to within instrument of writing before me the subscriber
a Justice of the peace of the State of maryland for the
said County and acknowledges 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 to any claiming under him and to
                                                          (be)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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