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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 143   View pdf image
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                               143

be free and manumitted according to the act of assembly
in such cases made and provided
Chd      Acknowledged before      John Johns
Ex.d
3   Recorded the 18th day of January 1820


       To all whom it may concern  Be it known that
I Elijah Pennington of ann arundel County in
the State of maryland 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 negro woman named
Nel or Ellen Young being of the age of forty one
years and able to work and gain a sufficient
livelihood and maintenance and her the said
negro woman named Nel or Ellen Young    I do
declare to be henceforth free manumitted and
discharged from all manner of servitude or service
to me my Executors and administrators for ever
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal this 25th day of January in
the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
and twenty
Signed Sealed and delivered
    in the presence of               Elijah Pennington  (seal)
    James Hunter
    John W Beard

             On the back of the aforegoing deed was thus
written to wit:      Received on the day of the date within
mentioned the sum of One Dollar Current money it
being the full consideration money within mentioned
                                           Elijah Pennington  (seal)

          Anne Arundel County to wit   Be it remembered
                                                                            (that)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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