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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 152   View pdf image
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                               152

    On the back of the aforegoing deed was thus
written to wit:   Ann Arundel County to wit:  On
this fourth day of February in the year of our Lord
one thousand Eight hundred and twenty personally
appeared before us the subscribers two of the
Justices of the peace in and for the County
aforesaid the within mentioned John Dorsey and
acknowledged the within deed of manumission
to be his act and deed according to the true intent
and meaning thereof
Chd      Acknowledged before         Arch Dorsey
Ex.d                                                William OHara
2¾   Recorded the 12th day of april 1820


       To all whom it may concern  Be it known
That I William Hosgood of anne arundel County
in the State of maryland for divers good causes and
Considerations me thereunto moving as also in
further Consideration of the sum of one dollar
Current money to me in hand paid have released
from slavery liberated manumit and set free
and by these presents do hereby release from
slavery liberate manumit and set free the four
following negroes namely Hannah aged thirty
Eight years and Thomas Hannahs child aged
three years, Hariot aged ten years and mary
aged Eight years that is to say Hannah to be free
from the date hereof she being able to work
and gain a sufficient livelyhood and maintenance
Thomas to be free in the year of our Lord one
thousand Eight hundred and forty one on the
first day of January Hariot to be free on the
                                                       first


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