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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 157   View pdf image
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appears Benjamin Wells party to the within
instrument of writing before me the subscriber a Justice
of the peace for the County aforesaid and acknowledges
the same to be his act and deed for the purposes within
mentioned and the said slaves within mentioned at
the times as within mentioned to be manumitted
and discharged from all service to him or to any
claiming under him and to be free and manumitted
according to the act of assembly in such cases made
and provided
Chd         Acknowledged before   Robert Franklin
Ex.d
3¼   Recorded the 5th day of may 1820


       This Indenture Witnesseth  That I Anne
Kelly of anne arundel County in the State of maryland
for and in the sum of one Cent 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 and set free the several following slaves
on the terms as hereafter mentioned my negro
woman Named Sarah to be free at my death my
negro man named Jacob aged 32 years to be free
after serving two years my negro Girl named
Rebecca aged sixteen years to serve untill she
arrives to the age of thirty one years my negro
boy named Perry aged Eleven years to serve untill
he arrives to the age of thirty five years, Braziel
aged Eight years to serve until she arrives at the
age of thirty one years Serena aged six years to
serve untill she arrives at the age of thirty one
years Henrietta aged two years to serve untill
she arrives to the age of thirty one years they being
                                                                   (under)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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