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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 197   View pdf image
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    To all whom it may concern  Be it known that
I Henry Basford of anne arundel County and State
of maryland for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moving as also in further Consideration
of one dollar 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 Girl Cassy
Robinson aged three years on the 14 December 1819
to be free on the fourteenth day of December one
thousand Eight hundred and forty six at which
time she will be thirty years of age and the issue
of the said Cassy Robinson to be free the males at
twenty five years of age and the females at the age
of twenty five years, and the issue of said issue to be
free at the last mentioned ages for ever and I do
hereby declare the said Cassy Robinson and her
issue to be henceforth free manumitted and discharged
from all manner of servitude or service to me my
Executors administrators or assigns for ever on the above
mentioned terms   In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal this 24 day of
april 1821
Gideon White               Henry Basford   (seal)
Gideon White Junr

       On the back of the aforegoing deed was thus
written to wit:
       Received the day and date above mentioned
one Dollar being the full consideration money
within mentioned
    Gideon White                  Henry Basford  (seal)
    Gideon White Junior

             Ann Arundel County ss.s  On the 24th day of
                                                                      (april)


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