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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 200   View pdf image
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    To all whom it may concern   Be it known That
I Thomas Jiams of anne arundel County in the
State of maryland for divers good causes and
considerations me thereunto moving as also in further
consideration of five shillings Current money to me
in hand paid have released from slavery manumitted
and set free and by these presents do hereby release
from slavery liberate manumit and set free my
negro Girl named maria Jiams being of the
age of fifteen years and able to work and gain
a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and her
the said negroe Girl named Maria I do declare to
be henceforth free manumitted and discharged from
all manner of servitude or service to me my Executors
or administrators for ever.   In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
this day of may in the year of our Lord one
thousand Eight hundred and twenty one
Signed Sealed and delivered
       in the presence of                    his
       Lewis Tinges               Thomas X Jiams  (seal)
       John E Pettibone                    mark

       on the back of the aforegoing deed was
thus written to wit:
          Anne Arundel County ss.   Be it remembered
That on this twenty second day of may in the
year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
and twenty one personally appears Thomas Jiams
party to the 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)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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