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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 201   View pdf image
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negro Girl within named to be henceforth manumitted
and discharged from all services 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
paid            Acknowledged before      Robert Welch
3   Recorded the 16th day of June 1821


    To all whom it may Concern    Be it known
that I James Williams 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 se free and by these
presents do hereby release from slavery liberate
manumit and set free my negro woman named
Nance being between forty and forty five years
of age and able to work and gain a sufficient
livelihood and maintenance and her the said
negro woman named Nance 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 twenty third day of June Eighteen
hundred and twenty one
Signed Sealed and delivered
       in the presence of us
          Lewis Neth Jr          James Williams  (seal)
          Henry M Fleury

       On the back of the aforegoing deed was thus
written to wit:   maryland anne arundel County
to wit:      Be it remembered That on this twenty
                                                                (third)


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