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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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and to be free and manumitted according to the act
of assembly in such cases made and provided
Ex.d d.d      Acknowledged before      Tho.s Burgess
ch.d
7   Recorded the 15th day of October 1821


    To all whom it may Concern  Be it known that
I Levi Lanham 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 current money 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 woman named Honor being about the
age of thirty six years and able to work and
gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance
together with her Child named Lenezar aged
about two weeks and them the said negro
woman named Honor and Child named Lenezar
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 fourth day
of September one thousand Eight hundred and
twenty One
Signed Sealed & delivered             his
    in the presence of               Levi X Lanham   (seal)
Edward Warfield                         mark
    R Warfield

    On the back of the aforegoing deed was thus
written to wit:   Anne Arundel County to wit:
On this fourth day of September one thousand
Eight hundred and twenty one personally appears
                                                             (Levi)


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