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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 270   View pdf image
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by labour to procure to herself sufficient food and
raiment with other requisite necessary of Life from and
after the third day of June in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and forty three and if during continuance of
the servitude of the said Charity she shall have any
issue of her Body begotten then I do hereby determine
and Grant and agree that the state or condition of
the said issue shall be that of freedom and I do
hereby manumate and set free the said issue as they
arrive to the age of twenty one years   In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal this 5th day of June 1823
Witness   John H Williams         Stephen Beard  (seal)
               Jos Nicholson

Anne Arundel County sc to wit   Acknowledged
before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for
said County by the above named Stephen Beard as
his act and Deed this 5th day of June in the year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty three
Chd                                    Joseph Nicholson
2½   Recorded the 4th day of August 1823


    This Indenture Witnesseth that I Nathaniel
Chew of anne arundel County & State of Maryland for
and in consideration of one cent to me in hand paid
at & before the ensealing & delivery of these presents the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have released
from slavery manumitted & set free my negro woman
named Sukey being under forty five years of age of
a healthy Constitution sound in mind and body and
Capable by Labour to procure to her sufficient food &
raiment & other requisite necessaries of life.   In
Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
                                                                (name)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 270   View pdf image
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