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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 275   View pdf image
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hereby release from slavery liberate manumit and set free
my negro man named John being of the age of forty two years
and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and him the said negro man named John I
do declare to be henceforth ^free^ from the date hereof manumitted
and discharged from all manner of servitude or service to me
my executors or administrators forever   In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord 1824
signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of                                   her
Richard G Hutton                           Mary + Elson  (seal)
Henry C Drury of Chas                         mark

On the back of the aforegoing Deed was thus endorsed to wit
State of Maryland Anne Arundel County to wit  On this 13th
day of March 1824 personally appears Mary Elson party
to the within instrument of writing before me subscriber
a Justice of the peace of the state of Maryland for the said
County and acknowledges the same to be her act and
Deed for the purposes within mentioned and the negro
man within named to be henceforth manumitted and
discharged from all services to her or any claiming under
her and to be free manumitted according to the act of
assembly in such cases made and provided
Ex.d d.d         Acknowledged before   Richard G Hutton
paid
2½   Recorded the 26th day of March 1824


To all whom it may Concern be it known that I Mary
Elson of anne arundle County in the State of Maryland
for divers good Causes and Considerations me thereunto
moving have released from slavery liberated manumitted
and set free and by these presents do hereby release from
slavery manumit and set free my two negro women
                                                                (on)


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