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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 281   View pdf image
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assembly in such cases made and provided
Ex.d d.d     acknowledged before      Rich.d G Watkins
Chd
4   Recorded the 5th day of April 1824


To all whom it may concern be it known that I
Henry Hoopper 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
dollars 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 Charity Brown about the age of Twenty seven
years also my negro man named Ezekiel Hoopper
being about the age of Twenty one years as also my
negro boy named Robert Matthews aged about eighteen
years they being able to work and gain a sufficient
livelihood and maintenance the said negroes named
Charity Ezekiel and Robert I do declare to be henceforth
free manumitted and discharged from all manner of
servitude or service to me my executors or administrators
forever   In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand
and seal this 6th day of April Eighteen hundred and
Twenty four
signed sealed and delivered                  his
in the presence of                        Henry + Hoopper   (seal)
Abner Linthicum                                 mark
R I Cowman

At the foot of the aforegoing Deed was thus written to wit
Anne Arundel County to wit   Be it remembered that
on this 6th day of April 1824 personally appears Henry
Hoopper party to the within instrument of writing before
                                                                      (me)


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