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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 282   View pdf image
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me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the state
of Maryland for the County aforesaid and acknowledges
the same to be his act and Deed for the purposes therein
mentioned and the negroes therein named to be
henceforth manumitted and discharged from all
services to him or to any claiming under him and to
free and manumitted according to the act of assembly
in such cases made & provided
paid               acknowledged before      R I Cowman
3   Recorded the 6 day of April 1824


To all whom it may Concern be it known that I
William Brewer of the City of annapolis in the 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 released from slavery
liberate manumit and set free my negro women
one named Jane Gant being of the age of forty three
years the other named Polly Gibson being of the
age of thirty three years and able to work and gain
a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and them
the said negro women named Jane Gant and Polly
Gibson.  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 have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this seventh day of April in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four
signed sealed and delivered
    in the presence                              Wm Brewer  (seal)
James Hunter   Thos H Hall
                                                                     (On)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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