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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 290   View pdf image
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and acknowledges the same to be her act and Deed for the
purposes within mentioned and the said negroes within
named and their increas to be henceforth manumitted
and discharged from all services from and after the time
specified to her or to any claiming under her and to be
free and manumitted according to the act of assembly in
such cases made and provided
Ex.d d.d        acknowledged before     Lewis Sutton
Chd
4¾   Recorded the 6th day of August 1824


To all whom it may Concern be it known that I Samuel
Wood of anne arundel County in the state of Maryland for
divers good Causes and Considerations me thereunto moving
do and will release from slavery liberate manumit and set
free and by these presents do hereby release from slavery
liberate manumit and set free my negro woman Polly
now residing with Joseph Chaney being of the age of Eighteen
years and also her children the male at twenty four and the
female at twenty one years Polly is healthy and sound
able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood to be free
from and after the first day of January one thousand
eight hundred and thirty two and she the said negro
woman named Polly I do declare to be henceforth free
manumitted and discharged (together with her
Children from and after the time above mentioned) from
all manner of service to me my executors or assigns forever
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this 24th day of July in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four
signed sealed and delivered in
the presents of   Witness               Samuel Wood  (seal)
Geo Simmons   Lewis Sutton

On the back of the aforegoing Deed was thus written to wit


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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