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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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me in hand paid at and before the ensealing and
delivering of the presents the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged have released from slavery manumitted
and set free and by these presents do release from Slavery
manumit and set free my mulatto woman Bet being
thirty six years of age of a Healthy Constitution sound in
mind and body and capable of Labour to procure for
herself sufficient food and raiment with other necessarys
of life altho the following children of my above named
mulatto woman Bet to wit Vachel aged five years peggy
aged three years and William aged six months to serve their
mother Bet above named untill they arrive at the age
of maturity that is to say the boys to serve her until they
arrive at the age of twenty one years and the girls until
they arrive at the age of sixteen years the issue Peggy to
be free   In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal this sixth day of January in the
year of our Lord 1825
Test   Nicholas Dorsey of Lloyd      Rachel Snowden  (seal)
             Beale Duvall

On the back of the aforegoing Deed was thus endorsed to wit
On this 6th day of January 1825 before me one of the Justices
of the peace for anne arundell County the within named
Rachel Snowden and acknowledges the within Instrument
writing a manumission to be her act and Deed according to
the true intent and meaning thereof and the act of assembly
in such case made and provided
Ex.d d.d                                  Gerrard H Snowden
paid
3   Recorded the 7th day of January 1825

To all whom it may Concern be it known that I
Jemima Duvall of anne arundel County in the State
                                                             (of)


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