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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 305   View pdf image
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of writing before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace
of the state of Maryland for the said county and acknowledges
the same to be his act and Deed for the purposes within
mentioned and the negro man within named to be henceforth
manumitted and discharged from all services to him or to
any claiming under him and to be free and manumitted
according to the act of assembly in such Cases made and
provided                  acknowledged before      John Johns
Ex.d d.d
paid
5   Recorded the 1st day of February 1825


To all whom it may concern  Be it known that I
Gerrard Williams of the City of Annapolis and Anne
Arundell County 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 release from slavery manumit and set free
my negro woman named Ann being of the age of thirty
five years and able to work and gain a sufficient
livelihood and maintenance and her the said negro
woman named Ann 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 ninth day of January in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty five
signed sealed & delivered        Edw.d Williams  (seal)
in the presence of
    Gideon White

At the foot of the aforegoing Deed was thus written to wit
Received on the day of the date within mentioned
                                                                (the)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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