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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 307   View pdf image
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At the foot of the aforegoing Deed was thus written to wit
Anne Arundel County & State of Maryland to wit   Be it
remembered that on the twenty first day of February 1825
personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice
of the peace for said county the above named Ann Rainer
who acknowledged the foregoing Instrument of writing to be
her act and Deed
Ch.d               acknowledged before   Abner Linthicum
1¾   Recorded the 1st day of March 1825


Know all men by these presents that I William
Matthews of anne arundel county for and in consideration
of the sum of forty one dollars to me in hand paid by
Harriet Matthews and for other good causes me
thereunto moving have manumitted from slavery
and do hereby manumit and set free the said Harriet
Matthews to be free on the twenty fifth day of December
next and if I the said William Matthews should die
before the said Harriet time the said Harriet Matthews
to be free immediately and I do likewise hereby manumit
and discharge and set free the child of the said Harriet
matthews named Thomas to be free at the age of twenty
one and if I the said Matthews should die before the
said Thomas should arrive at the age of twenty one years
the said Thomas to be free the said Harriet being twenty
six years of age and Thomas aged four years and I do
hereby manumit discharge and set free the above
mentioned persons to be free and discharged from me
my heirs administrators and assigns and from all
person or persons whomsoever according to the above terms
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 10th day of March 1825
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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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