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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 312   View pdf image
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current money it being the full consideration
money within mentioned         Joshua Black  (seal)
Anne Arundel County to wit   On this sixteenth
day of April 1825 personally appears Joshua Black
party to the within instrument 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 purpose 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
Ex.d         acknowledged before      Thos Burgess
3   Recorded the 18th day of April 1825


To all to whom it may concern be it known that I
James Pryor of anne arundel 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
liberate manumit and set free my negro man named
Abraham Jones being of the age of forty four years and
able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and him the said negro man named
Abraham Jones I do declare to be henceforth free
manumitted and discharged from all manner servitude
or service to me my heirs executors or administrators
forever   In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my seal this twenty sixth
day of January in the year of our Lord one
                                                       (thousand)


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