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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 331   View pdf image
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County of anne arundel State of Maryland to wit   On this
Eleventh day of March 1826 personally appears Orlando G White
party to the within instrument of wrighting before me the
subscriber a Justice of the peace for said state & for said county &
acknowledged the same to be his act & Deed for the purposes within
mentioned & the negrow man within named to be henceforth
manumitted & discharged from all service to him or any other
claiming under him save only the within named Thomas
Griffith for the term of five years as within named & the said
negrow within named to be free & manumitted according to
the acts of assembly made & provided in such case
Ch.d      Taken & acknowledged before     John W Ringrose
8¾   Recorded the 5th day of April 1826


To all whom it may concern be it known that I Elizabeth
Hood of anne arundel county in the state of Maryland for
divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving as
also in further consideration of fifty dollars 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 Andrew 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 Andrew
I do declare to be henceforth free manumitted and discharged
from all manner of Servitude or service to me my executors
administrators and assigns forever   In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this sixth
day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
twenty six
Signed Sealed and delivered            Elizabeth Hood   (seal)
in presence of
Jos J Hopkins   Hester Hood
                                                                        (At)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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