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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 344   View pdf image
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                                          344

At the foot of the aforegoing Deed was thus written to wit
Received on the day of the date above mentioned the sum of
two dollars current money being the full consideration money
mentioned above                                      his
M Brown                                     Timothy + Johnson
                                                               mark

Anne Arundel County to wit  On this 15th day of April 1826
personally appears Timothy Johnson party to the within
Instrument of writing before me the subscriber a Justice of the
peace of the state of Maryland for said county and
acknowledges the same to be his act and Deed for the purposes
therein mentioned and the negroes within named to be
free at the several ages therein mentioned them & their
Isue forever to be manumitted according to the acts of
assembly in such cases made and provided
Ch.d       Acknowledged before      McLane Brown
3¼   Recorded the 15th day of August 1826


To all whom it may concern be it known that I
William Shipley of Robert of Ann Arundle 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 woman named
Rachel Baker being of the age of forty three years old
and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and then the said negro woman named
Rachel Baker 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 tenth day of
                                              (April)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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