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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 351   View pdf image
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manumission for the uses & purposes therein mentioned
paid                                                James Hunter
2¼   Recorded the 12th day of October 1826


To all ^to^ whom it may concern be it known that I Gerard
H Snowden of An  Arundel County in the State of Maryland
for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving
as also in consideration of five 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 the negroes
heretofore sold by me to Charles B Ross for a term of years
with the reversion in me from and after the respective periods
herein indicated to wit.   William Gibson and Sarah his wife
and Henry Gibson being respectively of the ages of thirty five
thirty two and twenty two years in the order of their names
and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance to be free on the sealing and delivery of these
presents from all manner of servitude or service to me my
executors or administrators forever and Hercules Gibson
aged twenty years on the eighth day of March eighteen
hundred and twenty six Eliza Gibson aged fourteen on
the ninth day of January eighteen hundred and twenty
six Sophia Gibson aged eight years on the sixth day of
December eighteen hundred and twenty six William Gibson
aged six years on the twenty first day of August eighteen
hundred and twenty six Dennis Gibson aged four years
on the ninth day of May eighteen hundred and twenty
seven and George Gibson aged two years on the third
day of December eighteen hundred and twenty six
all children of the said William and Sarah Gibson to be
free manumitted and discharged from all manner
of servitude or service to me my executors or administrators
                                                                      (forever)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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