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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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mulatto man Jacob Matthews which I purchased of
Richard Harwood of Thomas and Henry H Harwood
administrators of Benjamin Harwood late of the City of
Annapolis deceased being about the age of fifty nine years
and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and him the said Jacob Matthews named as
above I do declare henceforth to be free manumitted and
discharged from all manner of servitude or service to me
my executors or administrators from and after the date
hereof   In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal this 28th day of November in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
six                                                            her
Signed Sealed & delivered                Kitty + Matthews  (seal)
    in the presence of
Susan OHara   William OHara

On the back of the aforegoing Deed was thus written to wit
State of Maryland Anne Arundel County to wit
On the 28th day of November eighteen hundred and twenty
six personally appears Kitty Matthews otherwise Called
Kate Matthews party to the within instrument of writing
before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the State
of Maryland and for the County aforesaid and acknowledge
the same to be her act and deed for the purposes within
mentioned and the mulatto man named Jacob Matthews
within named to be henceforth free manumitted and
discharged from all services to her or to any claiming
under her and to be free and manumitted according to
the act of assembly in such Cases made and provided
Ex.d d.d     Acknowledged before     William OHara
Ch.d
3¼   Recorded the 2d day of December 1826


To all whom it may Concern be it known that I
Joseph Chaney of Ann Arundel County and State of
                                                             (mayland)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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