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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 366   View pdf image
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Sparrow shall take upon himself the support of
such child or children as soon as the said child or
children may be born either by removing the said
child or children from being a burden to my brother
John Mercer or by his allowing my brother John Mercer
to deduct a reasonable sum for the support of such child
or children from the wages of him the said James
Sparrow or by his the said James Sparrow otherwise
providing for the support of the said child or children
during the aforesaid term of servitude of his wife Nelly
to the satisfaction of my aforesaid brother John Mercer
or by the said James Sparrow removing the said
child or children at any period of the aforesaid term
of servitude of his wife Nelly from being a burthen
to my brother John Mercer.   In witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand & seal
Signed & Sealed in the
    presence of us             Margaret Mercer   (seal)
    William OHara
    Cary S Mercer

At the foot of the aforegoing Deed was thus written to wit
Anne Arundel County sct   On this 12th day of Feby 1827
personally appears before me the subscriber a Justice of
the peace for said County Margaret Mercer and acknowledges
the aforegoing instrument of writing to be her act and deed
for the purposes therein mentioned according to the true
intent & meaning thereof & the act of assembly in such
case made and provided
paid         Acknowledged before         William OHara
Ex.d d.d
4¼   Recorded the 20th day of February 1827


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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