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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 401   View pdf image
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have released from slavery manumitted and set free
And by these Presents do release from slavery manumit and
set free with her increase my mulatto Girl named maria
aged about Eighteen months the daughter of my woman
named Hess and now in the possession of my daughter
Harriet Ditty from and after she shall arrive at the
age of sixteen years   In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 17th
day of June 1828                           his
Test   William OHara      Benjamin  X  Winterson  (seal)
          B W Marriott                     mark

       On the Back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
    On this 17th day of June 1828 appeared before me the
subscriber a Justice of the Peace anne arundel County
appears Benja Winterson and acknowledged the above
instrument of writing to be his act and deed for the
Purposes therein mentioned according to the True intent
and meaning thereof & the act of assembly in such
Case made & provided
Chd            Acknowledged Before      William OHara
2½   Recorded the 5th day of July 1828


To all whom it may Concern be it known that I
Thomas Wilson of Anne Arundel County in the State of
Maryland for divers good Causes me thereunto moving
and also for the further Consideration of Ten dollars
Current to me in hand Paid have released from
Slavery manumitted and set free and by these Presents
do liberate manumit and set free negro Henry
Wilson my son and slave aged about twenty three
years and able to work and gain a livelihood
and him the said Henry Wilson I do declare to be
                                                       (henceforth)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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