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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 407   View pdf image
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    On the Back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
Ann Arundell County Sc on the 4th day of october
1828 Appeared the above named Edward williams
before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for said
County and acknowledged the above instrument
of writing to be his act and deed
                                        Gideon White

Recd on the day and date above mentioned the
sum of one dollar Current money being the full
Consideration above mentioned
Witness                           Edwd williams
paid   Gideon White
2¼   Recorded the 4th day of October 1828


    To all whom it may Concern be it known
that I James Pryor of anne arundel 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 sett
free from and after the ninth day of october
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hundred and forty nine my negro slave named
Benjamin Jones being of the age of fourteen
years and able to work and gain a sufficient
livelihood and maintenance and him the said
negro boy named Benjamin Jones I do declare to be
from and after the ninth day of October Eighteen
hundred and forty nine free manumitted and
discharged from all manner of servitude or
service to me my heirs executors or administrators
                                                             (for)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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