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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 420   View pdf image
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thereunto moving as also in further consideration of one
dollar 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 my negrow
man named John Thomas being of the age of thirty
years and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood
and maintenance and him the said negrow man John
Thomas I do declare to be henceforth free manumitted
and dicharged from all manner of servitude or service
to me my executors or administrators for ever  In
Testimony wareof I have hereunto set my hand &
affixed my seal this first day of September in the
year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and twenty Eight
Signed Sealed & delivered         Henry Lyon Davis  (seal)
In presents of
Ezekiel Moseley   John W Ringrose

On the back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit:
Received on the day of the date above mentioned the
sum of one Dollar current money It being the full
consideration money within mentioned
Test      J. W. Ringrose                     H L Davis

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written To wit
State of Maryland Anne Arundel County Ss:
On this first day of September 1828 personally
appears Henry Lyon Davice party to the within
Instrument of writing before me the subscriber a
Justice of the peace in & for said County and
acknowledged the same to be his act and deed for
the purpose within mentioned and the negrow
man within named to be henceforth manumitted
and discharged from all service to him or to any
                                                            (person)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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