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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 428   View pdf image
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Maryland for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moving have released from slavery liberated
manumitted and set free and by these presents do
hereby release from slavery liberate manumit and set
free my negroes to wit  Harriet aged nineteen and a
half years to be free the 13th day of November 1829
James aged seventeen years to be free the 16th day of
February 1837 John aged sixteen years nearly to be
free the 11th day of December 1838 Elizabeth aged
thirteen years to be free the 9th day of May 1832
Ann aged Eleven years to be free the 28th day of
June 1834 Dorcas aged seven years to be free the 25th
day of December 1838 Charles aged four years to
be free the 12.th day of April 1846 Henry son of
Harriet aged eight days to be free the 15th day of
June 1850.  All of which said negroes are healthy
and strong able to gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintainance and they the said negroes so named
I do declare to be henceforth free manumitted and
discharged from and after the periods affixed to their
several names from all manner of servitude or service
to me my executors or administrators forever they and
their increase that shall be born after this date during
their servitude the males at twenty one years of age
and the females at sixteen years of age to be free
and fully discharged from all manner of servitude
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this twenty Sixth day of June in the year
of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty nine
Signed sealed and delivered in presence
of Jos Mayo      N H Green                 Henry Matthews  (seal)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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