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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 45   View pdf image
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                                     45.

Signed Sealed & delivered
    in the presence of
          James Hunter               Samuel C Watkins  (seal)
Henry Harwood of Nichs
       on the back of the aforegoing deed was thus written
to wit:      Anne Arundel County sc.  Be it remembered
that on the twenty first day of august Eighteen
hundred & seventeen personally appeared Samuel
C Watkins before the subscribed a Justice of the peace
for anne arundel County and acknowledged the within
and foregoing Instrument of writing to be his act and
deed according to the purport true intent & meaning
thereof and the acts of assembly  in such cases made
and provided                     James Hunter
Ch.d
2¼   Recorded the 22d day of august 1817


    State of Maryland Anne Arundel County sc  To all
whom it may concern  Be it known that for divers
good causes me thereunto moving I Joseph Evans of
the County aforesaid do hereby manumit and declare
free agreeably to the terms herein after specified to wit
my negro woman nanny being of the age of Forty
years to be free on the first day of august Eighteen
hundred and twenty seven negro John being of the
age of sixteen years to be free on the first day of
august Eighteen hundred and thirty seven and negro
boy Harry being of the age of fourteen years to be free
on the first day of august Eighteen hundred and
thirty eight hereby declaring and acknowledging
the said negro woman Nanny negro John and
Negro Henry as aforesaid free and for ever discharged
from all claim of service right or property whatsoever
from me or any claiming under me my heirs
Executors administrators or assigns from and after
                                                                   (the)



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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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