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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 477   View pdf image
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acknowledges the same to be his act and deed for the purposes
within mentioned and the negro man within named to be
henceforth manumitted and discharged from all services to him
or to any claiming unto him and to be free and manumitted
according to the act of assembly in such cases made and provided
chd                        acknowledged before            Th G waters
3¼   Recorded the 13.th day of March 1831


I Nathaniel Chew of Anne Arundel County do hereby
manumit and set free the following negroes to wit:  Maria
Simms aged about thirty years and her three children Polly
aged about five years  Peter aged about three years and
Harriett aged about one year as witness my hand and
seal this day first day of October Eighteen hundred and
twenty four                                                      his
Witness   Jno G Rogers                     Nathaniel X Chew   (seal)
                                                                      mark

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit:
       State of Maryland Anne Arundel County to wit:
On this first day of Oct.r 1824 personally appears before the
subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for said County Nathaniel
Chew and acknowledges the above deed or instrument of writing
to be his act and deed and the negroes therein mentioned to be
free and discharged from slavery
chd                                                            Richard G watkins
1½   Recorded the 18.th day of March 1831


To all whom it may concern  Be it known that I Stephen
Lee 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 set free and by these presents do hereby
release from slavery liberate manumit and set free my
                                                                      negro


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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