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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 478   View pdf image
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negro man named John Smith being about the age of
forty years and able to work and gain a sufficient
livelihood and maintenance and him the said negro
man named John Smith I declare to be henceforth free
manumitted and discharged from all manner of servitude
or service to me my Executors or administrators forever
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this Twenty sixth day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty one
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of                        Stephen Lee   (seal)
    Sam.l Harrison of Jn.o
    John Watkins

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit:
             Maryland to wit  A A County sct

    On this Twenty Sixth day of March Eighteen hundred and
thirty one personally appears Stephen Lee party to the above
and foregoing Instrument of writing before me the
subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland
in and for Anne Arundel county aforesaid and acknowledges
the same to be his act and deed for the purposes therein
mentioned and the negro man therein named to be
henceforth manumitted and discharged from all services to
him or to any claiming under him and to be free and
manumitted according to the act of assembly in such
case made and provided
Acknowledged before and certified by Sam.l Harrison of Jn.o
paid
3   Recorded the 26.th day of March 1831


To all whom it may concern be it known that I Samuel
wood of friendship in Anne Arundel 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 will release
                                                                from


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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