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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 49   View pdf image
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subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of maryland
for said County and acknowledges the same to be his
act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned and the
negro man named Jerry to be manumitted and set free
according to the act of assembly in such cases made
and provided
             Acknowledged before   James Hunter
3   Recorded the 9.th day of September 1817


       To all whom it may concern  Be it known that I
WIlliam P Hardisty of ann arundell County and State
of maryland for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moved as also in further consideration
of the sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars
currant money to me in hand paid have releas'd
from slavery liberated manumatted and set free
and by these presence do hereby releas from slavery
liberate manumate and set free after serving untill
they are thirty years of age one negro Girl by the
name of Elizer aged two years and nine months
and one negro Girl by the name of Arey aged one
year and six months each child the children of my
slave minty Hall by name each of these children
and their ofspring are to be free at the age of thirty
years these Children being sound and appear fair
to be able to work and gain a sufficient livelyhood
and maintenance and the above said named
Children I declare to be henceforth after the expiration
of said term of thirty years to be free and discharge
from all manner of servitude or service to me my
Executors or administrators for ever  In Testimony
whareof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal this sixteenth day of September and in
the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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