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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 491   View pdf image
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Joseph williams of the City of Annapolis in Ann Arundel
county in the State of Maryland for divers causes me
thereunto moving and also in further consideration of five
Dollars Current money to me in hand paid have released
from slavery liberated manumitted and set free and by
these presents do release from slavery manumit and set
free my negro woman named named Mary Ann Gray
being able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and her the said Negro woman named
Mary Ann Gray I do declare to be henceforth free
manumitted set free from all manner of servitude to me
my Executors or administrators forever and I do hereby bind
myself my heirs executors and administrators in case the said
Negro Mary Ann Gray should at any time hereafter be
affected and unable to gain a sufficient livelihood to
support her free from any expence from the Public or
ann arundel County  In witness whereof I have set
my hand and seal this 29 day of april 1830
Signed sealed and delivered                     her
In presence of                               Joseph X Williams   (seal)
Gideon white   Charles B white               mark

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
    Received on the day of the date above mentioned
five Dollars it being the full consideration money above
mentioned
                                                    Joseph X Williams

       Ann Arundel County sst  On the 29 day of april
1830 appeared the above named Joseph Williams before
the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for the
County and acknowledged the above instrument of
writing to be his act and deed and the said negro
woman Mary Ann Gray to be henceforth manumitted
and set free from all manner of servitude to him or
                                                                      any



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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 491   View pdf image
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