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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 494   View pdf image
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On the back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
             Anne Arundel County to wit  Be it remembered
that on this Eighteenth day of October Eighteen hundred
and thirty one personally appears Nicholas Brewer
Junior party to the within instrument of writing
before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of
the state of Maryland for said county and
acknowledges the same to be his act and deed
paid                                          William M.cNeir
2½   Recorded the 19.th day of October 1831


    To all whom it may concern be it known that I
Daniel Smith (colored man) of Anne Arundel county
Maryland for divers good causes and considerations me
thereunto moving as 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 hereby release
from slavery liberate manumit and set free my
negro woman Harriett Smith and twenty three years
and her four children to wit Daniel aged six years
Hagar aged four years Harriet aged two years and
Henry aged three months all of whom were purchased
by me of Doctor Martin Fenwick of Anne Arundel
County and I do declare the said Harriet and her
children Daniel Hagar Harriett and Henry 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
hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this sixth
day of July 1831                                             his
Signed sealed & delivered in presence   Danial X Smith  (seal)
of J F wilson   Ezekiel Basford                       mark
                                                                                  On


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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