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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 503   View pdf image
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the same to be his act and deed for the purposes within
mentioned and the negroes within 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 cases
made and provided
paid                  Acknowledged before         Th G Waters
4      Recorded the 18.th day of November 1831


To all whom it may concern be it known that I
Susanna Barber of the City of annapolis in the State of
Maryland for divers good causes me thereunto moving
and also in further consideration of the sum of five dollars
to me in hand paid have released from slavery liberated
manumitted and set free and by these presents do hereby
release from slavery manumit and set free my mulatto
child the daughter of my mulatto woman Eliza the
child named Martha Ann aged about two years and
four months and her the said Mulatto child named
Martha Ann I do declare to be henceforth free
manumitted and discharged from all manner of service
or servitude to me my executors or administrators forever
    In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this
31 day of May 1831
Sign'd seal'd and delivered      Susanna Barber   (seal)
in presence of
    Gideon white
    Gustavus R Barber

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit:
    Received on the day and date above mentioned five
dollars it being the full consideration above mentioned
                                                    Susanna Barber

             Maryland City of annapolis ann arundel
                                                                      County


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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