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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 504   View pdf image
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County Sst  on this 31 day of May 1831 appear'd
Susanna Barber before the subscriber a Justice of
the peace for the state and County aforesaid and
acknowledged the above instrument of writing to be
her act and deed according to the true intent and
meaning thereof and the act of assembly in such
case made and provided
paid                                       Gideon white
2½  Recorded the 8.th day of December 1831


    This Indenture Witnesseth that I Perry G Mercer
Executor of Zachariah Roberts deceased of anne arundel
County & state of Maryland and Mary Roberts widow of
said deceased for divers good causes and considerations us
thereunto moving have released from slavery manumitted
and set free and by these presents do release from slavery
manumit and set free our negroes namely Eliza and
her child Rachel Ann being under the age of forty five
years of age of a healthy constitution sound in mind
and body and capable by labor to procure themselves
sufficient food and raiment with other requisite
necessaries of life and we do hereby declare the said
negroes Eliza & her daughter Rachel Ann to be
henceforth free from the date hereof from us and each
of us and our heirs Executors and administrators and
from ever other person or persons whomsoever claiming
or to claim by from or under us or either of us
    In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this nineteenth day of December 1831
Witness   Nathan Shipley         Perry G Mercer  (seal)
               W B Mack                  Mary Roberts  (seal)

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
       Anne arundel County to wit:  On this 19.th day
                                                                         of


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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