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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 508   View pdf image
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by these presents do hereby agree to release from slavery
liberate manumit and set free the following negro
to wit: my negro woman Maria otherwise called Maria
Worthington aged about twenty eight years to remain in
servitude for ten years and then be free that is to say
on the fourth day of January one thousand eight hundred
and & forty two then free.  And all the increase of said
Mariah during the term of her servitude as follows
the males all the age of twenty eight to be free and the
females to be free at the age of twenty five which
aforesaid negro woman Mariah is able to work and
gain a sufficient maintainance and livelihoof and
she the the aforesaid negro woman Mariah and all
her increase I do declare to be thenceforth free
manumitted and discharged from all manner of
servitude and service to me or or my Executors or
administrators forever  In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
fourth day of January one thousand eight hundred
and thirty two
Signed sealed and delivered      Vachel Severe  (seal)
in the presence of
    Th G waters
    Alex Duvall of Henry

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
    Received on the day of the year within mentioned
the sum of five dollars Current money it being the
full consideration money within mentioned
Witness   Th G waters            Vachel Severe
               Alex Duvall of Henry

    Anne Arundel County viz.  On this 4.th day of January
1832 personally appears Vachel Severe party to the
within instrument of writing before me the subscriber a
                                                                      Justice


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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