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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 510   View pdf image
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and sixty negro boy Ben to be free on the first day of
January Eighteen hundred and sixty two and the within
named negroes to wit: Henry william Jack Ned Delia
Louis Letty Harry and Ben I do by these presents declare to
be thenceforth and from and after the expiration of
the respective dates mentioned within to be free
manumitted and discharged from all manner of
servitude or service to me my heirs executors or
administrators forever.  In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
fifth day of January in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of                        John Sellman  (seal)
John S Selby
Nichol.s E watkins

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit:
    Received on the day of the date above mentioned the
sum of one dollar current money it being the full
consideration money within mentioned
                                                 John Sellman

          Anne Arundel County to wit  On this fifth
day of January 1832 personally appears John Sellman
party to the within instrument of writing before me
the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the state of
Maryland for the said County and acknowledges the
same to be his act and deed for the purposes within
mentioned and that the negroes within named are
thenceforth and from and after the expiration of the
respective dates within mentioned to be free manumitted
and discharged from all manner of servitude or service
to him or any claiming under him according to the
                                                                   act


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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