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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 52   View pdf image
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                                52

Lord one thousand Eight hundred & seventeen
Signed & sealed in presence
of us      Rezin H Snowden      Joseph R Hopkins  (seal)
          Richard P Snowden

    At the foot of the aforegoing deed was thus written
to wit:      anne arundel County ss.t Acknowledged
before me one of the Justices of the peace for the
above County by the above named Joseph R Hopkins
as his act and deed this first day of October
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hundred & seventeen
Ch.d                           Gerard H Snowden
2¼   Recorded the 4th day of October 1817


       To all whom it may concern   Be it known that
I margaret Callahan of anne arundel County in the
State of maryland for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moving as also in further consideration
of Ten 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 man
named Henry Bishop being of the age of Twenty
one years and three months and able to work and
gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and
him the said Henry Bishop I do declare to be
henceforth free manumitted and discharged from
all manner of servitude or service to me my heirs
Executors or administrators for ever.  In Testimony
whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal
this twenty Eighth day of October in the year of our
Lord one thousand Eight hundred and seventeen
Signed Sealed and delivered
    in the presence of                  Margaret Callahan  (seal)
James Hunter, Wm S Green


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