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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 521   View pdf image
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                               521

Samuel Norman party to the within Instrument of
writing before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace
of the state of Maryland for said County and
acknowledge the same to be his act and deed for the
purposes therein mentioned according to the act of
assembly in such cases made and provided
Ex.d d.d           acknowledged before   Th G waters
chd
4   Recorded the 9.th day of March 1832


To all whom it may concern be it known that I Henry
Price of Anne Arundel County in the state of Maryland
for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto
moving as also in further consideration of five 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 mulatto man named
William Wilkes being of the age of forty years and able
to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintainance and him the said mulatto man
named William Wilkes I do declare to be henceforth
free manumitted and discharged from all manner
of servitude or service to me my executors or
administrators forever.   In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
fourteenth day of March in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred and thirty two
Signed sealed and delivered        Henry Price  (seal)
In the presence of us
    N Brewer of Jn.o
    Hy W Woodward

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit:
    Received on the day of the date within mentioned
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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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