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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 523   View pdf image
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negro man named Bill or William Sims I do declare to
be thenceforth free manumitted and discharged from
and after the date aforesaid (viz) the first day of Jany
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty
two 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
23.th day of February Anno Domini one thousand
Eight hundred and thirty two
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of                     William Ireland  (seal)
Lewis Sutton s.r
Jno W Sunderland

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit:
    Received on the day of the date above mentioned
the sum of money aforesaid and a continuance of Ten years
services it being considered at the End thereof the full
consideration as above mentioned witness my hand
and seal
witness   Lewis Sutton s.r         William Ireland  (seal)
             Jn.o W Sunderland

    Ann Arundel County Maryland to wit
        On this twenty third day of February ^one thousand^ Eighteen hundred
and thirty two personally appears William Ireland
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 therein mentioned
and the negro man within named to be henceforth
manumitted and discharged from and after the dates
affixed to the within deed or instrument of writing
from all services to him or to any claiming under him and
to be free and manumitted according to the act of
                                                                assembly


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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