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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 533   View pdf image
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    To all whom it may concern be it known that I
William M Davis 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 b y these presents do hereby release from slavery
liberate manumit and set free my negro woman
named Nancy being of the age of twenty one years and
able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and her the said negro woman named
Nancy I do declare to be henceforth free manumitted
and discharged from all manner of servitude or service
to me my Executors or administrators for Ever
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal this thirty first day of May in
the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty two
Signed sealed and delivered                     his
in the presence of                    William M + Davis  (seal)
James Hunter                                          mark
    Vachel Severe

On the back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
    Anne Arundel County to wit  On the thirty first day
of May Eighteen hundred and thirty two personally
appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace
for said county William M Davis and acknowledged
the within Instrument of writing to be his act and deed
according to the true intent and meaning thereof and
the act of assembly in such cases made and provided
paid                                      James Hunter
Recorded the 31.st day of May 1832


To all to whom these presents shall come
          Know ye that I Eleanor Woodward of
                                                                anne


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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