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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 553   View pdf image
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On the back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit:
       Maryland Anne Arundel County Sct
          On this 25.th September 1833 personally appeared
before us the subscribers Justices of the peace of the
state of Maryland for Anne Arundel County and
acknowledges the aforegoing deed or Instrument
of writing to be his act & deed according to the
purport true intent and meaning thereof and
we further certify that the said Henry Maynadier
the grantor mentioned therein is personally known
to us and is the identical persons named as grantor
therein
                                                    James Hunter
paid                                             Th G Waters
3   Recorded the 25.th day of September 1833


    Whereas I Margaret Mercer of Anne Arundel County
Maryland did on the 12.th day of February in the year
1827 execute a deed of Manumission in favour of negro
Nelly Sparrow to take effect on the fifth day of January
Eighteen hundred and thirty seven reserving to
myself a property in the services of said negro
Nelly until that time  And whereas it is now my
wish and intention to remit the said service due
me and to set her absolutely free from this time
Now know all men by these presents that I Margaret
Mercer for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moving have manumitted liberated
set free and discharged and by these presents do
hereby manumit liberate set free and discharge
from slavery or servitude the said Negro woman
Nelly now aged about thirty one years and able
to work and gain a sufficient livelihood &
                                                    maintenance


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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