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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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deed and the above named negroes to be free at the
time and on the terms above mentioned according to
the true intent and meaning thereof and the act
of assembly in such case made and provided
Chd                                       Gideon White
3   Recorded the 13th day of August 1834


To all whom it may concern be it known that I Amos
Clark of Ann 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 negro man
named Reuben being of the age of twenty six years
and my mulatto man named Peter being of the
age of twenty four years and able to work and gain
a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and them
the said negro and mulatto men named Reuben and
Peter 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 twenty first day of April
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty four
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of                       Amos Clark   (seal)
    Charles H Stephen   Th J Brice

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
Received on the day of the date above mentioned
the sum of five dollars current money above
                                                             mentioned


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