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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 566   View pdf image
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Maryland for divers good causes and considerations
thereunto moving as also in further consideration of five
shillings Current money to me in hand 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 Samuel
Jackson supposed about forty four years of age and able
to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance
and him the said negro man Samuel Jackson 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 16th of April one thousand eight hundred and
thirty five (1835)
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of                     Larkin Dorsey  (seal)
W.m B Dorsey

At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
    Received on the day of the date above mentioned
the sum of five shilling Current money it being
the full consideration money above mentioned
Test   W.m B Dorsey                        Larkin Dorsey

      Anne Arundel County to wit   On this 16.th day
of April 1835 personally appears Larkin Dorsey
party to the above instrument of writing before the
subscriber a Justice of the peace of the state of
Maryland for the said county and acknowledged
the same to be his act and deed for the purposes
above mentioned and the negro man above mentioned
or named to be henceforth manumitted and discharged
from all services to him or to any claiming under him
and to be free and manumitted according to act of
                                                                assembly


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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