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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 58   View pdf image
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                                  58.

    To all whom it may concern  Be it known that
I Nicholas Watkins of anne arundle County in the
State of maryland for divers good causes and
considerations me thereunto moving as also in
further consideration of the sum of two hundred
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
boy named Hanson son of Lyle being of the age of
nine years and able to work and gain a sufficient
livelihood and maintenance and him the said
negro boy named Hanson son of Lyle 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 seventh day of January in the year of
our Lord Eighteen hundred and Eighteen
Signed Sealed and delivered
    in the presence of           Nicholas Watkins  (seal)
  Samuel Brown Jun.r
       R G Stockett

       At the foot and on the back of the aforegoing
deed was thus written to wit:
       Received on the day of the date above mentioned
the sum of two hundred dollars Current money it
being the full consideration money above mentioned
Test   Samuel Brown Jun.r
             R G Stockett               Nicholas Watkins

       Anne Arundel County to wit  On this seventh day
of January personally appears Nicholas Watkins
party to the within instrument of writing before
me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State
                                                                         (of)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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