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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 603   View pdf image
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    At the foot of the aforegoing deed was thus written to wit
    Anne Arundel County sc   Acknowledged before me one
of the Justices of the peace for the City of annapolis
by the within named Richard Ireland Jones this
day of February in the year of our Lord Eighteen
hundred & forty                  Joseph Sands
Exd
Ex.d d d
3   Recorded the 6 day of February 1840


    To all whom it may Concern  be it known that I
[illegible] Henry OReilly of anne arundel County in the State
of maryland for divers good and valuable Considerations
me thereunto moving and for the further Consideration
of twenty five dollars Current money to me in hand paid
before the signing and delivery of these presents (the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have released
from slavery liberated manumitted and set free and
by these presents do release from slavery liberate manumit
emancipate and set free my negro man Nace commonly
called known by the name of Nace Burgess being of
the age of forty years of sound mind and body and
able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and him the said negro man Nace
commonly known by the name of Nace Burgess I do
hereby declare pronounce and free claim to be henceforth
absolutely free to liberated manumitted and discharged
from slavery and from all manner of servitude or
service to me my Executors or administrators and to
any person claiming under me for ever.  In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
this third day of November Eighteen hundred and thirty
nine
Signed Sealed and delivered
       in presence of                     J H OReilly   (seal)
    W T Whittington
    Robert L D Jones

          At the foot of the aforegoing deed was thus written to wit


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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