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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 627   View pdf image
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    State of maryland Anne Arundel County to wit
             Whereas I Thornton F Robinson of the State
and County above written did on the 8th day of November
in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty nine sell and
deliver to Alexander J Murray of said State and County
the two following Girls for the sum of one hundred
and twenty four dollars Viz Ellen Coon the fifth day of
July Eighteen hundred and thirty six and Mary Frances born the
15th day of may Eighteen hundred and thirty nine to
serve the said Alexander J Murray or his legal representatives
untill they should each respectively arrive at the age of
twenty five years and no longer  And whereas it was
always my intention and now is that the said negro
Girls should have and enjoy their freedom when they
should arrive at the age aforesaid should arrive at
the age aforesaid should the laws of said State existing
at the time of said sale & at the time of them arriving
at said age as not of their doing Therefore This
Indenture Witnesseth that I the said Thornton J
Robinson for and in consideration of the sum of one
cent to me in hand paid at and before the ensealing
and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged have released from slavery manumitted
and set free and by these presents do release from slavery
manumit and set free the said above named and
described two negro Girls after they shall have served
the said above named A J Murray or his legal
representatives for and during the time above specified
Provided the said Negro Girls or either of them may
choose or elect on their of either of their arriving at the
said specified age to emigrate to Africa so the laws
of said State shall admit or allow of them rendering
in said State and enjoying their freedom otherwise
this manumission to be void and of no effect and
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