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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 629   View pdf image
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       At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
State of maryland anne arundel County ss  on the fourth
day of November in the year 1842 before the subscriber a
Justice of the peace of the State of maryland in and for the
county aforesaid personally appears Richard J Snowden
& acknowledges the above deed of manumission to be his
act and deed.  And the said Negro woman Sophia Taylor
to be henceforth manumitted and discharged from slavery
to him and for all persons claiming by through & under
him for ever                        Thos Snowden
Exd
2½   Recorded the 6 day of January 1843


    Whereas Rebecca Lusby late of anne arundel County in
the State of maryland deceased and during her last sickness
earnestly desire and expressed it as her wish that her negro
man named Nace was [illegible] and settle in the Colony
of Siberia on the Coast of Africa  and whereas the said
Rebecca Lusby did express this life without [illegible] her
intention into effect by the Execution of a las twill and
testament or deed of manumission liberating the same
Negro Nace from slavery in conveyance whereof the said
Nace remains a slave for life under the Laws of maryland
and descends to the legal representations of the same Rebecca
Lusby deceased and was returned in the Inventory of the
said descends Estate to the Orphans Court of said County
by Stephen Beard administrators of the deceased appeared
to the sum of four hundred dollars  Now therefore these
presents are to Witness that we the undersigned legal heirs
and representatives of the said Rebecca Lusby deceased being
desirous to Carry into effect the intention and desire of the
said deceased do hereby relinquish all our right title and
claim jointly and severally to the said negro man Nace
and by these presents do give up servitude to and place
under the Controul management and care of the managers
of the maryland state Colony when society for the removal
of the free people of Colour of this State to the Colony of
Siberia in Africa the said Negro man Nace to be
                                                                      by


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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