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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 636   View pdf image
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liberated manumitted and set free my negro man named
Cesar and Toby Bias and my negro women Jane Davis
Rachel Hobbs and Susan all under forty five years of age
and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and them the said negroes I do declare to be
henceforth free manumitted and discharged from all manner
of service or servitude to me my Executors or administrators for
me   In Witness whereof I have on this 27 day of march in
the year 1844 hereunto set my hand and seal
Witnesses   James H Murray
                Ja.s Cheston               Saml Cheston   (seal)

    On the back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
       Anne Arundel County sc.t  On this 27 day of march 1844
personally appears Samuel Cheston before the subscriber
a Justice of the peace in and for said county and
acknowledges the foregoing deed or instrument of writing
to be his act and deed according to the true intent and
meaning thereof and the acts of assembly in such case made
and provided   Acknowledged before
paid                                       Gassaway Winterson
39   Recorded the 6th day of april 1844


       Know all men by these presents that I Amelia
Pinkney of annapolis City in the State of maryland for
divers good causes and in consideration of the services
heretofore rendered unto me by my negro man Jem Sefton
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
Jem Sefton being of the age of twenty seven years and able
to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance
and him the said negro man named Jem Sefton I do
declare to be henceforth free manumitted and discharged from
all manner of servitude or service to me my Executors or
administrators for ever.   In Testimony whereof I have
                                                                   (hereunto)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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