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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 8   View pdf image
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Maryland for the said County and acknowledges
the same to be his act and deed for the purposes
within mentioned and the negro woman and child
within named to be henceforth manumitted and
discharged from all services to her or to any claiming
under her and to be free and manumitted according
to the act of assembly in such cases made and
provided
Ex.d d.d     Acknowledged before  John Johns
chd
2¾   Recorded the 18 day of September 1816


          To all whom it may concern   Be it known
that I Elizabeth Hood of ann arundel County in the
State of maryland for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moving as also in further consideration
of three hundred & fifty 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 man named Vachel whom
said Elizabeth Hood sold to Benjamin Stansbury
for the term of twelve years from the sixteenth day
of September Eighteen hundred and fifteen said
Vachel being of the age of Eighteen years and able
to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and him the said negro man named
Vachel & 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 set
my hand & affixed my seal this twenty fifth day
of September Eighteen hundred and Sixteen
                                     Eliza Hood  (seal)
                                                         (Signed)


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