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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 83   View pdf image
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in the State of maryland for divers good causes and
considerations me thereunto moving as also for the
further consideration of five dollars current money to
me in hand paid have released from slavery
manumitted liberated emancipated and set free
and by these presents do hereby release from slavery
manumitted liberated emancipated and set free the
following negroes to wit   Sarah aged about twenty
four years and Rachel aged about four years the
said negro woman Sarah being able to work and
gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance; and
the said negroes I do hereby declare and pronounce
to be henceforth free manumitted emancipated
liberated and discharged from slavery and from
all manner of service to me the said William
Simmons my heirs Executors and administrators
for ever.   In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal this seventh
day of may Eighteen hundred and Eighteen
Signed Sealed and delivered
          in presence of               William Simmons  (seal)
P H OReilly      Thomas Crandell

    on the back of the aforegoing deed was thus written
to wit:      Received this seventh day of may Eighteen
hundred and Eighteen the sum of five dollars being
the Consideration money of the foregoing deed and
in full for the same
Witness                                 William Simmons
             Thomas Crandell

       Anne Arundel County sc.t  Be it remembered
that on this seventh day of may Eighteen hundred
and eighteen personally appears William
Simmons of Chapman party to the foregoing instrument
                                                                            (of)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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