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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 831, Page 91   View pdf image
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mulato man within named to be henceforth manumitted
and discharged from all service 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                  James Hunter
Ch.d
Ex.d
d.d
2½   Recorded the 11th day of November 1818


   To all whom it may concern   Be it known that
I Leonard Scott of the City of annapolis and State
of maryland for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moving as also in consideration of the
sum of five shillings Current money to me in hand
paid have released from slavery my negro Girl
named Sarah being now about the age of Eighteen
and able to get her living have liberated manumitted
and set free and by these presents do release from
slavery liberate manumit and set free the said
Negro Girl Sarah from and after the twelfth day
of July Eighteen hundred and twenty six and the
children of the said negro Girl Sarah (if any she
should have) the males to be free at the age of
twenty five years and the females to be free at the
age of sixteen years  I do declare the said negro
Girl Sarah and her issue to be free manumitted
and discharged from all manner of servitude or
service to me my heirs Executors or administrators
forever after the expiration of the time above
mentioned   In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal this thirteenth
day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen
Signed Sealed and delivered in the
presence of:  James Hunter     Leod scott  (seal)
                      Richd Cowman
                                                                (on)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
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