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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 100   View pdf image
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To all whom it may concern   Be it known that I Jesse
Grinage (free negro) of Anne Arundel County in the state of
Maryland for divers good causes and considerations me
thereunto moving and especially in consideration that he is
my son have declared 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 George Christopher Grinage aged about
twenty four years able to work and gain a sufficient
livelihood and maintenance  And him the said negro
man named George Christopher Grinage I do declare to be
henceforth free manumitted and discharged from all manner
of servitude or service to me my executors or administrators
or assigns (Being the same boy purchased by me
some years ago at the sale of Henry Megins personal
property.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal this 2nd day of January eighteen hundred
and fifty three                                                        his
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of    Jesse X Grinage   (seal)
          Jno G. Taylor   Samuel Ridout of H            mark
Anne Arundel County Sct      Be it remembered that on
this second day of January in the year eighteen hundred and
fifty five personally appears Jesse Grinage (free negro)
party to the within instrument of writing before me the
subscriber a Justice of the peace of the state of Maryland
in and for the said County and acknowledged the same
to be his Act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned
paid    Acknowledged before               Jno G Taylor
75   Recorded the 2nd day of January 1855


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