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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 103   View pdf image
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                                        103

Know all men by these presents that I Amos Williams of
Anne Arundel County for divers good causes and considerations
me thereunto moving have released from slavery liberated
manumitted and set free my negro boy Alexander Williams
aged two years on the fourteenth day of July eighteen hundred
and fifty five which said negro boy Alexander Williams
I purchased from Eliza Kirby on the twenty sixth day of
June in the year eighteen hundred and fifty five at and
for the sum of seventy five dollars as will appear by
reference to the receipt of the said Eliza Kirby for said
purchase money now in my possession.  And him the
said Alexander Williams I do hereby declare to be free
manumitted and discharged from all manner of service
and servitude to me my heirs executors or administrators
forever from and at the time when he shall arrive at the
age of twenty five years which will be on the fourteenth
day of July eighteen hundred and seventy eight at which
time this deed of manumission is to take effect and not
before   In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal this second day of August in the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty five
Signed sealed and delivered in            his
             presence of                  Amos x Williams   (seal)
John E. Stalker   Jehu Sullivan           mark

State of Maryland   Anne Arundel County Sct   On this
second day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty five before the subscriber a justice of the
peace of said state in and for said County personally appeared
Amos Williams he being known to me to be the person who
is named and described as and professing to be the party grantor
in the aforegoing deed of manumission and acknowledged the same
to be his act and deed   acknowledged before and certified by
paid                                    John E. Stalker
62½   Recorded the 2nd day of August 1855
Ex.d   d.d


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