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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 140   View pdf image
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said father Henry T Rawlings I do by these presents
Manumit and set free my aforesaid negro slave
Caesar Hall aged about forty four years his freedom
to Commence from the date of these Presents  In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
28 day of may in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred
and sixty                              John R Rawlings
Test   J H Brown   C Carter
on the back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
State of Maryland Anne arundel County to wit
             I hereby Certify that on this 28 day of may 1860
personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice
of the peace for Anne arundel County and state of
Maryland John R Rawlings and acknowledged
the aforegoing deed of Manumission to be his act
                                     J H Brown  JP
Recorded the 29 May 1860


To all whom it may concern be it known that
I Samuel Cheston of Anne arundel Coty in the state
of maryland for divers good causes and Considerations
me thereunto moving have released from slavery liberated
manumitted and set free and by these presents do
hereby liberate manumit and set free and by these
presents my negro man Samuel Simms about
twenty five years of age and the said negro I do
hereby declare to be henceforth free Manumitted
and discharged from all manner of service or
servitude to me my Executors or administrators forever
Witness James Cheston         Saml Cheston   (Seal)
At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit
    On this 28 day of May 1860 personally appeared
before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for
Anne arundel Coty Samuel Cheston well known


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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
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