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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 147   View pdf image
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                                147

I Anne Maine Wells of Anne arundel County on the
State of Maryland do hereby Manumit and set free
my negro slave named Mary Matthews aged forty two
Years and do hereby grant her her freedom to Commence
from the date of these presents  as witness my hand and
seal this twenty ninth day of February in the year
Eighteen hundred and sixty four
    Test                              Ann Maine Wells   (Seal)
          Ann M Cormick
             A Randall
                  State of Maryland anne arundel County
                        Be it remembered that on this twenty ninth
day of February in the year Eighteen hundred and
sixty four before the subscriber a Justice of the peace
of the said state in and for the County aforesaid
personally appeared Anne Maine Wells the above
grantor and acknowledges the above deed of
Manumission as her act and deed
                                     Owen M Taylor   JP
Recorded the 2 day of March 1861


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Deed of Manumission and Release of Service
                   Whereas my slave Reisin Snowden has
enlisted in the service of the united states now in
Consideration thereof I Eli Lusby of anne arundel
County state of Maryland do hereby in Consideration
of said enlistment manumit set free and release
the above named Reisin Snowden from all service
due me his freedom to Commence from the 10th day of
March 1864 the day of his enlistment as aforesaid
in the 30 Regiment of Colored Troops in the service of
the united states      Witness my hand and seal
this 23rd day of March 1864
                                           Eli Lusby   (seal)


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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
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