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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 206   View pdf image
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Deed of Manumission and Release of Service
       Whereas my slave Henry Matthews has enlisted
in the service of the united states  Now in Consideration thereof I
Thomas G Bird of anne arundel County State of Maryland do
hereby in Consideration of said enlistment manumit set free
and release the above named Henry Matthews from all service
due me his freedom to Commence from the thirty first day of
March the date of his enlistment as aforesaid in the
Regiment of Colored Troops in the service of the united States
Witness my hand and Seal this Eighth day of November
1864                                    Thomas G Bird
Witness      Nathaniel Chew
                  John H Hopkins
Anne arundel County State of Maryland 1864
U States Internal      Before me appeared this day Thomas G Bird
Revenue stamp         and acknowledged the above Deed of
5 Cents N C             Manumission and Release of Service to be his
8 Nov 1864              free act and deed
                                                          Nathaniel Chew
Recorded the 3 day of December 1864


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          Deed of Manumission and Release of Service
                      Whereas My slave Henry Leaman has enlisted
in the service of the united states  Now in Consideration thereof I
Samuel Purdy of anne arundel County State of Maryland do hereby
in consideration of said enlistment Manumit Set free and release
the above named Henry Leaman from all service due me his
freedom to Commence from the sixth of March 1864 the date
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 15 day of December 1864
Witness   Wm R Thompson                  Samuel Purdy   (seal)
                J R Magruder


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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
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