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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 237   View pdf image
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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 30th day of
August 1865
Witness  Nathaniel Chew         Ch.s C Stewart  (seal)
                W.m Hause
Anne Arundel County State of Maryland 1865
       Before me appeared this day Charles C Stewart
and acknowledged the above deed of Manumission
and Release of Service to be his free act and deed
U States Stamp                           Nathaniel Chew
5 cents fl Stamp
                 Recorded 1.st day of Sepr 1865


             Deed of Manumission and release of Service
Whereas my slave Henson Hammond has enlisted
in the service of the United States now in consideration
thereof  I Joseph Gray of Anne Arundel County State
of Maryland do hereby in consideration of said enlistment
manumit set free and release the above named
Henson Hammond from all service due me his freedom
to commence from the 31st day of march 1864 the date of
his enlistment as aforesaid in the 39.th Regiment of
Colored Troops in the service of the United States
    Witness my hand and seal this second day of
September 1865                     Joseph Gray      (seal)
Witness                                   Thomas S Jacobs
             Dorsey Jacob             James F Armstrong
Anne Arundel County State of Maryland Sepr 2.nd 1865
Before me appeared this day Joseph Gray and acknowledged
the above deed of Manumission and Release
of Service to be free act and deed
U S Stamp 5cts               Dorsey Jacob Justice of peace
D. J. Sept 2d 1865          in and for Anne Arundel
                                       County Md
Recorded 8th September 1865


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