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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 31   View pdf image
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                                        31.

Deed of Manumission
from Richard Weems M D
                   To
Henry Hoxton
 Know all men by these
presents that I Richard
Weems Doctor of Medicine
of Anne Arundel County
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 release from slavery liberate manumit
and set free my negro man Henry Hoxton being
of the age of about twenty seven years the said
Henry Hoxton being one of the slaves belonging
to the estate of the late John S Whittington assigned
to his widow now Mary Manwaring and her
husband Lucius Manwaring sold to me
the said slave being sound and able to work and
gain a sufficient maintenance and livelihood
and him the said negro man Henry Hoxton
I do declare to be henceforth free manumitted
and discharged from all manner of service or
servitude to me my Executors or administrators
forever
                In witness whereof I have hereunto
                   set my hand and affixed my seal
    (Seal)         on this Twentieth day of April in
                         the year of Our Lord one thousand
                            Eight hundred and forty seven

                                              Richard Weems
Signed Sealed and delivered
       in presence of
       W.m Glover
       Geo. L. Magruder


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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
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