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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 47   View pdf image
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                    47

Arundel County State of Maryland being
in possession of a negro woman slave for
life named Margaret lately bequeathed to
me by the last will and testament of my
mother Rebecca Nicholson as will more fully
appear by the records of the orphans court of
the said County in consideration of the fidelity
and attention of the said Margaret to my
mother in her life time and more particularly
during her recent protracted illness and in
further consideration of a request made to me by
my mother not being previous to her death have
released from slavery manumitted and set
free and by these presents do hereby release from
slavery liberate manumit and set free my the
said negro woman Margaret whom I suppose
to be eather under the age of twenty five years
and able to gain a sufficient livelihood
and maintenance and discharged from
all manner of servitude or service to me my
Executors or administrators forever.  In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal this ^third^ day of November 1848
Signed sealed and      Jas Macon Ncholson  (seal)
delivered in presence of
             J. W. Hunter
             R. Welsh of Ben
             Jno Donovan
Anne Arundel County to wit:  Be it remembered
that on this third day of November 1848 personally
appears Jas Macon Nicholson party to the within
instrument of writing before me the subscriber



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