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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 48   View pdf image
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a Justice of the Peace of the state of Maryland
for the said County and acknowledges the
same to be his act and deed for the purposes
within mentioned
                Acknowledged before
                                        J. W. Hunter
Co 75   Recorded the 3.rd day of November 1848
paid


Deed of Manumission from
              James Legg
                  to
    Amelia Stewart
 To all whom it may
concern be it known
that I James Legg of the
City of Annapolis State of
Maryland for divers
good causes and considerations me thereunto
moving as also in further consideration of five
dollars current money to me in hand paid
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 woman named Amelia
Stewart being of the age of twenty five years and
able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and her the said negro woman
named Amelia Stewart I do declare to be henceforth
free manumitted 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 18.th day of November
eighteen hundred and forty eight
Signed sealed and         James Legg   (Seal)
delivered in presence
of         W.m Glover
            G. R. Barber
            J. W. Hunter


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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
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