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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 5   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Anne Arundel County sc.   Be it remembered
that on this fourth day of October in the year Eighteen hundred
and forty four before me the subscriber a justice of the peace of the
said State in and for Anne Arundel County aforesaid personally
appears the above named Joseph G. Harrison of the said County and
acknowledged the same to be his act and deed for the purposes therein
mentioned and the negroes within named and described to be
henceforth manumitted and discharged from all services to him
or any one claiming under him and to be free and manumitted according
to the Acts of Assembly in such cases made and provided
Ex.d d.d                           Acknowledged before      J. N. Hunter
paid      Recorded the 4.th day of October 1844
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To all whom it may concern be it known that we Caspar Morris
and Ann C. Morris of Anne Arundel County in the State of Maryland
for divers good causes and considerations us thereunto moving have
released from Slavery liberated manumitted and set free and do by
these presents hereby liberate manumit and set free our negro men
William Smith Richard Neal John Davis Ned Johnson Daniel
Davis and our negro woman Julia Hobbs being all under the age
of 40 years and able to work and gain a livelihood and maintenance
And them the said negroes named William Smith Richard Neal
John Davis Ned Johnson Daniel Davis and Julia Hobbs we do
declare to be henceforth manumitted and discharged from all
manner of service or servitude to us our Executors administrators
for ever.  In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands &
seals this sixth day of August in the year of our Lord 1844
Signed sealed and delivered                  Caspar Morris   (seal)  
in presence of Gassaway Winterson      Ann C. Morris   (seal)
                Ja.s Cheston
On the back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit:
Anne Arundel County to wit:  On this 6.th day of August 1844
personally appears Caspar Morris and Ann C. Morris before
the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County
aforesaid and acknowledged the within deed or instrument



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