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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 57   View pdf image
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Winterson of Anne Arundel County in the
State of Maryland for divers good causes and
considerations me thereunto moving as
also in further consideration of one hundred dollars
current money to me in hand paid by James
Matthews of said state and county have
released from slavery liberated manumitted
and set free and by these presents do hereby
release from slavery liberate manumit and
set free William Henry Harrison Matthews
aged about eight years and John aged
about six years children of the above named
James Matthews and Mary Matthews his wife the
said children to remain with the said James
Matthews and be subject to his control and authority
until they shall arrive at the age of twenty
one years from and after which age they they
said William Henry Harrison and John I
do declare to be from thenceforth 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 twenty fifth day of October in the year of
our Lord eighteen hundred and forty nine
Signed sealed and          Gassaway Winterson  (seal)
delivered in presence of
               J. W. Hunter
Anne Arundel County to wit:  On this twenty
fifth day of October 1849 personally appeared
Gassaway Winterson party to the within instrument
of writing before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace
of the State of Maryland in and for said county
and acknowledges the same to be his act and deed


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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
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