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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 63   View pdf image
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to the aforegoing deed of manumission and
doth acknowledge the said Indenture or
Instrument of writing to be his act and deed
       In testimony whereof I ^we^ have hereunto
subscribed our names in the day and year
aforesaid                    John Spears
Co 75cts                    Moses Donaldson
paid   Recorded the 29.th day of October 1850


Deed of Manumission from
            Benjamin F. Wells
                        to
     Negro Flora
 To all whom it
may concern be
it known that
I Benjamin F.
Wells of Anne
Arundel county in the state of Maryland for
divers good causes and considerations me
thereunto moving as also in further consideration
of the sum of one dollar current money to me
in hand paid have released from slavery
liberated manumitted and set free my
negro woman named "Flora" being of the
age of twenty eight years and able to work
and gain a sufficient livelihood and
maintenance and her the said negro
woman Flora and her increase I do declare
to be henceforth free manumitted and
discharged from all manner of service or
servitude to me my Executors or Administrators
forever.  Provided nevertheless and it
is hereby declared to be the true intent and
meaning of this Instrument of Writing that
said manumission and release from slavery
shall take place from and after the
time of my death and not before.  In


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