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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 70   View pdf image
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county where the said Henry General the master resides
and a Justice of the peace of the county and state
aforesaid and acknowledges the same to be his act
and deed for the purposes within mentioned and the
negroes within named to be henceforth manumitted
and discharged from all services to him or any claiming
under him and to be free and manumitted
according to the act of the general Assembly in such
cases made and provided
                Acknowledged before   Jos Nicholson J. P.
Anne Arundel county to wit
Received this day one dollar for stamp duty on this
Instrument agreeably to the act of Assembly of
December Session 1846 chap 61
Given under my hand this 8th day of November
A. D. 1851                     Jos H Nicholson clk
Recorded November 8th 1851
cash 64½ cents Paid E d.d


To all whom it may concern be it known that I
Richard W Gill of the City of Annapolis in Anne Arundel
County in the State of Maryland for divers good causes
and considerations me thereunto moving 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 girl named Cornelia
Sims being of the age of Sixteen years and able to work
and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance
and her the said negro girl named Cornelia Sims I do
declare to be henceforth free manumitted and
discharged from all manner of service or servitude
to me my Executors or administrators forever  In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal on this
twenty Sixth day of November in the year of our
Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty one


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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
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