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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 76   View pdf image
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Whereas William J Rawlings late of Anne Arundel
County deceased in his life time bought of Wm
Sager of Montgomery County and State of Maryland
a negro man called James W Pointer for the sum
of four hundred dollars and at the same time
that is to say on the twenty ninth day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty two the said William J
Rawlings executed to the said William Sager
his bond in the sum of three hundred dollars
to liberate and set free said negro man called
James W Pointer by a good and sufficient
deed of manumission soon after the twenty
fifth of December eighteen hundred and fifty two
and the said William J Watkins having departed
this life before the expiration of the time
appointed of service of the said James W Pointer
the Orphans court of ANne Arundel County
did on the eighth day of March eighteen hundred
and fifty three on application by petition pass an
order discharging and directing Wm Brewer Jr administrator
De Bonis non of Wm J Rawlings aforesaid
to liberate and set free from slavery the said
negro man James W Pointer as will fully appear
from the records and proceedings of the aforesaid
court remaining in the Register of Wills office
of Anne Arundel County.  Now Therefore to all
whom it may concern be it known that I
William Brewer Jr administrators J. B. W. of W.m J
Rawlings of Anne Arundel County in the State of
Maryland in consideration of the above recited
premises and for divers good causes & considerations
me thereunto moving as also in the further
consideration of one dollar current money to
                                                       (me)


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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
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