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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 79   View pdf image
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                                  79

and provided
                      Acknowledged before
                                                       Owen M. Taylor
Recorded the 9th day of September 1853


Whereas the late Samuel Ridout of Anne Arundel County and
state of Maryland did on the 21.st day of February in the year 1840
for and in behalf of James Blackstone a free coloured man of the
County aforesaid purchase of James Iglehart of said County Trustee
of Richard M Chase a negro girl named Mary daughter of the said
James Blackstone with the intention on the part of said Blackstone
that the said Mary at a proper age should be manumitted and
set free and whereas the purchase money of said Mary has been
fully paid and whereas the aforesaid Samuel Ridout has long since
departed this life and the aforesaid James Blackstone is likewise
deceased therefore Be it Known to all whom it may concern that
I John Ridout of the County and state aforesaid administrators of
the aforesaid Samuel Ridout and administrators likewise of the
aforesaid James Blackstone in consideration of the premises and
likewise in further consideration of the sum of one dollar to me
in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged have
released from slavery liberated manumitted and set free and
by these presents do hereby release from slavery liberate manumit
and set free the before mentioned negro woman Mary Blackstone
daughter of the aforesaid James Blackstone being of the age of
about nineteen years and able to work and gain a sufficient
livelihood and maintenance and her the said negro Mary I do
hereby declare to be henceforth free manumitted and discharged
from all manner of servitude or service
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal this eighth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and fifty three
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of          Jno Ridout   (seal)
Owen M. Taylor   R. H. Holland


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