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Anne Arundel County, Manumission Record, 1844-1866
Volume 832, Page 8   View pdf image
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Deed of Manumission:  To all whom it may concern be it
known that I Ezra Sheckell of Anne Arundle county in 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 man named William Maxey
being of the age of twenty five years in February next and able to
work and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and
him the said negro man named William Maxey I do declare
to be henceforth free manumitted and discharged from all
manner of service or servitude to me my executors administrators
forever.  As witness my hand & seal on this second of November
in the year 1844
In witness whereof &c                        Ezra Shekell   (seal)
Test  Edw.d H. Stewart
    William Taylor of James
          November 1.st 1844
                                        Geor C. Stewart            (seal)
At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit:
    State of Maryland Anne Arundel County to wit  Be it
remembered and it is hereby certified that on this fourth
day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hundred and forty four before the subscriber a Justice of
the peace of the State of Maryland in & for the County
aforesaid personally appeared Ezra Shekell above named
and acknowledged the aforegoing deed of manumission to
be his act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned as
witness my hand hereunto affixed on the day and year
aforesaid
                                              Geo. C. Stewart   (seal)
2½   Recorded the 12.th day of November 1844


To all whom it may concern be it known That I Samuel
Cheston of Anne Arundel County State of Maryland for
divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving



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