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Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857
Volume 834, Page 151   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Caroline County to wit; Whereas Application hath been made to me by a mulatto
woman named Nancy Russum for a certificate of her freedom agreeably to the acts of Assembly
in such case made and provided by which said acts free negroe's and mulattoe's are
permitted to travel out of this state upon the obtention of a certificate of being free born;
And whereas also upon the oath of John Gambrel of Caroline County aforesaid that the said
mulatto woman named Nancey Russum for whom this certificate is made was free
born; I do therefore grant her said application and hereby certify that from her own
account she is now about thirty one years of age five feet three and a half inches
high or thereabouts was born and raised in Caroline County aforesaid and of a
mulatto complexion and has no notable marks or scars that I have observed
(seal)                 In Testimony Whereof I hereto subscribe my name and
                         Affix the Public seal of my Office this fourth day of
                         August A. D. 1840                   Jo Richardson  Clk of
                                        Cost $1.00 cts           Caroline County Court


State of Maryland Caroline County to wit; Whereas application hath
been made to me by a negro woman named Ann Prattis for a Certificate of her
freedom agreeably to the acts of Assembly in such case made and Provided
by which said act free negroes and mulattoe's are permitted to travel
out of this State upon the obtention of a certificate of being free born; And
Whereas also upon the oath of Peter Collins of Caroline County Aforesaid
that the said negro woman named Ann Prattis for whom this certificate is
made was free born I do therefore Grant her said Application and
hereby certify that from her own accounts she was twenty six years of age
some time in January last past five feet four and three quarter inches
high or thereabouts was born and raised in Caroline County and of a
black ^dark mulatto^ Complexion and has a scar occasioned by a gathering on her left jaw
and another small scar near the end of her middle finger on her Right hand
and has no other notable marks or scars that I have observed
(seal)                     In Testimony Whereof I hereto subscribe my name
                             and affix the Public seal of my office this fifth day
                             of August A. D. 1840            Jo Richardson Clek of
                                           Cost $1.00               Caroline County Court


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