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Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857
Volume 834, Page 183   View pdf image
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and three quarter inches or thereabouts was born in Caroline and
raised partly in Talbot County and of a dark brown complexion and has
a small scar in his forehead and two other small scars just below
the outer Corner of his right eye and has lost one of his upper foreteeth
and has no other notable marks or scars that I have observed
(sea)         In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix
                the public seal of my office this 25.th day of July
                A D. 1844                     Jo Richardson  Clk of
                               Cost $1.00        Caroline County Court


    State of Maryland Caroline County to wit; Whereas application hath been made to
me by a negro man named William Brown for a certificate of his 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 affirmation of Samuel
Dunning of Caroline County aforesaid that the said negro man named William
Brown for whom this certificate is made was free born; I do therefore grant his
said application and hereby Certify that from his own account he is now about
twenty three years of age five feet nine and one quarter inches high or thereabouts
was born in Queen Anns and raised in Caroline County and of a black 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 20.th day of August A. D. 1844
                                                                            Jo Richardson  Clk of
                           Cost $1.00                                       Caroline County Court


State of Maryland Caroline County to wit:  Whereas application hath been
made to me by a negro man named Henry Pennington for a certificate of his
freedom agreeably to the act of assembly in such cases made and provided by
which said acts free negroes and mulattoes 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 William J Pratt of Caroline County that the said
negro man named Henry Pennington for whom this certificate is made
was free born I do thereupon grant his said application and hereby certify
that from his own account he is now about twenty ^two^ years of age is five


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