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Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857
Volume 834, Page 248   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Caroline County to wit  Whereas application
hath been made to me by a negro man named named Joseph
Gibbs for a certificate of his freedom agreeably to the acts
of Assembly in such case 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 Newler of Caroline County aforesaid
that the said negro man named John Hinson Joseph Gibbs
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 thirty two ^one^ years of age five feet
six inches high or thereabouts of a black complexion was born
and raised in Caroline County aforesaid & has a large scar on
the left side of the right foot and another a small one on the
finger next to the little one of the left hand and has no other
notable marks or scars that I have observed
                            In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe
       (seal)             my name and affix the seal of Caroline
                            County Court this 23.d day of August July
                            Anno Domini 1849
                                                          James H. Fountain Clk
                                                       of Caroline County Court


    State of Maryland Caroline County to wit
       Whereas application hath been made to me by a
negro man named Thomas Harriss for a Certificate
of his freedom agreeably to the acts of assembly in
such case made and provided by which said acts
free negroes and mulatto'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 Perdue Keets of Caroline County aforesaid
that the said negro man named Thomas Harriss for
whom this certificate is made was free born


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