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Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857
Volume 834, Page 270   View pdf image
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now about twenty two years of age five feet six and
and one half inches high or thereabouts of a black
complexion was born and raised in Caroline County
aforesaid & has no notable marks or scars that I
have observed.   In Testimony whereof I hereunto
             subscribed my name and affix the seal of
(seal)     Caroline County Court this 18th day of
             February A D 1851
                                             Ja.s H Fountain Clk
                                                             of
                                             Caroline County Court


State of Maryland Caroline County to wit
             Whereas application hath been made
to me by a negro woman named Catharine
A Johnson for a certificate of her freedom
agreeably to the acts of Assembly in such case
made and provided by which said acts free negroes and
mullatoes are permitted to travel out of this state
upon the obtention of Certificate of being free born
and whereas also upon the oath of Lydia A
Corkran of Talbot county that the said negro woman
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 twenty three years of age
five feet one inch high or thereabouts of a dark
chesnutt complexion was born and raised in
Caroline county & has a small scar over the left
eye & also a scar on the left side of the Neck
and has no other notable marks or scars that
I have observed
                      In Testimony whereof I hereunto
    (Seal)         subscribe my name and affix the
                      seal of Caroline County Court this
                      21.st day of March 1851
                                        James H Fountain Clk
                                                    of
                                        Caroline County Court


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