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Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857
Volume 834, Page 293   View pdf image
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Caroline County to wit:   Whereas Henrietta Rich hath made
application to me for a certificate of her freedom agreeably to Law.
    And whereas on the oath of Charles A Griffith has been proven
that that the said Henrietta Rich was free born   I do therefore
grant this certificate      She is now about 37 years of age
four feet three and a quarter inches high or thereabouts of a black
complexion was born and raised in Caroline County and
has a small scar on her nose just between her eyes and has
no other notable marks or scars that I have observed
                   In Testimony whereof I hereunto Subscribe my name
    (Seal)      and affix the Seal of the Circuit Court for Caroline
                   this 23.d day of May A. D. 1854
                                                                  Thomas F. Garey Clk


Caroline County to wit:   Whereas Mary E. Satterfield hath
made application to me for a certificate of her freedom agreeably
to law      And whereas on the oath of Matthew Wootters has
been proven that the said Matthew Wootters Mary E Satterfield
was free born          I do therefore grant this Certificate
She is now about 22 years of age 5 feet 3 inches high
or thereabouts of a chesnutt Complexion was born and
raised in Caroline County and has a scar on the right
side of her neck and one on the right arm just above
the Elbow and has no other notable marks or scars
that I have observed
                      In Testimony whereof I hereunto Subscribe
                      my name and affix the seal of the
    (Seal)         Circuit Court for Caroline County this
                      5.th day of June A D 1854
                                                               Thomas F. Garey Clk


State of Maryland Caroline County to wit:   Whereas Nancy
Grim by Manumission dated the 7th Sep 1847 set free a
negro certain ^woman named^ Nancy Gri Tenn Mollison:   And whereas ^on^ application
of Tenn Mollison for a certificate agreeably to law; and
who has been proven to be the same mentioned in said
manumission agreeably to law upon the oath of Hugh B.
Simpers:      I do therefore grant this Certificate      She is
about 30 years of age 4 feet inches 11 inches high or thereabouts
of a Chesnutt ^black^ Complexion was born and raised in
Caroline County and has a scar on the right side of her neck
on her left arm caused by a burn & has no other notable marks
or scars that I have observed
                      In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my nam
(Seal)            and affix the seal of the Circuit Court for
                     Caroline County this 9.th day of June A D 1854
                                                    Thomas F Garey Clk


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Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857
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