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Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857
Volume 834, Page 302   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Caroline County to wit:  Whereas on
the 19 Aug 1832 Daniel Cheezum manumitted & set
free a negro called Harris Jackson to be free on 1.st January
1852  And Whereas application hath been made to me by a
negro man calling himself Horrace Jackson for a certificate
of his freedom agreeably to law and whereas on the
oath of James Bartlett Junior that he is the same negro
mentioned in said manumission.   I do grant
this certificate.  He is now about 32 years of age five
feet ten & one half inches high or thereabouts of a
black complexion & has a scar on the left side of
the chin & no other notable mark or scars that I
have observed
                      In Testimony whereof I hereunto
                      subscribe my name & affix the
    (seal)          seal of the Circuit Court for Caroline
                      County this 13th day of November
                      A D 1855
                                                 Thomas F Garey Clk


    State of Maryland Caroline County to wit   Whereas on the
William Murray hath made application to me for a
certificate of his freedom agreeably to law   And whereas
on the oath of Richard O Hicks has been proven that
said negro man was free born.   I do therefore
grant this certificate:  He is now about 33 years
of age 5 feet 9 inches high or thereabouts of a
dark Complexion was born & raised in Caroline
County & has a large scar on his right cheek &
disfigured nail on the little finger of the righ left hand
& has no other notable marks or scars that I have
observed
                               In Testimony whereof I hereunto
                               subscribe my name & affix the
    (Seal)                  seal of the Circuit Court for
                               Caroline County this 20th day of
                               November AD 1855
                                                          Thomas F Garey Clk


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