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Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857
Volume 834, Page 305   View pdf image
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    State of Maryland Caroline County to wit.  Whereas Samuel
Talbot by deed of Manumission recorded on the 29th day of
January 1805 did set free a certain negro woman called
Lydia; and her issue to be free at the age of 25 years
    And whereas application hath been made to him by a
negro man called Allen Loockerman for a
certificate of his freedom.      And whereas on the
oath of John C. Talbot that the said Allen Loockerman
is the issue of the said Lydia & that he is now free
       I do therefore grant his said application & hereby
certify that from his own account he is about 40
years of age 5 feet 9 inches high or thereabouts of a
Chesnutt Complexion was born & raised in Caroline
County & has a scar over the right eye & no other
marks or scars that I have observed
               In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my
(seal)       subscribe my name and affix the seal
                of the Circuit Court for Caroline County
                this 25th day of March A D 1856
                                              Thomas F Garey Clk


    State of Maryland Caroline County to wit:
                Whereas James W Pendleton hath made
application to me for a certificate of his freedom
according to law   And whereas on the oath of
W.m G Nicholson has been proven that said
negro man was free born.   I do therefore
grant this Certificate:  He is now about 26
years of age 5 feet 8½ inches high or thereabouts
of a black complexion was born & raised in
Caroline County and has a large scar on
his forehead & no other notable marks or
scars that I have observed
                In Testimony whereof I hereunto
             subscribe my name & affix the seal
             of the Circuit Court for Caroline County
             this 15.th day of May A D 1856
                                            Thos F Garey Clk


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