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Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857
Volume 834, Page 335   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Caroline County to wit
            Whereas heretofore to wit on the twenty fifth
day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and thirty nine a certain John Hooper of
Caroline County by Deed of manumission duly executed
acknowledged and recorded among the Land Records
of Caroline County afd did manumit and set free
amongst others a negro boy called Benjamin to be
free from and after the date of the said manumission
And Whereas the said negro Benjamin hath this
day made application to me for a certificate of his freedom
agreeably to act of Assembly in such case made and
provided and being satisfied by the Oath of Colo
William Potter that the said negro Benjamin to
whom this Certificate is delivered is the Identical
person mentioned by that name in the manumission
[illegible] the application
hereby Certify that from the age expressed in the
manumission afsd the said negro man called John
Benjamin is about twenty two years of age was raised
as he says himself party in Caroline partly in
Queen Anns & partly in Easton Counties he
is five feet six inches high of tolerable make and
black Complexion has a large scar on the outer
part of the left thigh occasioned as he says by a burn
and a small one on the left arm occasioned by
a thorn and no other notable marks that I can
[illegible]
                      In Testimony whereof I have
                      hereto set my hand and affixed the
                      Public Seal of my office this 27th
                      day of July 1813
                                           Tho Richardson Clerk
                                                         of
                                           Caroline County Cor



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