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State of Maryland Caroline County to wit: Whereas Gustavus Green
hath made application to me for a certificate of his freedom agreeably to law: and whereas on the Oath of Edward Carty hath been proven that said Gustavus Green was free born I do therefore grant this Certificate. He is now about twenty eight years of age five feet seven inches and one half high or thereabout of a black complexion & has two scars on his left leg just below the knee caused by the cut of a Scythe Blade & another scar on his breast Caused by a burn & has no other marks or scars that I have observed (Seal) In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the Circuit Court for Caroline County this Fourth day of June Anno Domini Eighteen hundred and sixty Robert J Jump Clerk State of Maryland Caroline County to wit: Whereas heretofore to wit: On the first day of February Eighteen Hundred and twenty six a certain Thomas Burchumb of Caroline County duby deed of manumission duly executed acknowledged and recorded among the Land records of Caroline County did manumit and set free a certain negro child named Harriet to be free when she should arrive at the age of twenty five years and whereas application hath been made to me by the said Harriett Ann Lewis for a certificate of her freedom agreeably to the acts of assembly in such Case made and provided. And whereas also upon the oath of Sarah F Fountain that said negro woman named Harriet Ann Lewis is the same woman mentioned in said Manumission and that she is now free. I do therefore grant her said application. She is now about thirty six years of age five feet and one inch high or thereabout of a dark Chestnutt Complexion was born and raised in Caroline County & has a large scar on her left hand caused by a burn & has also lost the nail from the thumb of her right hand & has no other marks or scars that I have observed. In Testimony whereof (seal) I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the Circuit Court for Caroline County this 13th day of June Anno Domini 1860 Robert J Jump Clerk |
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