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Caroline County Circuit Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1857-1864
Volume 835, Page 127   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Caroline County to wit:   Whereas Joanna Thomas
hath made application to me for a Certificate of her freedom agreeably
to law and whereas on the oath of John Gambrill hath been proven
that said Joanna Thomas was free born.  I do therefore grant
this certificate.  She is now about Twenty Six years of age five feet four
and one half inches high or thereabouts of a Mulatto Complexion was
born and raised in Caroline County and has no notable 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 23.rd day of November 1860
                                                                   Robert J Jump Clerk


State of Maryland Caroline County to wit:  Whereas
heretofore to wit:  On the 24th day of May 1859 a certain
David Knotts of Caroline County & State aforesaid by
a deed of Manumission duly executed acknowledged
and recorded in one of the Land record books of
Caroline County aforesaid did manumit and set
free a Certain negro woman named Rachael Hopkins
to be free on and after the 24th of May 1859.  And whereas
application hath been made to me by a negro woman
Calling herself Rachael Hopkins for a certificate of
her freedom agreeably to Law.  And whereas on
the Oath of David Knotts hath been proven that
Said Rachael Hopkins is the same negro woman
mentioned in the said Manumission and is now free
I do therefore grant this Certificate.  She is now about thirty
one years of age five feet three and one half inches high or
thereabouts of a light Chesnut Complexion was born


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