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Caroline County Circuit Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1857-1864
Volume 835, Page 42   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Caroline County to wit:  Whereas John Brown
hath made application to me for a Certificate of his freedom agreeably
to law and whereas on the oath of Joshua McGonigal has been
proven that Said John Brown was free born.  I do therefore grant this
Certificate:  He is now about twenty Seven Years of age of Mulatto
Complexion and has a Scar on the Side of his neck caused by
a Kings Evil and has no other mark or Scar that I have observed
and is five feet and one half inches high or thereabout and was
born and raised in Caroline County
(seal)   In Testimony Whereof I hereunto Subscribe my name and affix
           the Seal of the Circuit Court for Caroline County this 14th
day of March Anno Domini 1860
                                                                Robert J. Jump Clerk


State of Maryland Caroline County to wit:   Whereas John Carney
hath made application to me for a certificate of his freedom agreeably to
law:  and whereas on the Oath of William Barcus has been proven that
said John Carney was free born and raised in Caroline County.  I do
therefore grant this Certificate.  He is now about thirty years of age of a chesnutt
Complexion & has a small scar over the left eye and two on the back
of his left hand and has no other mark or scar that I have observed
and is five feet three and one half inches high or thereabout
(seal)   In Testimony Whereof I hereunto Subscribe my name and affix the
           Seal of the Circuit Court for Caroline County this 14th day of March
           Anno Domini 1860
                                                                      Robert J Jump Clerk
                                                                                  of the
                                                                   Circuit Court for Caro. Co.


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Caroline County Circuit Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1857-1864
Volume 835, Page 42   View pdf image
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