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Caroline County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1806-1827
Volume 836, Page 143   View pdf image
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                                            143

                                                          1st certificate
State of Maryland Caroline County to wit;   Whereas on the fourth
day of May Eighteen hundred and Twenty two Abraham Baynard
of Caroline County by Deed of manumission duly executed acknowledged
and recorded amongst the Land records of Caroline County did
manumit and set free a certain negro man named Joseph Baynard
to be free from the date of the said manumission   And the said
negro man named Joseph Baynard having made application to me
for a certificate of his freedom agreeably to the act of assembly in
such case made and provided.  And whereas also upon the Oath of
Abraham Baynard for whom this Certificate is made is the same
person mentioned in the said manumission.   I do therefore
grant his said application and hereby Certify that the said
negro man named Joseph Baynard is twenty one years of age
or thereabouts ^he is about five feet nine & a half inches high or thereabouts^ of a black complexion was born & raised in Caroline
County has a small scar over the corner of his left eye beginning in
& extending in a range with the eye brow towards the left temple
and a longer scar begining over the corner of his right eye and extending
in a curve down to a level with the corner of the right eye next the
right temple and no other notable scar or mark that I have discovered
                In Testimony whereof I hereto Subscribe my name and
    (seal)   and affix the Public seal of my office this 4th day of
               May Anno Domini 1822                     Jo Richardson Clk
                                                                         of Caroline county Court


State of Maryland Caroline county to wit   Whereas on the fourteenth day of May
in the year of our Lord  One thousand eight hundred and Twenty two Joshua Lucas
of Dorchester County by deed of manumission duly executed acknowledged and recorded
amongst the Land Records of Caroline County did manumit and set free a certain
negro woman named Rachel to be free from the date of the said manumission
and the said negro woman named Rachel having made application to me for a
Certificate of her freedom agreeably to the Act of Assembly in such case made
and provided and I being satisfied of my own personal knowledge that the
said negro woman named Rachel for whom this Certificate is made is the same
person mentioned in the said manumission.  I do therefore grant her said
application and hereby Certify that the said negro woman named Rachel
is forty three years of age or thereabouts she is about five feet one and a
quarter inches high of a dark brown complexion was born and raised
in Caroline County and has a small scar on the wrist Joint of the right
hand and is gray headed and no other mark or scar that I have observed
           In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my hand and affix the Public
(seal)   seal of my office this 30th day of May Anno Domini 1822   Jo Richardson
                                                                               Clk of Caroline County Court


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