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Caroline County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1806-1827
Volume 836, Page 190   View pdf image
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that she is five feet three inches high or thereabouts about thirty five years
of age born and raised in Caroline County of a molatto complexion
and has a scar not very visible partly across the left wrist a little
above the joint and no other notable mark or scar that I have discovered
In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name
          & affix the public seal of my office this 1st day of
(seal)  April Anno Domini 1826      Jo Richardson Clk
                                                      of Caroline County Court
Cost 50 cts  


State of Maryland Caroline County to wit;  Whereas application
hath been made to me by a coloured girl named Mary Benson for a
Certificate of her freedom agreeably to the Act of assembly in such case
made and provided by which said Act free negroes and molattoes are
permitted to travel out of this state upon the Obtention of a Certificate of
being free born.  And whereas also upon the Oath of Charles Ridgaway
of Caroline County that the said coloured girl named mary Benson
for whom this Certificate is made was free born.  I do therefore grant her
said application and hereby Certify that she is five feet two and a half
inches high or thereabouts says she is about Eighteen years of age was
born and raised in Caroline County of a complexion nearly black
has a small scar of a burn on her left wrist joint another small scar
on her ^wright^ wrist joint a nother small scar on the back part of her right arm
about five inches from the scar on her right wrist And And another
scar of a cut about three quarters of an inch in length begining on the
right side of the root of her nose near the inner termination of the
right eye brow extending nearly perpendicular up to the forehead
and no other mark or scar that I have discovered
                In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name &
(seal)        affix the public seal of my office this 5th day of
April Anno Domini 1826                        Jo Richardson Clk
                                                             of Caroline County Court
Cost 50


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