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Caroline County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1806-1827
Volume 836, Page 20   View pdf image
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Certify that the said Mulatto man called Benjamin
is about five feet seven inches ^high^ and from the best information
I can obtain he is about 25 years of age yellow
complexion was raised in Caroline County has a large
scar on his right shoulder occasioned by a Burn and
a small scar in his right eye brow & has a full face
and no other notable marks which I can discover
in Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and the
public seal of my office affix this 23d day of Septr
Anno Domini 1807
                                     Tho Richardson Cl of Caroline


Caroline County to wit   Be it Remembered that on the
12th day of January 1808 I delivered to Negro William
the following Certificate

State of Maryland Caroline COunty to wit  whereas a
certain Negro Man by the name of William heretofore
to wit on the seventh day of March seventeen hundred
and ninety one was manumitted by Richard Lockerman
of Caroline County his freedom to commence [illegible] ^day of January Eighteen hundred and Eight as by the^ said manumission
as by the said manumission remaining of
Record in the County aforesaid reference being thereto
had will appear and whereas application is made to
me by the said Negro man Called William and whom
M.r Jacob Lockerman makes Oath is the Identical
person who was manumitted by the said Richard Lockerman
as aforesaid  I Certify that the said Negro man called
William is five feet one inch and an half high and
from M.r Jacob Lockermans statement to me



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