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Caroline County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1806-1827
Volume 836, Page 35   View pdf image
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                                                35

Caroline County ss.t  Be it remembered that on the twentieth day
of November Eighteen hundred and nine I delivered to negro
Adam a Certificate a copy of which is as follows to wit

State of Maryland Caroline County to wit  Whereas a certain
negro man named Adam heretofore to wit on the second day
of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
two was manumited by Charles Blair Esquire of Caroline County
to be free from and after the first day of January Eighteen hundred
and six as by the said manumission remaining of Record in
Caroline County Court reference being thereto had will appear
And whereas the said negro man named Adam hath made
application to me for a certificate of his freedom agreeably
to the act of Assembly; and upon the Oath of Doctor Robert Stevens
that the said negro man named Adam is the identical
person who was manumited as aforesaid I do hereby Certify
that the said negro man named Adam is from the age
expressed in the said manumission about thirty seven years
of age of a black Complexion was raised in Caroline
County is five feet two inches high has a scar about
one inch above his ancle bone on the outside of the
right leg and no other notable marks which I can
discover         In Testimony whereof I have hereto set
                      my hand and affixed the public seal
(County)        of my office this twentieth day of
(   seal  )        November in the year of our Lord one
                     thousand Eight hundred and nine
                Tho Richardson Clk Caroline County Court


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