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Caroline County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1806-1827
Volume 836, Page 85   View pdf image
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Maryland Caroline County to wit
       Whereas heretofore to wit on the seventh day of September in
the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Two Charles
Jones of Caroline County by deed of manumission duly executed
acknowledged and recorded amongst the records of Caroline County
did manumit and set free a negro man named Perry to be free
on the free on the first day of January 1814 as by reference to
the said manumission remaining of record in Caroline County
COurt will appear  And whereas the said negro man named
Perry hath made application to me for a certificate of his
freedom agreeably to the act of assembly in such case made and
provided and upon the oath of Charles Hubbard of the COunty
afs.d that the said negro man named Perry for whom this Certificate
is made is the identical person mentioned afd I do therefore
grant his said application and hereby certify that
from the age expressed in said manumission he is about
twenty eight years old september next he is five feet three
& one half inches high or thereabout of a black complexion
rather thick lips was raised in Caroline County and has
no very notable marks that I have discovered
          In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand
(seal)  and affixed the public seal of my office this twenty
          eighth ninth day of June in the year of our Lord
          Eighteen hundred and sixteen
                                                       Jo Richardson Clk
                                                                   of
                                                       Caroline County Court


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