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Caroline County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1806-1827
Volume 836, Page 9   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Caroline to wit  Whereas Negro Esther heretofore
to wit on the 27 day of August 1791 was manumitted by Benjamin
Blunt of Caroline County to be free on the first day
of January 1794 as by the said manumission remaining
of record in Caroline County reference being thereto had
will appear and whereas the said negro Esther hath made
application to me for a Certificate of her freedom agreeably
to an act of assembly upon the Oath of Mr Benjamin
Blunt that the said Negro woman Esther is the identical
who was manumitted by him as afs.d I do hereby Certify
that the said negro woman called Esther is about five
feet two Inches high and from the best information
which I can receive is about fifty years of age
is of a Black complexion was raised in Queen Anns
County until near grown and afterwards in Caroline
& that the said negro woman has no notable
marks which I can discover and she says she
has none.   In Testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the public seal of my
office this second day of June Anno Domini 1807
           Tho Richardson Clk of Caroline County Co.t


Caroline County to wit  Be it remembered that on the 1
day of June 1807 I delivered to negro milly the following
Certificate

    State of Maryland Caroline County to wit  Whereas a certain
Negro woman by the name of milly heretofore to wit
on the 27 day of August 1791 was manumitted by mr
Benjamin Blunt of Caroline County to be free on the
1 day of January 1800 as by the said manumission
will appear and whereas application is made to me
by said milly and whom mr Benjamin Blunt makes
Oath is the identical person who was manumitted by


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