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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 100   View pdf image
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knee was manumitted and set free by the last will
His freedom to commence on the 1.st day of January
1826   His person was identified by the Oath of a
certain Eliza Biscoe who at the same time  Given
under my hand and the seal of my Office this
                         6.th day of Jany 1826
                                           Tho C Earle Rr Wills
                                                       Queen Anns County


State of
    Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
                   Whereas a certain negro man named
Henry has made application to me for a certificate
of freedom under an Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland passed at November Session 1805
             I do therefore Certify to all whom it doth or
may concern that by the last will and Testamt of
of a certain Priscilla Wilmer duly executed on the
23.d day of March in the year 1813 and proved in
my Office on the 28.th day of May in the year 1814
a certain negro Boy named Henry five feet five
Inches and three quarters of an inch in heigth of a
dark complexion a scar near the upper joint of the
fore finger of his left hand said to have been occasioned
by a cut a very slight scar between the upper and
middle joint of the same finger also several considerable
scars on his right leg said to have been
produced from ulcers has lost one of his fore teeth and
his teeth generally in a very decayed State was manumitted
and set free by the last will and Testament
of the said Priscilla Wilmer   His person freedom to
commence on the 1.st day of Jany 1822   His person was
identified by the Oath of a certain Peregrine Wilmer
who was the Executor of the last will & Testamt of the said
Priscilla Wilmer   Given under my hand & the Seal of my
Office this 10 day of Jany Anno Domini 1826
       (Seal)                                    Tho C Earle Rr Wills
                                                                   Queen Anns County


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