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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 101   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
                   whereas a certain negro man named
Amos has made application to me for a certificate
of freedom under an act of the General Assembly of
Maryland passed at Nov Session 1805  I do therefore
certify to all whom it doth or may concern that by
the last will & Testamt of a certain James Cox duly
executed on the 9 day of Dec 1815 and proved in
my Office on the 30.th day of Jany 1816 a certain negro
man named Amos five feet seven Inches and 7/8
of an inch in heigth a dark mulatto having a small
scar on the lower part of his breast bone als a scar
on his left Ear occasioned as he states by a cut was
manumitted and set free by the last will & Testament
of the said James Cox    His freedom to commence
at the expiration of five years after the decease of
the said James Cox   His person identified by the
Oath of a certain Henry Anthony who states that he
purchased the said negro man Amos for the term
he had to serve of a certain Christopher Cox the
Executor of the last will & Testamt of the said
James Cox   Given under my hand & the seal
                         of my Office this 4.th day of
    [Seal]            March Anno Domini 1826
                                  Tho C Earle Rr Wills
                                           Queen Anns County


Sate of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
                      Whereas a certain negro man named
Hanibal 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 hereby certify to all persons
whom it doth or may concern that by the last


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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
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