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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 110   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
                whereas application has been made to
me by a certain negro man named George 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 persons whom it doth
or may concern that by the last will and Testament
of a certain James Griffith duly executed on the 18th
day of Jany Eighteen hundred and twenty one
and proved in my Office on the 24th day of Augt
Eighteen hundred and twenty two a certain
negro man named George of a yellowish complexion
five feet six Inches in height about thirty or
thirty five years of age a small scar a little above
the upper part of his nose and directly between
his eye brows also a small scar between the joints
of the first and second fingers of his left hand a
defect both in his speech and hearing was manumitted
and set free   His freedom to commence on the first
day of January Eighteen hundred and twenty five
          His person was identified by the oath of a
certain John Hassett the Executor appointed by
the will of the said James Griffith
                               Given under my hand and
                               the seal of my office this 6.th
       [Seal]               day of January Anno Domini
                               Eighteen hundred & twenty seven
                                           Tho C Earle Rr Wills
                                                    Queen Anns County
    NB   The former certificate held by George
was this day returned to me much defaced and
a second granted to him of this date
Augt 6 1832                              Tho C Earle


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