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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 119   View pdf image
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119                                                                   No 3

State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
             Whereas application has been made to me by a
certain negro man named Abraham 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 certain James McWay
duly executed on the nineteenth day of January Eighteen
hundred and four and proved in my Office on the
thirteenth day of June in the same year a certain negro
man named Abraham now about twenty ^five^ or twenty
six years of age five feet eight inches in height dark
complexion a large scar on the upper part of his forehead
nearly over the left eye a notch in the lower part of his
right Ear which he states was so from the time of his
birth and a small wattle about half an inch above the
notch was manumitted and set free   His freedom to
commence at the expiration of twenty two years   His
person was identified by the Oath of a certain Geo
Palmer Sen.r   Given under my hand and the Seal
                                  of my Office this 24th day of
                                  July Anno Domini Eighteen
       [Seal]                  hundred and twenty seven
                                        Tho C Earle Rr Wills
                                              for Queen Anns County
       NB   The original of the above certificate is on
parchment & the seal impressed on rose paper and
attached by a piece of common tape


                                                                      No 4
State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
                whereas application has been made to me by a
certain negro woman named Anna 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 Ferdinand


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