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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 123   View pdf image
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123                                                                  No 8

State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
          whereas application has been made to me by a
certain mulatto man named Ned or Edward who calls
himself Edward Goldsborough 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 a certain Arnold Carman duly executed on the 26 day
of Jany and proved in my Office on the 17 day of Feby 1797
a certain Mulatto man named Edward five feet three
and a half inches in heigth now about thirty six years
of age a small scar or dark spot on his left arm a little above
the wrist long hair rather long and inclined to curl naturally
good teeth & usually wears his hair curled at the temples was
manumitted and set free his freedom to commence at the age
of thirty one years  His person was identified by ^the Oath of^ a certain
James Merrick who states that he bought him the said
Edward for the term he had to serve   Given under my
hand and the Seal of my Office this 6.th day of March
                                     Anno Domini 1828
       [   ]                              Tho C Earle Rr Wills
                                                    for Queen Anns County


                                                                            No 9

State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
                      Whereas application has been made to me
by a certain negro man named John for a certificate
of freedom under an Act of the General Assembly of Maryland
passed Nov Session 1805   I do therefore certify
to all whom it doth or may concern that a certain negro
man named John about 25 years of age 5 feet 8¼
Inches in heigth complexion black a scar on the lower
part of his breast and the little finger of both his
right and left hand crooked and seem to have
been injured was manumitted and set free


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