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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 126   View pdf image
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of the fore finger and thumb of his left hand which he states
was occasioned by a burn but can scarcely be discerned
and has lost one of his upper fore teeth was manumitted and
set free by the last Will & Testament of a certain Jacob Barnes
proved in my Office on the 10.th day of December 1799
His freedom to take place in twenty seven years from the
first day of January next after the proving his said will  His
person was identified by the Oath of a certain Peregrine
Winchester.  Given under my hand and the Seal of my
                                  Office this 12.th day of July
                                  Anno Domini Eighteen hundred
       [Seal]                  and twenty eight
                                        Tho C Earle Rr Wills
                                                for Queen Anns County
     Note   The foregoing Certificate is on parchment & the
impression of the seal of Office on rose cold letter paper


State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit      No 13
                whereas application has been made to me by a
certain negro man named Solomon for a certificate of
freedom under an Act of the General Assembly of Maryland
passed at November Session 1805   I do therefore
certify that a certain negro man named Solomon now
about thirty seven years of age black complexion five feet
six inches in heigth a large scar on his right thigh a little
below the hip a scar on the back of his right hand near the
upper joint of the thumb & his upper teeth much decayed was
manumitted and set free by the last Will and Testament of
a certain Henry Costin duly executed on the ninth and
proved in my Office on the seventeenth day of December
Eighteen hundred and eight.  His freedom to commence
at the expiration of twelve years from the date of the said
will.  His person was identified by the Oath of a certain
John G. Smith who stated that his father Saml Smyth decd purchased
said negro Solomon from the Estate of the said Henry Costin
for the term he had to serve.  Given under my hand & the seal of
my Office this 17.th day of July 1828      Tho C Earle Rr Wills
                                                                   for Queen Anns County


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