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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 131   View pdf image
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person ^was^ identified by the Oath of a certain Henny
Legg   Given under my hand and the seal of
                               my Office this 1.st day of
          (   )               September Anno Domini
                              1828
                                     Tho C Earle Rr Wills
                                           for Queen Anns County
                 the Certificate is on parchment the seal
on Rose paper attached by white tape


                                                                No 20
State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
           whereas application has been made to me by
a certain negro man named Nathan Kelson 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 may concern that a certain negro man
named Nathan Kelson aged about thirty five years Black
complexion five feet five inches in heigth slender made
and a scar on the cap of his left knee was manumitted
and set free by the last will and Testamt of Benjamin
Wiggins duly executed on the 17.th day of Dec 1823 and
proved in my office on the 13.th day of July 1825   His
freedom to commence in two years from the year 1823   His
person identified by the Oath of a certain Elizabeth Wiggins
the Executrix of the said Benjamin   Given under my
                                     hand and the seal of my Office
                                     this 6.th day of Nov 1828
                                           Tho C Earle Rr Wills
                                                    for Queen Anns County
    The seal is impressed on rose paper black wafer
and attached to the parchmt by a blue ribbon



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