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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 135   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit   No 25
                I hereby certify that a certain negro woman
named Harriett about 30 years of age dark complexion
four feet ten inches in height delicate form good countenance
and has lost a part of the fore finger of her left hand
was manumitted and Set free by the last will & Testament
of a certain Mary Devonish duly executed on the     day of
June and proved in my Office on the 25.th day of June 1814
          Her freedom to commence on the 3d day of June 1826
Her person identified by the Oath of a certain Colo Devonish
                                        Given under my hand and the
       [Seal]                        seal of my Office this 27.th day of
                                        April Anno Domini 1829
original on parchment seal         Tho C Earle Rr Wills
impressed on rose paper &                  for Queen Anns County
attached by a blue ribbon


State of Maryland Queen Anns County sst            No 26
                     I hereby certify that ^a^ a certain dark mulatto
woman named Jude who calls herself Jude Smith
supposed to be about thirty years of age five feet and three
quarters on an inch in heigth a small round scar on her left
shoulder and a scar on the fore finger of her left hand between
the first and second joints was manumitted and set free
by the last will and Testamt of a certain Margaret Ringgold
duly executed on the 6.th day of May and proved in my office
on the 30th day of Oct 1819
          She was stated to be about twenty years old at the
time the will was executed and to have her freedom at
the age of thirty years.  Her person was identified by the
Oath of a certain Richd C Downes   Given under my hand
                                           and the seal of my Office this
                                           11.th day of May Anno Domini
          [Seal]                        1829
                                                    Tho C Earle Rr Wills
Original on parchmt seal impressed         for Queen Anns County
on rose paper & attached by a blue ribbon


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