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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 174   View pdf image
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                 I hereby certofy that a certain Negro woman named Eliza aged about
forty years has a large scar on her left sholder occasioned from a burn several scars on
hands and wrists stout build prominent features a large mouth and of a
browne Colour is 5 ft 4½ inches in hight and was manumated & set free by the
last will & testament of a certain Benjamin Wiggins duly executed on the
17 Dec 1823 and proved in my office on the 20 July 1825 her freedom to
commence on 1.st Jany 1834 and her person having been identified by the
Oath of a certain Ja.s T Clark
                                  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and
    (Seal)                     affixed the seal of my office this   day of   1835
                                                                               Tho C Earle Reg Wills
                                                                               for Queen Anns County


       State of Maryl.d Queen Anns County to wit
                   whereas application has been made to me by a certain negro
woman named Silvey alias Silvey Dodd for a certificate of freedom under
the Act of the General Assembly passed at nov session 1805
                      I do therefore hereby certify to all persons whom it doth or may
concern that by the last will & Testament of a certain Hester McCosh duly
executed on the 19.th day of June in the year 1813 a certain negro woman
named Silvey 5 ft ¾ of an inch in hight light Coloured and flesh mark
was left free by the aforesaid Hester McCosh when the said Silvey shall have
attained to the age of thirty she having identified by a certain John Rigby
                                  Given under my hand and the seal of my office this
    (seal)                      2.d day of April 1836
                                                                Tho C Earle Reg Wills for
                                                                Queen Anns County


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