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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 43   View pdf image
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The State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
    Whereas application hath been made to me by a certain
Negro Man named Ben alias Benjamin Warrick for
a Certificate of his being free      I do therefore in pursuance
of an act of the General assembly of the state of Maryland
passed at November session Eighteen hundred and five
hereby certify To all persons to whom it doth or may concern
that by the last Will and Testament of a Certain
William B Hackett late of Queen Anns County deceased
duly Executed on the thirteenth day of November
Eighteen hundred and seven and proved in my office
on the 4th day of April 1808 a Certain negro Man
named Ben of a dark complexion about forty years
of age five feet seven Inches and a half high hath a
scar on the side of the left hand occasioned by a cut
and one on the small finger of the same hand was
manumitted and set free his freedom to commence on
the 31st day of December 1811 his person identified
by the oath of a certain John Hackett to be the
same mentioned by the Testator in his said will
                      In Testimony &c this 22d day of
                      August 1816
                               Tho C Earle Reg Wills


    The State of Maryland Queen anns County to wit
    Whereas application hath been made to me
by a certain negro woman named Henrietta for a
Certificate of her being a free woman
      I do therefore in pursuance of an act of the general
assembly of this State passed at their November
Session Eighteen hundred and five hereby Certify
to all persons to whom it doth or may concern


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