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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 49   View pdf image
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The State of Maryland Queen Anns County To Wit  Whereas
application hath this day been made to me by a Certain Negro
Man named Phill for a Certificate of his freedom under an
act of the General assembly of the State of Maryland passed
November session Eighteen hundred and five  I do therefore
hereby Certify to all persons whom it doth or may concern
that by the last Will and Testament of a Certain William
Stevens late of Queen Anns County deceased duly executed on the
fourth day of April 1813 and proved in my office on the 25th day
of September in the same year a Certain Negro Man named
Phill of a dark complexion about thirty one years of age
five feet seven Inches and 5/8 high hath well made hath
a scar on the left side of the upper lip occasioned by a cut
Was manumitted and set free his freedom to commence
after his having served four years from the first day of
January next ensuing after the death of the deceased his
person identified by James Busby   In Testimony &c
this second day of Jany 1818
                                  Tho C Earle Rg Wills

    The State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit  Whereas application
hath this day been made to me for a Certain Negro Man named Nathan
for a Certificate of his being a free person under an of the General assembly
of this State passed November session Eighteen hundred and five   I do
therefore hereby Certify to all persons to whom it doth or may concern that
by the last Will and Testament of a Certain samuel J Bannister late of
Queen Anns County deceased duly executed on the third day of April 1817
and proved in my office on the 8th day of the same Month in the year
aforesaid a Certain Negro Man named Nathan about twenty six years
of age five feet one Inch & three Eighths of an Inch high of a dark
well made of a dark complexion hath a scar on the right arm
near the Elbow occasioned by a Burn no other viseable markes
was manumitted and set free his freedom to Commence at the end of


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