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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 83   View pdf image
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    State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
                Whereas a certain negro man named
Adam has made application to me for a certificate
of freedom under an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland passed at November Session
1805         I do therefore certify to all whom it doth
or may concern that by the last will & Testament
of a certain Thomas Baxter late of Queen Anns
County deceased duly executed on the 27.th day of
March 1804 and proved in my office on the 20th
day of August 1805 a certain negro man named
Adam of a yellowish complexion five feet five
inches & one fourth of an inch in height slender made
a cripple in his right arm was manumitted and
set free by the last will & Testament of the said
Thomas Baxter his freedom to commence when
he shall have arrived at the age of twenty one years
His person identified by a certain James Hopkins
who upon his oath before the County Court of Queen
Anns County now in Session did State that he believed
the said negro Adam to be about twenty
seven years of age at this time.   Given under my
hand & the seal of my office this 17.th day of may
Anno Domini Eighteen hundred & twenty three
                                           Tho C Earle Rgr Wills
                                              Queen Anns County


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