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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 84   View pdf image
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    Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
                   whereas a certain negro man
named Sam who commonly calls himself Sam
Bentley 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 and
Testament of a certain Arthur Emory late of Queen
Anns County deceased duly executed on the 7.th day
of September in the year 1799 and proved in my
Office on the 18.th day of September in the year
1801 a certain boy named Samuel born the 11.th Jany
1795 of a light complexion five feet nine inches in
heighth a scar on his left wrist and a scar also
on his left thigh just above the knee joint was manumitted
and set free by the last will & Testament
of the said Arthur Emory  his freedom to commence
on the first Christmas day after he shall have
attained the age of twenty eight years.  His person
identified by a certain Theodore Emory to whom
the said negro Sam was bequeathed by the last will
& Testament of the said Arthur Emory.  Given under
my hand & the seal of my office this 11.th day
of June Anno Domini Eighteen hundred & twenty
three
                                          Tho C Earle Rgr wills
                                           Queen Anns County


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