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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 89a   View pdf image
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89A

State of Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
                Whereas a certain negro man named
James 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
duly executed on the 7th day of September Anno Domini
1799 and proved in my Office on the 18.th day of
September 1801 a certain negro man ^Boy^ named James
five feet Seven Inches & a half in heigth of a dark
complexion round full face thick lips and broad
flat nose & the loss of nearly the whole of the nail of the
fore finger of his left hand was manumitted and set
free by the last will & Testamt of the said Arthur Emory
executed and proved at the time above mentioned ^as aforesaid^ His
freedom to commence on the Christmas day next after
the death expiration of five years from the death of
the said Arthur Emory or the death of his wife which
ever amy last happen ^he shall attain the age of twenty eight years^.  The freedom of the said negro
^is stated by the will of the aforesaid Arthur Emory to have been born on the 10 Feby 1796^
man James is ^his person^ identified by a certain James Hopkins
       Given under my hand and the seal of my
Office this 10.th day of February Anno Domini 1825
                                              Tho C Earle Rr Wills
                                                    Queen Anns County


Maryland Queen Anns County To wit
                   whereas a certain negro man named
Thomas commonly called Thomas Nicols 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 Elizabeth Herrington executed
on the 11.th day of June 1820 and proved in my Office


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