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Howard County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1854-1860
Volume 814, Page 21   View pdf image
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                                                                                        21

Jeremiah Ducker et al
Deed of Manumission
             To 
Louisa Nelson and
Mary Ann Nelson
 Know all men by these presents
that Jeremiah Ducker John
Nelson and Harriet Nelson of
Baltimore County and Cassey
Nelson Caroline Nelson Nicholas
R. Nelson and Henry D. Nelson of
Howard County in the State of Maryland for divers good
causes and considerations them thereunto moving have
and each of them hath according to their several and
respective rights, interests and powers liberated manumitted
and set free and by these presents do and each of
them doth according to such their several rights, interests
and powers liberate manumit and from slavery and
bondage set free negro woman Louisa Nelson aged
about thirty eight years and negro woman Mary Ann
Nelson aged about thirty six years both sound and
healthy and capable by work and labor of gaining
a sufficient livelihood and maintenance; hereby
declaring the said negro woman Louisa and Mary Ann
to be henceforth free manumitted and discharged of
and from all and all manner of service and servitude
whatsoever to the said Jeremiah Ducker John Nelson
Harriet Nelson, Cassy Nelson, Caroline Nelson, Nicholas
R. Nelson and Henry D. Nelson or to any or either of
them.  In witness whereof the said Jeremiah
Ducker, John Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Cassy Nelson,
Caroline Nelson, Nicholas R. Nelson and Henry D.
Nelson have hereunto subscribed their names and
affixed their seals on this twenty first day of January
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and fifty four
Signed sealed and delivered      Jeremiah Ducker   (Seal)
by Jeremiah Ducker, John Nelson         his
and Harriet Nelson in the               John x Nelson   (Seal)
presence of      Geo. W. Fisher            mark
                            Jeremiah T. Ducker   her
Signed sealed and delivered by     Harriet x Nelson  (Seal)
Cassy Nelson, Caroline Nelson             mark
Nicholas R. Nelson and Henry               her
D. Nelson in the presence of         Cassy x Nelson   (Seal)
             Wm H Worthington                 mark
             J. G. Worthington                      her
                                                 Caroline x Nelson   (Seal)
                                                            mark
                                                          his
                                             Nicholas x R. Nelson   (Seal)
                                                         mark
                                                          his
                                                 Henry x D. Nelson   (Seal)
                                                          mark

State of Maryland Baltimore County Sct.   Be it
remembered and it is hereby certified that on this
twenty first day of January in the year of our Lord


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