Record #761 from Abstracts of Maryland County Land Records, 1769-1803

State	Maryland
County	Worcester
Liber: Folio	K:126
Date (written/recorded)	8/27/1778 12/29/1778
Grantor: Grantee	Levin Bell / Negroes Sabra; her children Jude, Bett and Leah; also all his half part of Negro man George (left by his father to said Levin & brother John). All under the age of fifty years.
Abstract	For and in consideration of the faithful service of the above Negroes and "the justice by him to them believed to be due as well as their good behavior in general and being desirous that the said Negroes should manumitted & forever set free from slavery hath manumitted set free & forever discharged". Reserving for himself the "guardianship & tuition of the above mentioned children Jude, Bette & Leah till & only untill they arrive to the age of eighteen years".

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