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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 184   View pdf image
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of Sam.l of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland for and in consideration
of the sum of one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars current money to me in hand
paid by Martin L. Wright of the same county and state aforesaid at and before the
sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof I the said Levin Wall of
Sam.l do hereby acknowledge have ,granted bargained and sold and by these
presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said Martin L. Wright his executors,
administrators and assigns all the following negroes namely one Negro Man
named Tom or Thomas at the sum of two hundred dollars one negro woman
named Lucy wife of Tom at the sum of two hundred dollars one negro
Girl named Maria at one hundred and seventy five dollars one negro
Girl named Sarah Jane for one hundred and fifty dollars one negro
Boy John for one hundred and twenty five dollars one negro Girl Harriet
for one hundred dollars  one negro woman Mary and her two small children
one named Tom and the other Charles for three hundred dollars
a part of which said Negroes now remain in the hands of said Levin
Wall of Sam.l  To have and to hold all and singular the said Negro
slaves and other the premises above bargained and sold or meant mentioned
and intended so to be to the said Martin L. Wright his executors, administrators
and assigns forever.  I the said Levin Wall of Sam.l for myself, my heirs,
executors and administrators all and singular the said Negro Slaves &
other the premises unto the said Martin L. Wright his executors, administrators
and assigns against me the said Levin Wall of Sam.l my executors,
administrators and assigns against all and every other person or
persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these
presents all the said negro slaves to be slaves for life and safe property and all
of which said negro slaves and other the premises.  I the said Levin Wall of
Sam.l have and do put the said Martin L. Wright in full possession by
delivering to him the said Martin L. Wright the four following of said Negro
slaves To wit:  Maria, Sarah Jane, John and Harriet at and before the
sealing and delivery of these presents in the name of the whole premises and
negro slaves hereby bargained and sold or mentioned and intended hereby so
to be unto him the said Martin L. Wright as aforesaid   In Witness whereof
I the said Levin Wall of Sam.l have hereunto set my name and affixed my
seal this first day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty four
signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of                                          Levin Wall of Sam.l   (Seale)
    Joel Cornwell
                            State of Maryland, Dorchester County To wit:
on this first day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty
four personally appeared the within and above named Levin Wall of Sam.l
party grantee within named before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
of the state of Maryland in and for Dorchester County and acknowledges


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