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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 422   View pdf image
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the said Smart B. LeCompte do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained
and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain & sell unto the
said Sarah Rauleigh, her Executors, Administrators and Assigns all my
wright, title, claim and demand of and to the following property to wit:
namely Rebeca aged thirty five years July Ann aged twenty year Glasgo
aged sixteen years Mary Elizabeth aged nine years, Margaret Amy aged
six years all which said Negroes  I convey back to the said Sarah Rauleigh
all of my wright title and interest of and to the same                        In
testimony whereof the said Smart B. LeCompte hereunto set his hand &
seal on the third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty seven.
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of           S. B. LeCompte   (Seal)
       Brannock Moore

Maryland Dorchester County To wit:   on this third day of April
Eighteen hundred and forty seven personally appeared Smart B.
LeCompte before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the State
of Maryland in and for Dorchester County and acknowledged the within
instrument of writing to be his act and deed according to the true intent
and meaning thereof and the Act of Assembly made & provided
in such cases.  Given under my hand & seal the day and year above
written                                                            Brannock Moore   (J P)


James A. Stewart          Be it remembered that the following Bill of
Ex.d      from                 Sale was recorded on the 14.th day of April 1847
Solomon Foxwell &      Know all men by these presents that we Charles
Charles Shenton            Shenton and Solomon Foxwell of Dorchester County &
                                     state of Maryland for the consideration of the sum
of one hundred and ninety nine dollars to us in hand paid by
James A. Stewart of the County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof
we do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained, sold and delivered
and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell & deliver unto the
said James A. Stewart one Negro Girl Mary a slave for life
which said slave we will warrant and defend to the said James
A. Stewart, his Executors, Administrators and Assigns and against
us, our Executors and Administrators and against every other
person or persons whomsoever.   In Witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 14 day of April in the year
of Our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty seven.
Witness                                                   Charles Shenton     (Seal)
Robert Bell  J. P.                                     Solomon Foxwell   (Seal)

                            Maryland Dorchester County To wit:  on the 14.th



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