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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 259   View pdf image
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Thomas Willis                Be it remembered & it is hereby certified that the following
Ex.d   from         70       Bill of Sale was recorded on the 17.th day of June 1850, To wit:
John Mills and                State of Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit:   Whereas in
Eliza Brodes, Adm.rs      pursuance of an Order of the Orphans Court of Dorchester
                                      County, granted the 17.th day of September 1849, authorising
John Mills & Eliza Brodess, Administrators of all & singular the goods & chattels,
rights & credits of Edward Brodess, late of said County, deceased, to sell negro woman
Harriet and her child Mary Jane & their issue, untill they shall arrive at the
age of forty five years, Therefore Know all men by these presents that we, John
Mills & Eliza Brodess of Dorchester County and State aforesaid, for and in consideration
of the sum of Three hundred and seventy five dollars, current money,
to us in hand paid by Thomas Willis of Dorchester County & state aforesaid, have
given, granted, bargained & sold, and by these presents do give, grant, bargain & sell,
unto the said Thomas Willis his heirs & Assigns, Negro Woman Harriet & her
child Mary Jane, to serve untill they severally arrive at the age aforesaid.
To have and to hold the said Negro Woman & her child Mary Jane untill
they arrive at the age aforesaid, as above bargained & sold, unto the said Thomas
Willis, his heirs, executors, Administrators & Assigns, against us the said John Mills
and Eliza Brodess, Adm.rs as aforesaid, will warrant & defend by these presents.
In testimony whereof we, the said John Mills & Eliza Brodess as afs.d, and Thomas
Willis have hereunto set our hands & seals this 13 day of June in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty.
Signed, sealed & delivered                                          John Mills      (seal)
in the presence of                                                Eliza A. Brodess     (seal)
James Moobray                                                      Thomas Willis     (seal)

State of Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit:  On this 13.th day of June Anno
Domini 1850, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace, in and for
said County, the within named John Mills, Eliza Brodess (Adm.rs as aforesaid)
and Thomas Willis, and Acknowledged the within Bill of sale to be their act
and deed, according to the purport, true intent and meaning of the same   And at
the same time, Thomas Willis the grantee aforesaid, made Oath on the Holy
Evangely of Almighty God that the consideration set forth in this bill of sale
is true and bona fide as stated, according to the Act of Assembly in such case
made and provided.   Acknowledged & sworn to before      James Moobray

                      1850 June 17.th Rec.d one dollar in lieu of a stamp on this
Bill of sale.                                                            Wm Jackson   Clk.

Deld to Thomas Willis 1st January 1851


John Baker                     Be it remembered & it is hereby certified that the following
Paid   from   Ex.d            Bill of sale was recorded on the 25.th day of June 1850, To wit:
James A. Muse & wife   {Stamp}   Know all men by these presents that we James
                                     {one dol.}  A. Muse and Mary S. Muse, his wife, of Dorchester
County in the State of Maryland, for and in consideration of the sum of Four hundred


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