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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 259   View pdf image
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white Cow one pide heifer.  Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of February 1857       his
Witness Levi D. Travers J. P.                                                                                 Thomas x Ellis   (seal)
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                                              State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit: I hereby Certify that on this
18th day of February 1857 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Dorchester
County aforesaid Thomas Ellis Col.d man and acknowledged the above Bill of Sale to be his
act.                                                                                                Levi D. Travers J. P.

Del.d to Grantee Nov 18 1859


Levin W. Stewart      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Bill
√         from   xd        of Sale was received and recorded on the 23.d day of February 1857 to wit
James Geoghegan      I James Geoghegan of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland
                                 for and in Consideration of the sum of One Hundred and fifty Dollars
paid me by Levin W. Stewart of the County & State aforesaid do hereby bargain and sell to
the said Levin W. Stewart my negro Girl or Woman Mary now living with Francis Linthicum.
Witness my hand and seal this 9th Feb 1857
                                                                                              James Geoghegan   (seal)

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:  I hereby Certify that on this 9th day Feb
1857 personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and
for the County aforesaid James Geoghegan and acknowledge the foregoing Bill of Sale to
be his act
                                                                                                 Wm R. Tall J. P.

Delivered to William H. Grace Sept 29 1858


Martha E. Geoghegan                Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following
Moses Geoghegan & Others      Bill of Sale was received and recorded on the 23.d February 1857 to wit
√            from               xd         I James Geoghegan of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland
James Geoghegan                      in Consideration of the natural affection I have for my children
                                                 Martha E. Geoghegan Moses Geoghegan James Roe Joseph, Philemon
& Harriet Virginia and twenty five Cents paid me by Levin W. Stewart for them of the
County and State aforesaid do hereby bargain sell and give unto my said children my negro
boy George.   Witness my hand and seal this 9th Feb 1857.
                                                                                                             James Geoghegan   (seal)

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:  I hereby Certify that on this 9th day of Feb
1857.  Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for
the County & State aforesaid.  James Geoghegan and acknowledged the foregoing Bill of Sale
to be his act
                                                                                                          Wm R. Tall J. P.

Recog to James Geoghegan


Matthew Bishop                      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that the following Bill
√      from                               of Sale was received and recorded on the 23.d day of February 1857 to wit
George H Meekins & oths      Know all men by these presents that we George H Meekins
                                              Robert Meekins and William L Meekins of Dorchester County County
and State of Maryland for and in Consideration of the sum of Four Hundred and fifty
Dollars Current money to us in hand paid by Matthew Bishop of Dorchester County and
State of Maryland have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain
and sell unto the said Matthew Bishop his heirs and assigns the following negroes Sarah
and child purchased by us of Soloman F. Kirwan administrator of Samuel J. Meekins of Dorchester

Deliv.d to W.m J. Meekins Ap.l 23d 1857


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