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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 265   View pdf image
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John slave for a term of years the property of the said minors.  And whereas in pursuance of
said order the said Edward R Goslin has sold said boy to Samuel M. Traverse for the
Consideration hereinafter mentioned.  Now this Indenture Witnesseth that I Edward R.
Goslin of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland in Consideration of the sum of Three
Hundred Dollars paid me by Samuel M. Traverse resident of said County do hereby bargain
and sell to the said Samuel M. Traverse the said negro boy John for the term of six years
and ten months from the first day of March next ensuing the said negro being a slave for the
term of six years and ten months from the first day of March next ensuing or until the first
day of January Eighteen hundred and sixty four and no longer and the said Samuel M
Traverse being entitled to said slave for the whole of said term.  Witness our hands and seals
this twenty fourth day of February Eighteen Hundred and fifty seven
Test                                                                              Edward R. Goslin      (seal)
       Charles Corkran                                                            Sam M Travers   (seal)

                                  State of maryland Dorchester County to wit.  I hereby certify
that on this 24th day of February 1857 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
for Dorchester County aforesaid Personally appeared Edward R. Goslin and acknowledged
the foregoing Bill of Sale to be his act.
                                                                                        Charles Corkran J. P.

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:
                                  I hereby Certify that on this 4th day of March 1857 before
the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Dorchester County aforesaid personally
appeared Samuel M. Traverse and acknowledged the foregoing Bill of Sale to be
his act at same time said Samuel M. Traverse made oath on the Holy Evangelly
of Almighty God that the consideration set fourth in said Bill of Sale is true and
boni fide as therein set fourth.
                                                                               Levi D. Travers J. P.


Samuel M. Travers      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following
       √      from             Bill of Sale was received and recorded on the 9th day of March 1857
Thomas Lambdin &     We, Thomas Lambdin and Margaret Lambdin of Dorchester County
Margaret Lambdin        in Consideration of One thousand Dollars paid me by Samuel
                                     ^M^ Travers resident of the said County do hereby bargain and sell
to the said Samuel M. Travers my negroes James Warfield for the term of fifteen years
and Elizabeth Warfield for the term of Fifteen years from the first day of January last
and no longer and the said Elizabeth Warfield being a slave for the term of twelve
years from the first day of January last and no longer and the said Samuel M. Travers
being entitled to the said slaves for the whole of the said term of each.  Witness our hands
and seals this sixth day of March in the year of one thousand eight hundred & fifty seven
                                                                                                 Thomas Lambdin   (seal)
                                                                                                 Margaret Lambdin  (seal)
                                                                                                 Sam M. Travers      (seal)

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:  I hereby Certify that on this sixth day of
March Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County
aforesaid Thomas Lambdin Margaret Lambdin and Samuel M Travers and acknowledged


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