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337 Maryland A A County to wit: On this 3rd day of June 1844 before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County appeared Lundy Linstead and acknowledged the within bill of sale to be his act and deed according to the true intent and meaning thereof and the Act of Assembly in such case made and provided Witness my hand Robt Boone paid 60 3¼ Recorded the 11th day of June 1844 Know all men by these presents that I Mary Baldwin of Anne Arundel County and State of Maryland for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars Current money to me in hand paid by Elijah Williams administrator of John H Crane late of Anne Arundel County deceased of the said County the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said Elijah Williams his Executors administrators and assigns for the use of the Estate of the said John H Crane deceased my negro boy Ben a slave To have and To hold the said negro slave Ben unto the said Elijah Williams administrator of John H Crane his Executors administrators and assigns as aforesaid from the day of the date of these presents untill the 19th day of December 1856 and not longer upon which day and date the said Negro slave Ben will be thirty one years of age and face his freedom he is entitled to by virtue of the fact that he is the child of a certain negro woman named Molly who with her issue was by a certain Ephraim Duvall late of Anne Arundel County deceased willed to be free at the age of Thirty one years the aforesaid negro slave Ben I will warrant and defend unto the said Elijah Williams his Executors administrators and assigns aforesaid against me my Executors administrators and assigns and against all other persons whatsoever In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 13th day of June 1844 In presence of L Gambrill Mary Baldwin (seal) Jno A Baldwin Elijah Williams (seal) On the back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit State of Maryland Anne Arundel County sct Be it remembered That on this the tenth day of June Eighteen hundred and forty four before me a Justice of the peace for said State in and for said County duly Commissioned and Sworn appear Mary Baldwin and Elijah Williams they being known unto me to be the persons who are named and described as and professing to be the parties to the foregoing bill of sale and acknowledged the same to be their act and deed In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name on the day and year above written S Gambrill paid 67 4 Recorded the 18 day of June 1844 |
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Anne Arundel County Court, Chattel Records, 1838-1845
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