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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 11   View pdf image
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John A L Ratcliff      Be it remembered that the following bill of
Ex.d      from           sale was recorded on 2d Jany anno domini 1842
Thomas Cantwell     to wit   Know all men by these presents
that I Thomas Cantwell of Dorchester county and state of Maryland
for and in consideration of the sum of one Hundred dollars current
money to me in hand paid by John A L Ratcliff of the county and
State aforesaid at or before the sealing and delivering of these presents
the receipt whereof I the said Thomas Cantwell do hereby acknowledge
have Granted bargained and sold and by these presents do
Grant bargain and sell unto the said John A L Ratcliff his
Executors administrators and assigns are negros called Susan
Warfield and Know in my possesion to have and to hold the
Said Girl called Susan Warfield to the said John A L Ratcliff
his Executors administrators and assigns forever and I the said
Thomas Cantwell for my self my heirs executors and administrators
and against all and every person or persons whomsoever shall
and will warrant and forever defend by these presents
Provided Nevertheless that in case I the said Thomas Cantwell
shall pay and satisfy to the said John A L Ratcliff or to his
Executors administrators or assigns the sum of one hundred
dollars current money with Interest for the same on the
20th day of December 1843 next ensuing then this bill of sale
and every matter and thing therein expressed shall be void and
of now effect it being the true intent and meaning thereof that
the said negro Girl Susan Warfield is Mortgage by me the said
Thomas Cantwell ^to^ the said John A L Ratcliff to secure the payment
of the money aforesaid in witness whereof I the said Thomas
Cantwell Have Hereunto set my hand and seal this 31st day of
December eighteen hundred and forty two
in pressence of Arthur Francis                 his
James Mobray                           Thomas + Cantwell   (seal)
                                                             mark
State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit      on this 31st day
of December Eighteen hundred and forty two before me one of
the Justices of the peace in and for said county appears Thomas
Cantwell and acknowledges the foregoing writing 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
                                                       William Rhea JP
I also certify that the names interlined in the 20th and twenty
first lines been done before the signing and sealing of the same
                                                       William Rhea

March 23 1847  Received of Mr Thomas Cantwell the receipt in full of all demands And I hereby release unto him all my demand of the paper that the Mortgage by Bill of Sale
to me in the year of 1842  Test Job W Beckwith
          The amount of 7.49               John A L Ratcliff  Be it remembered that the aforegoing receipt and release was recorded in the 7 day of April 1849




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