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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 134   View pdf image
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said Thomas Jones is justly indebted to the said James A Stewart in the sum of seven
hundred and twenty three dollars & eighty two cents for & on account of Two Judgments
in Dorchester County Court one at the suit of Charles Jones use of s.d Stewart rendered
april 10th 1840 for the sum of Five hundred dollars with interest from date the other
at the suit of Catharine Jones use of James A Stewart rendered april 14th 1840 for
one hundred dollars & fifty cents with interest form date & costs $13.26 2/3 and
to better securing the payment of the said debt is willing to execute these presents
Now this Indenture witnesses that the said Thomas Jones for & in consideration of the premises
& of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid by the said Jas A Stewart at & before
the sealing and delivery of these presents has granted bargained & sold & by these
presents does grant bargain & sell unto the said James A Stewart his executors
administrators & assigns all and singular the property following to wit  One
negro boy slave named "Bill, one other boy named "Joe" one other named "John"
one negro girl named "Mary" one negro girl named "hester" Two head of horses
& one colt Three oxen seven head of cattle ten head of sheep thirty head of hogs
all his farming utensils all of his personal property of every description
To have & to hold all & singular the said property which is now in the possession
control & management of the said Thomas Jones & which is legally & rightfully
his property unto the said James A Stewart his executors administrators & assigns
to his & their own use & behoof  Provided always & it is declared to be the true
intent of these presents that this Instrument of writing is not in any manner or
shape to effect the right of said Stewart to proceed in any way which he
could resent to anterior to this under & by virtue of the said Judgments to to
collect the same at any time but wherever collected this of course to be void and
from and also that if the said Thomas Jones shall well & truly pay or cause
to be paid unto the said James A Stewart his executors admrs or assigns
the amount of the said Judgments with interest on the same on or before the
first day of September next then this Instrument shall cease & be void to all
intents & purposes otherwise of full force & virtue in law      Witness my hand
& seal this above day
Test                                                                 Thomas Jones      (seal)
          Charles Corkran

Dorchester County to wit      On this 14th of June 1843 personally appeared
before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for said county Thomas Jones
grantor in the foregoing instrument of writing and acknowledged the same
to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned
                                                                               Charles Corkran


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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
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