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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 142   View pdf image
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Dorchester County To wit   On this 6th of July 1843 personally appeared before me the
subscriber a justice of the peace for said county Sally Hawkins a free negro woman
& acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be her act & deed
                                                                                           Charles Corkran


Cain Hurley                 Be it remembered that the following Bill of sale was
Ex.d      from                 recorded 6th July 1843 to wit      Whereas in the
Zorababel McCollister   twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen
hundred and forty Two by order of the Judges of the orphans Court of Dorchester
County in the state of Maryland I Zorababel McCollister adm.r of Plarmes
McCollister Dec.d did at the Court house door in Cambridge in said County offer
at public sale to the highest bidder certain negro girl named Maria and Cain
Hurley of Dorchester County & state of Maryland became the highest bidder and
purchaser for the sum of two hundred and twenty dollars  Now to all whom
it may concern be it Known that I Zorababel McCollister of County state aforesaid
for and in consideration of the said sum of two hundred and twenty dollars
to me in hand paid by the said Cain Hurley before the sealing and delivering
of these presents the receipt whereof I the said Zorababel McCollister do acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain & sell unto the said Cain Hurley his executors
administrators and assigns the aforesaid negro girl Maria  To have
and to hold the said negro girl Maria to the said Cain Hurley his executors
administrators and assigns forever and I the said Zorababel McCollister
for my self my heirs executors and administrators the said negro girl Maria
unto the said Cain Hurley his executors administrators and assigns against
me the said Zorababel McCollister my executors administrators and
assigns and against all and every person or persons whatsoever shall and
will warrant and forever defend by these presents  In witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of June Eighteen
hundred and forty three
Witness                                       Zorababel McCollister      (seal)
             Joel Cornwell

State of Maryland Dorchester county to wit      Be it remembered that
on this the 24th day of June 1843 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace
in and for the county state aforesaid appears Zorababel McCollister
and acknowledges the above bill of sale or instrument of writing to be his
act and deed and that the property therein described is the property of
Cain Hurley according to the acts of assembly in such case made and
provided & the true intent and meaning of the same  
                                                               Joel Cornwell      (seal)


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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
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