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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 152   View pdf image
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within written                                                          his
Signed, sealed & delivered                           Robert x Button      (seal)
in the presence of                                                  mark
Henry Shenton

Maryland Dorchester County To Wit on the 22.d day of August 1843
appeared Robert Button before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for
said County and acknowledged the foregoing bill of sale or instrument
of Writing to be his act and deed according to the true intent and
meaning of the same   Acknowledged before      Henry Shenton


Moses A. Shenton      Be it remembered that the following Mortgage
Ex.d  from                  was recorded on the 23.d day of August 1843, To Wit:
Robert Shenton           This Indenture made this twenty second day of August
                                   one thousand eight hundred and forty three between Robert
Shenton of Dorchester County state of Maryland of the one part and Moses
A Shenton of County and state aforesaid of the other part: Whereas the said
Robert Shenton owes and stands justly indebted to the said Moses A. Shenton
in the sum of thirty five dollars current money and to secure the payment
thereof is willing to execute these presents.  Now this Indenture Witnesseth
that the said Robert Shenton for and in consideration of the premises and of
the sum of five dollars current money to him in hand paid by the
said Moses A. Shenton at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained
and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the
said Moses A. Shenton his Executors administrators and assigns all and
singular the goods and chattels and house hold stuff herein after
perticular mentioned and expressed that is to say one Bay Mare one
yoke of Oxen one Cow and yearling four Hogs one plough & three hoes
ten bushels of wheat five bushels of Oats ten Stack of stray two thirds
of the crop of corn on the ground and six bushels of Irish Potatoes To
have and to hold the said goods and chattels and House hold stuff
unto the said Moses A. Shenton, his Executors, administrators and assigns to
his and their own use and behoof; Provided always and it is declared
to be the true intent and meaning of these presents that if the said Robert
Shenton do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said
Moses A. Shenton the full sum of thirty five dollars current money with
legal interest for the same on or before the 15.th day of August 1844 then
and in such case these presents and every matter and thing therein contained
shall cease determine and be utterly void to all intents and purposes
any thing therein contained therein to the contrary notwithstanding  In
Witness whereof the said Robert Shenton has hereunto set his hand


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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
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