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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 180   View pdf image
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and administrators shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents to the
said James Thompson his executors administrators and assigns the said described property
against me my executors & administrators and against all & every other person or
persons claiming the same or any part thereof.   In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal this thirtieth day of December 1843.
    Test John D. Stevens                                             his
                                                                         Elisha x Phillips   (seal)
                                                                                mark

State of Maryland.  Dorchester County To wit:  on this 30.th day of December
1843 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County personally
appeared Elisha Phillips and acknowledged the aforegoing instrument to be his act
and deed according to the true intent and meaning thereof and the acts of Assembly
in such case made and provided.   Acknowledged before
                                                                   John D. Stevens Justice of the Peace


Thomas K. Smith      Be it remembered that the following Mortgage Bill
     from    Ex.d          of Sale was recorded on the 12.th day of December 1843
Samuel M.cCollister   To wit:
                                 This Indenture made this twenty sixth day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three between
Samuel M.cCollister of Dorchester County State of Maryland of the one part
and Thomas K. Smith of the County and state aforesaid of the other part
Whereas the said Samuel M.cCollister owes and stands justly indebted
to the said Thomas K. Smith in the sum of one hundred and eighty
eight dollars current money and to secure the payment thereof is willing
to execute these presents.  Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the
said Samuel M.cCollister for and in consideration of the Premises and
of the sum of five dollars current money to him in hand paid by the
said Thomas K. Smith at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted, bargained and sold
and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Thomas
K. Smith his executors, administrators and assigns all and singular the Negroes
hereinafter particularly mentioned and expressed that is to say one
Negro Woman named Louisa and her child named Sarah Jane.  To have
and to hold all and singular the said Negroes unto the said Thomas K.
Smith 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 Samuel McCollister do and
and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Thomas
K. Smith his executors administrators or assigns the full sum of one
hundred and ninety three dollars current money with legal interest for
the same on or before the first day of November in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four then and in such case

Del.d D L Goldsborough 13 March 1845


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