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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 186   View pdf image
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Eighteen hundred and forty four
signed, sealed & delivered                        Robert Bell   (Seal)
in the presence of
    James Rea
                      State of Maryland, Dorchester County To wit:

on this 18.th January 1844 before me one of the Justices of the Peace
in and for said County appears Robt Bell and acknowledges the
foregoing instrument of 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   Taken and acknowledged before
                                                                               James Rea


Sally Dunnock      Be it remembered that the following Bill of Sale was
    from   Ex.d       recorded on the 19.th day of January 1844, To wit:
Elijah Tunis          Know all men by these presents that I Elijah Tunis sen.r of
                            Dorchester County on the State of maryland for and in consideration
of the sum of forty dollars to me in hand paid by Sally Dunnock
wife of John Alexander Dunnock of said County Have granted, bargained &
sold and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the aforesaid Sally
Dunnock her heirs and assigns forever  one negro Boy John about five
years old.  To have and to hold the above mentioned or named Negro Boy John
unto the said Sally Dunnock her heirs and assigns to the only proper use benefit
and behoof of the said Sally Dunnock her heirs and assigns forever.  As Witness
my hand and seal this fourth day of January Eighteen hundred and forty four
signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of                           his
                James Smith                                                      Elijah x Tunis   (Seal)
                   Maryland, Dorchester County To wit:
on this 4.th day of January 1844 Personally appeared Elijah Tunis sen.r before me
the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and acknowledged the
above 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
                                                                                                 James Smith


Joseph Flint's      Be it remembered that the following Certificate was recorded
Certificate of       on the 19.th day of January 1844.  To wit:
Negro Phebe      State of Maryland Dorchester County To wit:  I Joseph Flint
                           of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland do hereby certify
to all manner of persons whom it doth or may concern being possessed of a negro
Girl slave called Phebe aged about twelve years and being desirous to remove
and bring the said Negro Slave called Phebe from the State of Delaware within
this state for my own use and benefit and not for sale do make out this
certificate of the Negro Girl called Phebe agreeably to the act of Assembly in


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