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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 220   View pdf image
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State of Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit: on the 25.th day of April 1844 before me
the subscribers a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County and state personally appeared
William A. Sullivane and acknowledged the above Bill of sale or instrument of writing to be his
act and deed according to the true intent and meaning thereof.  Acknowledged before
                                                                                                                Charles Corkran


State of Maryland   Be it remembered that the following Bond and recorded on the
       from   Ex.d      26.th day of April 1844, To wit:
William Creighton   Know all men by these presents that we William Creighton
                              William Rea, John R. Creighton and Jeremiah C. Wright of
Dorchester County are held and firmly bound unto the State of Maryland in the full and
just sum of fifteen thousand dollars current money of the United States to be paid to the
State of Maryland to the which payment well and truly to be made and done we bind
ourselves and every of us our and every of our heirs, executors and administrators in
the whole and for the whole jointly and severally firmly by these presents.  Sealed with
our seals and dated this 22.d day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty four.  The Condition of the above obligation is such that if the above
bounden William Creighton shall well and faithfully discharge the duties of Treasurer
of the Primary Schools of Dorchester County according to law then the above obligation
shall be void otherwise it is to be and remain in full force and virtue in law
Signed, sealed & delivered                              W.m Creighton          (seal)
in the presence of                                             William Rea              (seal)
Tho A. Hicks                                                   John R. Creighton      (seal)
             Dorchester County, To wit;                         J. C. Wright       (seal)
on the 26.th day of April Anno Domini 1844 then came before me a Justice of the Peace
in and for Dorchester County Thomas H. Hicks the witness to the within Bond and
made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that he saw William Creighton, William
Rea, John R. Creighton and Jeremiah C. Wright the within obligors sign the within
Bond and acknowledge the same to be their act and deed according to the purports true
intent and meaning of the same to be of his knowledge.  Certified by Charles Corkran
Bond approved by the Commissioners      William Rea Clerk


Manumission        Be it remembered that the following Manumission was recorded
Robert Parker      on the 26.th day of April 1844, To wit:
       to   Ex.d        To all whom it may concern be it know that I Robert Parker of
Samuel Anthony    Dorchester County in the state of Maryland for divers good causes and
                            considerations me thereunto moving as also in further consideration
of one dollar current money to me in hand paid have released from slavery, liberated,
manumitted and set free and by these presents do hereby release from slavery, liberate, manumit
and set free and by these presents do hereby release from slavery, liberate, manumit
and set free my Negro Man named Samuel Anthony being of the age of thirty five
years and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and him the
said Negro Man named Samuel Anthony I do declare to be henceforth free, manumitted


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