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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 244   View pdf image
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                                              244.

Joel Cornwell &      Be it remembered that the following Bill of Sale was
Henry Wilcox          recorded on the 6.th day of November 1844.  To wit:
       from   Ex.d       Know all men by these presents that I Esau Insley of Dorchester
Esau Insley              County and State of Maryland for and in consideration
                               of the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars ($450)
lawful money of the United States in hand paid by Joel Cornwell and Henry
Wilcox at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged:  Have granted, bargained and sold and by these
presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said Henry Wilcox and Joel
Cornwell their Executors, administrators and assigns the following Negroes
to wit:  one negro man John aged about 25 years one Negro Man David
aged about 23 years, one Negro Boy Hooper aged about 20 years; To have
and to hold the said described Negroes John, David & Hooper to the said
Joel Cornwell and Henry Wilcox their executors, administrators & assigns
forever; and he the said Esau Insley for himself, heirs, executors & administrators
the said Negroes John, David & Hooper unto the said Joel Cornwell and
Henry Wilcox, their executors, administrators and assigns against him
the said Esau Insley, his executors and administrators and against all
and every other 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 eighth (28th) day of October eighteen hundred
and forty four.
signed, sealed & delivered                                 Esau I      (Seal)
in the presence of

Delivered to Joel Cornwell May 28.th 1845

                               State of Maryland, Dorchester County ss
Be it remembered that on this twenty eighth day of October 1844 before the
subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County appears Esau Insley and
acknowledges the above instrument of writing to be his act and deed according
to the true intent and meaning thereof.  Acknowledged before
                                                                         Brannock Moore
on the back of the above Bill of Sale was the following endorsement, To wit:
Now be it remembered that aforegoing & within indenture is given for the indemnification
and security of Joel Cornwell & Henry Wilcox for and on account
of a note signed and endorsed by them for the sum of ($450) four hundred
and fifty dollars negotiable at the Farmers Bank of Maryland and dated
simultaneous with the within bill of Sale.  Now the condition of the within
and above instrument is that if the said named Esau Insley shall
well and truly pay off and discharge the aforesaid note of $450 then
the within and aforegoing bill of Sale to be void and of none effect
otherwise to be of full force and virtue in law.
                                                                            Joel Cornwell
                                                                            Henry Willcox


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