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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 251   View pdf image
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Joseph Cornish, Mary supposed to be six years old and Joseph about two
years and six months slaves for life and sound in body and mind to have
and to hold the said Negros, Mary and Joseph Cornish as above bargained
and sold unto the said Uriah Todd his heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns against me the said James Geoghegan my heirs, executors and
administrators and against all and every other person or persons shall and
will warrant and defend.  In testimony whereof I have hereto set my
hand and affixed my seal this twenty seventh day of Novem.r 1844
Test James Craig                                 James Geoghegan   (L S)

                            State of Maryland Dorchester County To wit:
On this 27.th day of November 1844 before me the subscriber a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County & state personally appeared James Geoghegan &
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                                             Samuel Craig


Josiah Bayly           Be it remembered that the following deed of Manumission
Ex.d   to                 was recorded on the 10.th day of December 1844,
Negro Cassandra   To wit:
                              Dorchester County to wit:  Whereas my Negro Woman
Slave Cassandra daughter of My Negro Woman Slave Flora during a
period of more than thirty years has resided in my family and performed
the various duties thereof with inflexible honesty and unremitting assiduity
and has at all times been treated in the family more as an affectionate
friend and companion than as a slave.  She was born in Somerset County
the 26.th day of July in the year 1800; and whereas the said Cassandra
is of healthy constitution and sound in mind and body capable by labor to
procure to her the said Cassandra sufficient food and raiment with the
requisite necessaries of life and doth not exceed forty five years of age but
is within, under and less than forty five years of age by several months;
Be it therefore know to all persons whom it may concern that I Josiah
Bayly of Dorchester County aforesaid in consideration of the above recited
premises and other good causes and meritorious considerations have released
from slavery, liberated, manumitted and set free and by these presents do release
from slavery, liberate, manumit and set free my said Negro Woman Slave
Cassandra and her the Cassandra I do hereby pronounce and declare to be
henceforth and from this time free manumitted, released and discharged from
all manner of slavery or servitude to me, my executors or administrators
forever.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
this ninth day of December in the year of Our Lord eighteen hundred and
forty four, 1844.  Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence
of us two subscribing witnesses Tho.s H. Hicks W.m Rea         Josiah Bayly   (Seal)


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