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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 260   View pdf image
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of the sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars in hand paid to me by James
A. Stewart have bargained, sold and transfered to the said James A. Stewart
and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and transfer to said Stewart and his
heirs and assigns all my right & title in the personal estate of the said Lufkin
Hurlock or to my distributive share thereof let it be more or less and I do guarantee
that my said share will amount to at least the aforesaid sum and in
case it should not, I hereby oblige myself my heirs, exe.rs and Adm.rs to make good
that sum to said Stewart within eighteen months from this date and the administrators
of said Hurlock are hereby authorised and directed to pay over my distribution
share of said estate to the said James A. Stewart and his heirs
and Assigns.  To have and to hold all of my said right to the said James
A. Stewart and his heirs and Assigns forever.  In Witness whereof I have
hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this sixteenth day of January in the
year eighteen hundred and forty five
Test   Charles Corkran                                          Peter Stack   (seal)

                                  State of Maryland Dorchester County, To wit:  On this
sixteenth day of January in the year eighteen hundred and forty five personally
appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said state
and County Peter Stack and acknowledged the foregoing instrument of writing
to be his act and deed                                                      Charles Corkran


John Bradshaw      Be it remembered that the following Bill of Sale
Ex.d   from            was recorded on the 21.st day of January 1845, To wit:
William Harker      Know all men by these presents that I William Harker
                             of Baltimore City and State of Maryland for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred and seventy five dollars lawful
Money of the United States in hand paid by John Bradshaw of Dorchester
County State of Maryland 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
John Bradshaw, his executors, administrators and assigns.  A Negro Girl
named Matilda Thompson aged twenty one years on the twelfth day of
September 1844 and has to serve untill she arrives at the age of thirty five
years at which time she is to be free this being same Negro Girl which
was by Sarah Orrick of Baltimore County by her last will and testament
bequeathed to Elizabeth Johnston during her life time & after the decease
of Elizabeth Johnston to descend to and become the property of Sarah
Jane Johnston during the residue of her servitude which Last Will &
testament bears date the seventh day of August 1837.  The term of servitude
of the aforesaid Matilda Thompson to expire on the twelfth day
of September eighteen hundred and fifty eight at which time she is to be
free.  See record Balto County Court T. K. N.o 69 folio 434.  To have and to


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