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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 289   View pdf image
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                                     289.

State of Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit:  Be it remembered that
on this twelfth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty five before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of
the Peace in and for the said County personally appeared Samuel
M.cCollester he being known to me to be the person named in the within
Bill of sale and acknowledged the said Bill of Sale or instrument of
Writing to be his act and deed.  In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe
my name the one the day and year aforesaid.            Nimrod Newton


Henry Bibby           Be it remembered that the following Mortgage
       from   Ex.d      Bill of Sale was recorded on the 7.th day of
William Robinson    April 1845, To wit:
                               Know all men by these presents that I William
Robinson of Dorchester County and State of Maryland for and in consideration
of the sum of four hundred and twenty six dollars current
money of the United States to me in hand paid by Henry Bibby
of the County and State aforesaid at and before the sealing & delivery of
these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said William
has granted, bargained, sold, transfered and conveyed and by these presents
doth bargain and sell, transfer and convey unto the said Henry Bibby
his heirs and Assigns the following Negro slaves to wit:  one Negro Woman
Lucy, one Negro Boy Levin, one Negro Girl Zilpha, one Negro Boy
Gabriel and one Negro Boy George.  To have and to hold the said
above described Negroes unto him the said Henry Bibby, his heirs &
Assigns to him and their sole use and for no other intent or purpose
whatsoever against me the said William Robinson and my heirs and
against all persons whatsoever.  Provided Nevertheless and it is
the true intent and meaning of these presents and of the said parties
hereunto that if the said William Robinson shall pay and satisfy to
the said Henry Bibby the said sum of four hundred and twenty six dollars
current money as aforesaid with interest thereon within three years from
the date hereof then and in such case these presents and every thing herein
contained shall cease and be utterly nul and void any thing herein contained
tot eh contrary notwithstanding it being the true intent & meaning
of these parties that the said above described Negroes are Mortgaged
to the said Henry Bibby to secure to him the payment of the above
mentioned sum of Money and for no other person whatsoever.
In Witness whereof the said William Robinson has hereunto subscribed
his name and affixed his seal this seventh day of April in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of
      W.m W. LeCompte                           William Robinson   (Seal)

Delivered Dec.r 12 1848 to Henry Bibby


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