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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 301   View pdf image
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Dunnock, Meekins,           Be it remembered that the following Bill
Slacum & Smith                of Sale was recorded on the 2.d day of June
    from      Ex.d                1845, To wit:
Spencer & W.m Clark      Know all men by these presents that we Spencer
                                        Clark and William T. Clark of Dorchester County
for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars
to us in hand paid by John R. Dunnock, Samuel I. Meekins, Barzilla
Slacum and James Smith of Dorchester County have bargained, sold &
transfered to said Dunnock, Meekins, Slacum & Smith all of our right,
title, claim, interest and demand in, to and out of a certain vessel
called the "Sea Breeze" of Oxford with all her sails, tackling and
appertenances and according to the License under the seal of the Collector
for the Port of Oxford dated the 25.th Sept 1844 and numbered 113
Toning 15 85/95 tons  To have and to hold the said Vessel or Schooner
called "Sea Breeze" to the said Dunnock, Meekins, Slacum and
Smith and their heirs, ex.rs adm.rs & assigns forever.  Whereas the said
Dunnock, Meekins, Slacum & Smith are about to enter into a Bond
in the penalty of Two hundred dollars to a certain W.m Severe and
Joseph Hughes, Libellants in the District Court of the U. States for the
Maryland District for the appearance of the said Spencer Clark on the
return of the Libel or monition issued against said Clark and the
said sureties may be held ammable and have the debt claimed in
that case to pay and Costs and which said liability will appear by
reference to the Bond executed as aforesaid before Walter Kirby Dept.y
Marshal.  Now therefore it is hereby provided that if the said Spencer
Clark shall well and truly pay the said claim or indemnify the said
sureties from all liability by reason of their aforesaid suretieship on
or before the 1.st Tuesday in June next then this transfer & Bill of
Sale to be and nul and void else of full force and virtue and the said
Schooner is hereby delivered over to the said Sureties who are entitled to
the immediate possession thereof to hold on the said Boat
untill the said debt is paid or to make sale of her if they think proper
at once to meet the said claim and the surplus to be paid over to the
said party grantors.  In testimony whereof we have hereto set our hands
and affixed our seals this 13.th of May 1845.
Test                                                               Spencer Clark      (seal)
Walter Kirby                                                  William T. Clark   (seal)

State of Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit:  on the 13.th day
of May 1845 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of
the Peace for said state and county Spencer Clark and William T.
Clark and acknowledged the foregoing Bill of Sale to be their Act


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