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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 313   View pdf image
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Dorchester County, To wit:  On the 12 day of July 1845 personally appeared
before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the
County aforesaid Nimrod Newton and Stephen Andrew and made the
following Oath, to wit:  "We Nimrod Newton and Stephen Andrew
subscribing Witnesses to the above bond do make Oath that James
Sullivan, James Davis and John L. Willis obligors mentioned in the
said Bond did severally in our Presence sign, seal and deliver the
said Bond as their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
Sworn before me on the day above mentioned
                                                    Sworn before         John Webb


Reuben E. Phillips                  Be it remembered that the following Bill
Ex.d      from                         of Sale was recorded the 21.st August 1845
Levin & Henry M. Phillips      Know all men by these presents that we Levin Phillips
                                              and Henry M. Phillips of Dorchester County
in the State of Maryland for and in consideration of the sum of
Two thousand three hundred dollars current money to me in hand paid
at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents by Reuben E.
Phillips the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledge.  We the said Levin
Phillips and Henry M. Phillips have bargained & sold and granted
and by these presents do grant, bargain sell unto the said Reuben E. Phillips
his Executors, Administrators or Assigns all the goods, Negroes, Household
stuff, farming implements and furniture hereinafter particularly mentioned
that is to say one Negro Man named Jacob, one Negro Girl Eliza, one
Negro Girl Mary, Negro Girl Alexanda, one Negro Boy Marshall, Negro
Boy Henry, Negro Boy Alexander, one Bay Mare Salima, one bay Mare
Lady, one Bay Horse Jack, one sorrel named Abacak, two yoke of oxen,
six milk cows, Eight young Cattle, ten Sheep, twenty five Hogs, two ox Carts,
four plows, three Harrows, one Gig & Harness, one hundred & fifty barrels
Corn, one half of the Crop of wheat and oats now sowed, four Beds & furniture,
one Clock, one Looking Glass, one Secretary, Six Chairs, two Walnut
Tables, four thousand pound of Blade fodder and all the remainder of
the house hold and kitchen furniture and farming Utensils now upon the
Farm where the said Phillips's resides and mentioned in this Bill of Sale.
To have and to hold all and singular the goods and chattels, Negroes,
furniture, farming utensils &c and the other members above bargained &
sold, purtinses to be bargained and sold to the said Reuben E. Phillips,
his executors, administrators or assigns forever  And we the said Levin
Phillips and Henry M. Phillips for ourselves, our heirs, administrators
all and singular the goods and chattels and other Premises against
ourselves and every other person whatsoever do and will forever warrant &
defend by these presents all of which goods and Chattels, Negroes, Household


 
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