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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 322   View pdf image
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Indenture and acknowledged the same to be this act and deed and delivered the
same for the uses and purposes therein mentioned at the same time personally
appeared before us the Justices aforesaid the said Delia H Bayly wife
of the said Alexander H. Bayly and out of the presence and hearing of the
said Alexander H. Bayly her husband did Sign Seal and execute the within
and aforegoing Deed and Acknowledge the same to be his Act and deed and
the Negro Slave Hannah therein mentioned and thereby bargained and Sold
to be the right and property of the within named Eliza E. Hayward her
heirs and assigns forever.  And the said Delia B. Bayly being by us
privately examined of and from and out of the hearing of her husband
whether She doth execute and make her Acknowledgment of the Same
willingly and freely and without being induced to do so by fear or
threats of or ill usage by her husband or fear of his displeasure
Acknowledged that she does execute and make Acknowledgment
of the same deed willingly and freely and without being induced to
do so by fear or threats of or ill usage by her husband or fear
of his displeasure.  And we do further Certify that of our own
Knowledge we are Satisfied that the Said Alexander H. Bayly
and Delia B Bayly who make the above Acknowledgments and
the same persons who are named and described as and professing
to be the parties grantors in the within and aforegoing Deed of
Indenture      Acknowledged before and Certified by Robt Bell
                                                                            W.m W LeCompte


State of Maryland                Be it remembered that the following Bond was recorded
Ex.d   from                          on the 5.th day of November 1845, To wit:
David M Todd & others      To all whom it doth or may concern I hereby resign
                                            and give up the office of Constable having determined
that I will not perform the duties thereof longer As Witness my hand
this 5.th day of November 1845.
Test   Robert Bell                                             William Bell

                       We the Subscribers two Justices of the Peace in and for
Dorchester County by virtue of a Supplement of an Act entitled an Act for
the establishment and regulation of the Levy Court in the several Counties
of this State have appointed David M. Todd Constable for the Town
of Cambridge in Dorchester County in the place of William Bell the
former Constable who has resigned.  Witness our hands and seals this
fifth day of November 1845                                       Robt Bell   (seal)
                                                                    Robt R. Robertson   (seal)

Know all men by these presents that we David M. Todd, Francis
J. Henry and John H. Hodson of Dorchester County in the state of Maryland


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