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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 333   View pdf image
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said John Edmondson, his Executors, Administrators and Assigns all the
right, title and interest of him the said Hooper in and to the personal
estate & property of his late Father John Hooper deceased as the same is
now in possession his mother Mary S. Hooper consisting in part of two Negro
Slaves, Charles about twenty years old and Ellen about thirty years old
Household furniture, farming utensils, Stock &c subject to the life estate
of his said mother as vested in her by himself and his co-heirs all of
which property is now on the Farm of the late John Hooper on Hooper's
Island in Dorchester County Maryland.  To have and to hold the said title
and interest of the said Thomas T. Hooper in and to the said property and
Chattels unto the said John Edmondson, his Executors, administrators and
assigns forever.  Provided however and it is hereby understood & agreed
that if the said bill obligatory shall be well & truly paid or satisfied
at maturity then these presents shall be void.  In Witness whereof the
said Thomas T. Hooper hath hereunto set hand & seal the day and
year first herein before written
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of     Thomas T. Hooper   (Seal)
Samuel Manning

                            State of Maryland City of Baltimore, To wit:
On this first day of February A. D. 1846 before me the subscriber
a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City
of Baltimore personally appeared Thomas T. Hooper the party grantor
to the foregoing Indenture and acknowledged the same to be his Act
and deed                                                   Samuel Manning

State of Maryland Baltimore County sct.  I hereby Certify that
Samuel Manning Gentleman before whom the above Acknowledgment
was made and who has thereto signed his name was at the time
of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in
and for the City of Baltimore duly Commissioned & sworn
                      In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the
    (Seale)       Seal of Baltimore County Court this 9.th day of February
                      1846.                                       A. W. Bradford Clk.


Anthony C. Thompson      Be it remembered that the following Manumission
Ex.d      to                         was recorded on the 26.th February 1846
John Mensca and               To all whom it may concern be it known that
William Banks, Negroes     I, Anthony C. Thompson of Dorchester County and
                                         State of Maryland for divers good causes and
considerations me thereunto moving have released from service or slavery
liberated, manumitted and set free and by these presents do hereby release
from slavery, liberate, manumit and set free the following Negroes


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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
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