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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 360   View pdf image
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release from slavery, manumit, liberate and set free the aforesaid
negro woman named Caroline Kennard being of the age of twenty nine
years together with her son Hampton Kennard being of the age of five
years and both able to gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance
and them the said negro woman Caroline and her said son Hampton
I do declare to be hence forth free, manumitted and discharged
from all manner of servitude or service to me, my Executors or
Administrators forever.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal this nineteenth day of June in
the year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty six.
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of us
W.m W. LeCompte      D. M. Henry                     J. C. Henry   (Seal)

Dorchester County sct.  Be it remembered that on this nineteenth
day of June personally appears John C. Henry party to the within
instrument before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the
State of Maryland for the said County and Acknowledged the
same to be his act and deed for the purposes within mentioned.
Acknowledged before                              W.m W. LeCompte  J. P.


John Elliott                 Be it remembered that the following Bill of Sale was
Paid   from   Ex.d       recorded on the 26.th day of May 1846, To wit:
Sam.l Pattison            Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Pattison
                                  of Dorchester County and state of Maryland Administrator
of Thomas E. Brown late of the County and state aforesaid deceased for
the consideration of the sum of one hundred and ninety seven dollars
current money to me in hand paid by John Elliott of Caroline County &
State of Maryland the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have
granted, bargained, sold, delivered and by these presents do grant, bargain,
sell and deliver unto the said John Elliott a negro Girl
called Marthy a slave for a term of years which term is to expire
the first day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred & seventy
as will more fully appear by reference to the records of Dorchester County
as being there manumitted which said Slave Marthy I will warrant
and defend to the said John Elliott during the above mentioned term
of years to him his executors, administrators and assigns against me
my Executors and Administrators and against every other person or persons
whomsoever.  In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our names &
affixed our seals this twentieth day of May Eighteen hundred & forty six
In presence of                                                            Sam.l Pattison   (Seal)
Robert Bell   J. P.
W.m W. LeCompte                                                         John Elliott   (Seal)

Deliv.d June 1 1847 to John Elliott


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