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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 363   View pdf image
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Thomas H. Hicks      Be it remembered that the following Bill of
Ex.d   from               Sale was recorded on the 9.th day of June 1846
Edward Ross            Know all men by these presents that I Edward
                                 Ross of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland
for and in consideration of the sum of forty four dollars & eighty
cents current money to me in hand paid by Thomas H. Hicks of
Dorchester County and state aforesaid at and before the sealing and
delivering of these presents the receipt whereof I the said Edward
Ross do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained and sold
and by these presents do grant, bargain & sell unto the said
Thomas H. Hicks, his Executors, Administrators and Assigns
all the following goods and chattels, to Wit:  Crop of wheat on
the ground now growing where I now live, Crop of Corn on the
ground now growing where I now live, one yearlin, 2 ploughs,
2 Harrows, one Desk, one large Walnut Dining Table, one large
Milk house, all my Spades & hoes and pitch forks and all and
singular which said goods & chattels are now in the possession
of the said Edward Ross   To have and to hold all & singular
the said goods, Household stuff, furniture and crops and other
the premises above bargained & sold or mentioned or intended so to
be to the said Thomas H. Hicks, his Executors, Administrators and
Assigns forever   And I the said Edward Ross for myself, for my
heirs, Executors and Administrators all and singular the said goods,
House hold stuff and furniture and Crops and other the premises
unto the said Thomas H. Hicks, his Executors, Administrators and
Assigns against me the said Edward Ross, my Executors and Administrators
and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever
shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents
of all and singular which said goods, household stuff, furniture &
crops and all other the Premises I the said Edward Ross
have put the said Thomas H. Hicks in full possession of the
above name goods, household stuff, furniture and Crops at the
sealing and delivering of these presents in the name of the whole
premises hereby bargained & sold or mentioned and intended so to be
so unto him the said Thomas H. Hicks as aforesaid,  In Witness
whereof I hereby set my hand and seal this 9.th day of June 1846.
Test                                                                     his
       W.m W. LeCompte                          Edward + Ross   (Seal)
                                                                          mark

State of Maryland Dorchester County, To wit:
on this 9.th day of June Eighteen hundred and forty six before
the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County
appeared Edward Ross and acknowledged the foregoing writing


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