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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 37   View pdf image
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and of dark chesnut colour      William Hollon
Dorchester County       On this sixth day of January anno domini one
state of Maryland         thousand eight hundred and forty three before the
subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid
personally appeared William Hollon of the county and state aforesaid
and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the above
and aforegoing list of a negro woman cassa as described therein is a
full true and full list of the negro brought by him this Defendant from
sussex county Deleware into Dorchester county maryland and that he
has not removed the said negro woman into this state for the purposes
of sale and that she is a slave for life; and also that it is his intention
and determination, stile as heretofore to be a citizen and resident
of the county and state aforesaid         Geo A. Z smith   (JP)


William Frazier         Be it remembered that the following bill of
John Spedden          Sale was recorded on 16th Jany anno domini
Ex.d      from            1843 to wit            Know all by these presents
James Ratcliff           that I James Ratcliff of Dorchester County in
the state of maryland for and in consideration of the sum of fifty
dollars current money to me in hand paid by William Frazier
& John Spedden of Dorchester county in the said state at and before
the sealing and Delivering of these presents the receipt whereof I
the said James Ratcliff do hereby acknowledge have Granted
bargained and sold and by these presents Do Grant bargain and
sell unto the said William Frazier & John Spedden there executors
administrators and assigns that is to say 2 yoke of Oxen 2 cows Red
2 young steers Red & white 2 heiffers 1 Red 1 Black & white to have
and to hold all the said cattal or stock above bargained and
sold or mentioned and intended so to be to the said William Frazier
and John Spedden their executors administrators and assigns
forever and I the said James Ratcliff for myself my heirs
Executors and administrators and assigns against me the said James
Ratcliff my Executors and administrators and against all
and every this person or persons whatsoever shall and will
warrant and forever defend by these presents in testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
14th Day of January 1843
signed ^and^ sealed and               James Ratcliff   (seal)
delivered in the pressence of
Maryland Dorchester county To wit  Be it remembered that
on the 14th day of January 1843 personally appeared before
                                   


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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
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