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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 399   View pdf image
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and it is hereby certified that on this 19 day of December one thousand
eight hundred and forty six before me the subscriber a Justice
of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for Dorchester County
aforesaid personally appeared Ignatius B. Newton and do acknowledge
to the this said bill of sale or instrument of writing to be
his Act and deed according to the true intent and meaning thereof
                                                                   Edward Tull   J. P.


Thomas Barnett           Be it remembered that the following Bill of
Ex.d      from               sale was recorded on the 28.th day of Dec.r 1846.
John Brown Negro      Know all men by these presents that I John
                                   Brown free Coloured man of Dorchester County &
State of Maryland for and in consideration of the sum of one
hundred and twenty three dollars current money to me in hand
paid by Thomas Barnett of the County and state aforesaid at and
before the sealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge, have granted, bargained & sold and by these presents
do grant, bargain & sell unto the said Thomas Barnett, his Executors
administrators and assigns one Yoke of broke Stears & Yoke
one pr of young Stears, one red milk Cow & one dark Milk Cow,
one black yearling, one red Calf, one Sow and 6 pigs, one ox
Cart about four hundred pounds of salted Pork and about ten
Barels of Corn, one Blade Stack, Fodder House, one p.r Iron Wedges,
crop of wheat seeded on Farm and all the balance of House hold
Furniture all of which property is now in my possession.  To have
and to hold the same described property above bargained and sold to
the said Thomas Barnett, his Executors, Administrators & Assigns forever
to his and their only proper use and benefit.  And I the said
John Brown for myself, my Executors and Administrators shall
and will warrant and forever defend by these presents to the said
Thomas Barnett his Executors, Administrators and Assigns the said
described property against me, my Executors and Administrators against
all and every other person or persons whomsoever claiming
the same or any part thereof.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 24 day Dec.r 1846.
Signed, sealed & delivered in presence of                     his
W. I. Cowart             his                                       John x Brown   (Seal)
                         W.m + Shorter                                   mark
                                mark

Maryland Dorchester County, To wit:  on this 24.th day of Dec.r
1846 before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in
and for said County appears John Brown, free Coloured Man and
acknowledges the foregoing within writing to be his Act and deed


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