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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 417   View pdf image
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shall well and truly pay to the said James A Stewart the Sum of one hundred and Sixty
Dollars with Interest due thereon in the following means to wit the Sum of one
hundred Dollars in twelve months from date and the Sum of Sixty Dollars in
eighteen months from date with all the Interest due thereof then this obligation to
be void and provided that if the said James Geoghegan shall fail to make the said
payments according to the foregoing stipulation then I hereby authorise and empower
the said James A. Stewart or Traverse B Tolley without further process to take
possession of the said negro Slaves and make Sale of them or either of them to the
best advantage & from the promise to pay of the said claim and after allowing
five per Cent Commissions on the said Sales and deducting any other expense they or
either of them may incur to pay the balance over to me my heirs Exors Admors or
Assigns or the said James A Stewart may adopt any other legal or equitable
coards he may think proper so as to have his said claim discharged and for
the payment and better Security of the said claim the said James Geoghegan
had on this day executed his obligation to said Stewart with the said
Traverse B Tolly as Security for the payment of the said one hundred and
Sixty Dollars a fee which Judgment is to be entered up at the next Term of
Dorchester County Court.  In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and
Seal this 18.th February 1847.
Test   Robert Bell                                                   James Geoghegan   (seal)

Dorchester County To wit on this 18.th February 1847 personally appears
before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for said County James Geoghegan
and Acknowledged the aforegoing instrument of Writing to be his act and
deed.  Acknowledged before                                 Robert Bell  J. P.


Alexander Wilson            Be it remembered that the following Deed
Ex.d      to                       of Manumission was recorded on the 6.th day
William Stevens negro      of March 1847, To wit
                                        Know all men by these presents that I Alexander
Wilson of Dorchester County in the state of Maryland for divers good
causes and considerations me hereunto moving have released from
slavery, liberated, manumitted and forever set free and by these
presents do hereby liberate, manumit and forever set free my negro
man called William Stevens aged about thirty five years and
sound in mind and body hereby acknowledging the said negro Man
called William Stevens discharged from me, my Executors and
Administrators from and after this date.  In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 6.th day of
March 1847                                                                      his
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of      Alexander + Wilson   (Seal)
Robert Bell J. P.   Francis A. Stewart                               mark


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