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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 67   View pdf image
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to have and to hold the said Negro "Phoebe" and her child as above bargained and
sold unto the said Henry Maguire and his heirs executors or administrators and assigns
against me the said James A. Stewart my heirs executors and administrators
and against all and every other person or persons shall and will warrant and
defend   In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal
this thirteenth day of January 1843
Test      Charles Corkran                                       James A Stewart      (seal)
State of Maryland                 On this 13th day of January 1843 before me the subscriber
Dorchester County to wit      a Justice of the peace in and for the said County
and State personally appeared James A Stewart and acknowledged the above
bill of sale or instrument of writing to be his act and deed according to the true
intent and meaning thereof
                         Acknowledged before                        Charles Corkran


Samuel Donnock      Be it remembered that the following bill of sale
Ex.d      from            was recorded on the 4th Feby 1843 to wit
Henry Shenton          Know all men by these presents that whereas I
Henry Shenton of Dorchester County Stands indebted unto Samuel Dunnock
upon a Bill obligatory executed by me this day for the Sum of Two hundred
and Fifty nine dollars with interest from date independent of Judgements
the s.d Dunnock holds against me and for the purpose of securing the
payment of the said sums of money have agreed to execute these presents
now this Indenture witnesseth that the said Henry Shenton in consideration
of the premises & of the sum of one dollar to me in hand paid by the said
Dunnock have granted bargained & sold & by these presents do grant
bargain & sell unto the said Dunnock the following property to wit
one negro woman "Henny" one horse & carrrige Fifty cords of wood now
cut 3 yoke of broke oxen 1 yoke of unbroke oxen 5 cows 1 ox cart Farmin
utensils 3 beds bedsteads & furniture 10 chairs one bureau one tent
one loom & gear twenty barrels of corn 1000 lbs of bacon 1000 lbs of blades
4 stacks of top fodder 4 stacks of straw and all the residue of my personal
property of every description  To have & to hold the said property to the
said Samuel Dunnock & his heirs and assigns forever with this
proviso that if the said Henry Shenton shall on or before the 1st day of
april in the year Eighteen hundred and forty five pay to the said
Samuel Dunnock the said Sum of two hundred and fifty nine dollars
with interest then this obligation to be void else of full force & virtue in
law   In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3d of
February 1843                                             Henry Shenton      (Seal)
Test      Charles Corkran
State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit on this 3d of February


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