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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 76   View pdf image
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in hand paid by the sd Levin Griffin I have bargained & sold to sd Levin
Griffin & by these presents do grant bargain & sell to him the following
property to wit one negro man slave for life named "Harry Holla
one Ditto "Charles Camper" one negro woman slave for life named "Nuster"
one negro slave for live named Jerry one negro girl slave for life named
"Harriett" & one negro boy slave for life named "Milton" To have & to hold
the said property to the sd Levin Griffin & his heirs & assigns forever with
this proviso that if the s.d John Roberson or his agent heirs executors or
administrators do and shall well truly pay to s.d Levin Griffin or his
heirs executors or administrators or assigns the amount of the above specified
Judgement interest & costs on or before the 1st day of January 1844 then
this Bill of sale to be null and void else of full force virtue in
law  Witness my hand & seal this 25.th February 1843
signed sealed and delivered                     John Roberson   (seal)
          in the presence of
          Charles Corkran
State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit   On this 25th Feby
1843 personally appears before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace
for said state & county John Roberson and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument of writing to be his act & Deed for the purposes therein
mentioned                                          Charles Corkran


Jo Cornwell      Be it remembered that the following Bill of sale was
Ex.d   from       recorded on the 27 Feby 1843 to wit      Know all men by
Levin Petty      these presents that I Levin Petty of Dorchester County and
State of Maryland for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars
current money to me in hand paid by Joel Cornwell of County & state
aforesaid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt
whereof I the said Levin Petty do hereby acknowledge have granted
bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain & sell unto
the said Joel Cornwell his executors administrators an assigns 2 Red
& all the furniture thereto attached 2 bedsteads 6 chairs 1 sett Knives 1 forks
1 Lott worden ware 1 tea kettle 1 Pot 1 spider 1 Table 1 Lott earthen ware
and all the balance of my household & Kitchen furniture all and
singular which said goods and chattles are now remaining standing
and being in the House and on the farm of Jas K Lewis on Nanticoke
river where said Petty now resides and now in the occupation of the
said Levin Petty To have and to hold all and singular the said
goods household stuff and furniture and other the premises above
bargained and sold or mentioned and intended so to be to the said
Joel Cornwell his executors administrators & assigns forever and I
the said Levin Petty for myself my heirs executors and administrators


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