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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 774, Page 84   View pdf image
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Certify to all manner of persons whom it doth or may concern that
my Son William Richard Hayward is seized and possessed of a certain
negro man called Edward Willson aged about twenty Seven years and
has removed the said negro man called Edward Willson from the Teritory
of Florida within the state for his own use and benifit and not for sale
do make out this Certificate of the said negro slave called Edward Wilson
agreeably to the act of assembly in such case made and provided  Witness
my hand and seal this 18 day of March 1843
Test                                                Thomas Hayward   (Seal)
Charles Corkran                              for Wm R Hayward
Maryland Dorchester County To wit on this 18 day of March 1843
The above named Thomas Hayward appeared before me the subscriber one
of the Justices of the peace in and for the County and state aforesaid and
made oath on the holy Evangely of Almighty God that his son William
Richard Hayward resides in Florida and he this deponent is a
Citizen of the State of Maryland and resides in Dorchester County
and that the above is a true and faithfull list of the said negro slave
and that he hath not been removed into this State for sale and that
he is a slave for life to the best of his Knowledge
                            Sworn before                  Charles Corkran


James P. Russell      Be it remembered that the following bill of sale
Ex.d      from           was recorded on the 27th March 1843 to wit
Alfred Wheatley      Know all men by these presents that I Alfred
Wheatley of Dorchester County and state of Maryland for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars current
money to me in hand paid by James P Russell of the county and
State aforesaid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have granted bargained
and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto
the said James P. Russell his Executors administrators and assigns
one grey horse one bay mare one yoke of oxen one red
cow one cart one Bed and furniture two Desks two chests his
tables one side board one loom and gear six stacks of fodder and
eight barrels of corn all which property is now in my possession
To have and to hold the same described property above bargained
and sold to the said James P. Russell his Executors administrators
and assigns forever to his and their proper use and benifit
and I the said Alfred Wheatley for my self my executors and
administrators shall and will warrant and forever defend
by these presents unto the said James P. Russell his executors
administrators and assigns the said described property

Deld J P Russell 11 Augt 1846


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Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
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