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128 Executors, Administrators and Assigns, against him John Thomas, his Executors Administrators, and against all and every person and person whatever, will warrant and defend by these presents. In Witness he the said John Thomas hath hereto set his hand and seal this 23.d day of September in the year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty Eight. Signed in presence of John Thomas (seal) James Rea State of Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit: Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that on the twenty third day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty eight before the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace of the state of Maryland, in and for Dorchester County, personally appears John Thomas, he being know to the subscriber to be the person who is named and described as and professing to be the party grantor, and doth acknowledge the said Bill of sale or instrument of writing to be his act and deed At the same time personally appeared Lewis Thomas, Grantee, and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the consideration set forth in the foregoing Bill of Sale, or instrument of Writing, is true and bona fide as therein set forth. In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name on the day & year aforesaid. James Rea I hereby certify that the stamp was annexed to this instrument of Writing at the same time it was executed. James Rea. John W. Travers Be it remembered that the following Bill of sale Ex.d from 55 was recorded on the 25.th day of September 1848. Richard Tall {Stamp} Know all men by these presents that I {one dol.} Richard Tall, Adm.r of Joseph Tall, for and in consideration of the sum of Three hundred dollars, to me in hand paid by John W. D. Travers, have granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain & sell, unto the said John W. D. Travers my Negro Man named Barzillai Lane, aged about forty five years, slave for life, and sound in body & mind To have and to hold the said Negro Man Barzillai Lane, as above bargained and sold unto the said John W. D. Travers, his heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns, against me the said Richard Tall, Adm.r as aforesaid, 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 hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 25.th day of September 1848. Test Richard Tall (L S) Charles Corkran B of Sale deld to Jno W. Isaacs Sept 11 1849 |
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