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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 132   View pdf image
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State of Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit:   Be it remembered that
on this fourth day of October in the year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred
and forty eight, personally appeared Miles Tindal J.r, the party grantor
within named, before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for & in
the County and state aforesaid, and acknowledged the within instrument
of writing to be his Act and deed, and the goods, household stuff and
furniture therein mentioned, and thereby bargained and sold, to be the
right and estate of the within named Margaret Tindal, party grantee,
also therein named, her heirs and Assigns forever, according to the
purport, true intent and meaning of the said instrument of writing
and the Acts of Assembly in such Cases made & provided.
Acknowledged before               John D. Stevens, a Justice of the Peace

State of Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit:   On this fourth day
of October in the year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred & forty eight,
personally appeared Margaret Tindal before me the subscriber a
Justice of the Peace, for and in the County & state aforesaid, and
made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the consideration
set forth in the within instrument of writing is true &
Bona fide as therein set forth, so help her God.
Sworn before                  John D. Stevens, a Justice of the Peace.


Henry Bibby             Be it remembered that the following Deed of
Ex.d      to      50      Manumission was recorded October 10.th 1848, To wit:
John Slacum             To all whom it may concern, be it known that I,
                                 Henry Bibby, of Dorchester County in the State of
Maryland, for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto
moving, have released from slavery, liberated, manumitted & set free,
and by these presents do hereby release from Slavery, liberate, manumit
and set free, my negro man named John Slacum, aged about
thirty three years, and able to work and gain a sufficient livelihood &
maintenance, from and after the expiration of the period of five years
from the first day of January next, which time will expire on the
first day of January Eighteen hundred and fifty five   After the
expiration of which said period of time, I do declare the said
Negro Man, John Slacum, to be free and discharged from all manner
of service or servitude, to me, my heirs, executors and Administrators
forever.   In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand
and affixed my seal this tenth day of October in the year
Eighteen hundred and forty eight.
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of         Henry Bibby   (Seal)
James Rea      E. R. Hooper.
                               Dorchester County, sc.   Be it remembered that

Delivered to John E. Graham July 29th 1853


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