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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 163   View pdf image
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be to the said Andrew J Collins his Executors Administrators and assigns forever and I the said
Samuel G Collins for myself my heirs Executors and Administrators the said Negro boy named Tom
as a slave unto the said Andrew J Collins his Executors Administrators and assigns against
me the said Samuel G Collins my Executors and Administrators and against all and every other
Person and Persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these Presents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
                                                                                        Sam.l G Collins         (seal)

State of Maryland Dorchester County To wit:   Be it remembered that on this 6th day of
March in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared
Samuel G Collins the Party grantor within named before me the Subscriber a Justice of the
peace for the State and County aforesaid and acknowledged the within instrument of
writing to be his act and deed according to the Purport true intent and meaning of the said
instrument of writing and the acts of assembly in such Case made and Provided.  In testimony
whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name on the day and year aforesaid
                                                                                                 Daniel Robinson  J. P.

State of Maryland Dorchester County To wit:  On the 6th day of March in the year of
Our Lord 1849 Personally appears before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and
for said County Andrew J Collins the Party grantee and made Oath on the Holly evangely
of Almighty God the Consideration set forth in the within bill of Sale is true and bonafide
as therein set forth                                       Sworn before            Daniel Robinson J. P.


James A Stewart          Be it remembered that the following Manumission was recorded on
Ex.d       to         45      the 29th March 1849 To wit:
Rhoda Ann                   Know all Persons by these presents that I James H Stuart of
Paid                             Dorchester County for divers Good Causes & owing to the respect I
have for the Parents & especially for the faithfulness of the Mother Priscilla who belongs to
myself & wife & for & in Consideration of the sum of seventy five Dollars to me in hand paid
by the friends of the parties.  I have manumitted set free & by these presents do manumit &
Set free my negro girl Called "Rhoda Ann" aged seven years & now capall of maintenance
& Manumission the said Rhoda Ann being the daughter of my servant woman Priscilla
the said Manumission to take place from the date.
In witness Whereof I have hereto Set my hand & seal this 29th day of March 1849
Signed Sealed and delivered before me
          Charles Corkran                                                                  James A Steuart   (seal)

State of Maryland Dorchester COunty To wit  On this 29th of March 1849 personally
appears before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said State and County James
A Steuart party Manumitted in the above instrument of writing and acknowledges the same to be
his Act and & deed
                                                                                                       Charles Corkran


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