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182 his heirs and Assigns forever. Witness my hand & seal this 24.th day of January 1849. Signed, sealed & delivered in the Noah I. Tunis (seal) presence of James Smith Maryland Dorchester County, To wit: On this 24.th day of January 1849, before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and for said County, personally appeared Noah I. Tunis and acknowledged the above Bill of sale or instrument of writing to be his act and deed. Also same time appeared Moses L Keene the grantee and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the consideration set forth in the above Bill of sale is true and bona fide as therein set forth. Acknowledged before & Certified by James Smith State of Maryland Be it remembered that the following Bond Paid Ex.d from was recorded on the 7.th day of May 1849, To wit: Geo. W. L. Smith & others {Stamp} Know all men by these presents that we {one dol.} George W. L. Smith, Charles T. Smith & James E. Douglass, of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland, are held & firmly bound unto the State of Maryland in the full & just sum of Two thousand dollars, current money of the United States, to be paid to the said state or its certain Attorney; to the which payment well and truly to be made & done, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and Administrators, jointly & severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 7.th day of May 1849. The Condition of the above Obligation is such that if the above bounden George W. L. Smith shall well & truly execute the Office of Constable, of New Market district, in all things appertaining thereto, and shall also well & truly account for all monies placed in his hands for Collection, and shall also well & truly pay all sums of Money received by him, on Judgment or otherwise, then the Obligation to be void, otherwise of full force & virtue in law. Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of George W. L. Smith (L S) Ja.s Hammersly James Higgins Cha.s T. Smith (L S) James E. Douglass (L S) Dorchester County, To wit: On the 7.th day of May 1849 personally appeared before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid, James Higgins and James Hammersly and made the following Oath, To wit: "we James Higgins & James Hammersly, subscribing witnesses to the above Bond, do make Oath that George W. L. Smith, Charles T. Smith & James E. Douglass, obligors mentioned in the said Bond, did severally, in our presence, sign, seal and deliver the said Bond as their Act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned." Sworn before me on the day above mentioned. Charles Corkran Approved by the Commissioners May 7 1849 W.m Rea Clk |
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