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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 200   View pdf image
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Mills his wife have granted, bargained and sold conveyed and transferred and by these
presents do grant, bargain and sell convey and transfer unto the said John S. Staplefort his
heirs and assigns forever the following Negroes To wit:  One Negro Woman Leah aged
40 years, one boy James aged 5 years and one girl Catherine aged 18 months children of
said Woman Leah slaves for life and now in the possession of the said John S Staplefort
To Have and To Hold the said above described Negroes unto the said John
S. Staplefort his heirs and assigns forever and to and for No other use intent or purpose
whatsoever against us the said Josiah H. Mills and Ellen Jane Mills and our
heirs and against all persons whatever Claiming the same or any part thereof  In
Testimony whereof the said Josiah H. Mills and Ellen Jane Mills have hereunto
Subscribed their names and affixed their seals this fourth day of August eighteen Hundred
and forty nine.                                                                                     his
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of                       Josiah H x Mills   (seal)
                      D W Tyler                                                                   mark
                                                                                                          her
                                                                                            Ellen Jane x Mills   (seal)
                                                                                                          mark

       Maryland Dorchester County Sct:  Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified
that on the fourth day of August in the Year eighteen Hundred and forty nine personally
Appeared Josiah H Mills and Ellen Jane Mills the party Grantors in the
Aforegoing Bill of Sale and acknowledge the same to be their act and deed and delivered
the same for the uses and purposes therein Mentioned.  And On the same day before me
as aforesaid personally appeared.  John S Staplefort the Grantee Names in the
aforegoing Bill of Sale and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God
that the consideration mentioned in the aforegoing Bill of Sale is true and bonafide do
therein set forth.                  Acknowledged and Sworn before
                                                                                                       D. W. Tyler

Del.d to John S. Staplefort Sept 16.th 1850


William Hubbard              Be it remembered that the following Bill
paid   Ex.d   from   65      of sale was recorded on the 11.th day of August 1849
James Wheeler J.r                  Know all men by these presents that I, James
                                        Wheeler, J.r of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland,
for and in consideration of the sum of ninety dollars, current money,
to me in hand paid by William Hubbard of the same County and State
aforesaid, and before the sealing & delivering of these presents, the receipt
whereof I the said James Wheeler J.r do hereby acknowledge, have granted,
bargained & sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain & sell unto the
said William Hubbard, his Executors, Administrators & Assigns one man
and one Yoke of Oxen, and now in the Occupation of James Wheeler J.r
To have and to hold all & singular the before mentioned Mare & oxen
above bargained and, or mentioned & intended so to be, to the said
William Hubbard, his heirs, executors, Administrators & assigns forever
And I the said James Wheeler J.r, for myself, my heirs, executors &
Administrators, all & singular the said Mare & ^one yoke of^ Oxen unto the said
William Hubbard, his Executors, Administrators & Assigns, against me,


 
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