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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 209   View pdf image
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aged seven years   Moses Young Aged five years   Frank Young
aged three years   Nancy Young aged Eleven years   Eliza Jane
Slacum aged Eleven years   Mahala Slacum aged nine years
Lucy Slacum aged six years   Charlotte Brown aged five   Sarah
Jane Kick aged two years   Alexander Kier aged one year, he
being the third child of Phebe, or by whatsoever name he may
be called.  I also manumit & set free the increase of the following
slaves already manumitted, the increase to be free as
above on the first day of January after they shall have arived
at thirty years of age, namely Sarah Young    Sophia
Brown    Phebe Kier   Mary Manoca   Rebecca Sprigs   Cassy
Young   Phebe Kier   Charity Sprigs   Angelina Young and
the said Negroes I do hereby declare to be henceforth free, manumitted
and discharged from service when they shall arrive
at the above named aged.   In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand & affixed my seal this sixth day of November
in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & forty nine.
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of
Charles Corkran   W.m W. LeCompte      A. C. Thompson   (Seal)

Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit:  Be it remembered that on
this sixth day of November in the year of Our Lord Eighteen
hundred & forty nine, personally appeared Anthony C. Thompson,
party to the within instrument of writing, before me the subscriber,
a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland and
for said County, and acknowledged the same to be his Act &
deed for the purposes within mentioned.
                                                                   Charles Corkran


William Bell            Be it remembered that the following Bill of Sale was recorded on the 14.th day
50   from   Ex.d      of November 1849 To wit:
Garret McBride      Maryland Dorchester County To wit:  Know all men by these presents
                              that I Garret McBride of Dorchester County and State of Maryland
for and in Consideration of the Sum of One hundred Dollars Current money to
me in hand paid by William Bell of Dorchester County & State aforesaid before the
Sealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have granted
bargained and sold by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said William
Bell his heirs Executors & Administrators negro Woman Mary aged about twenty two years
to serve until the twentieth day of April Eighteen Hundred & fifty five after which
the said Mary is to be free and warrant a good title to that period.  In Testimony
Whereof I have hereunto Set my name & seal this 13.th day of November 1849.
                                                                                                 G McBride   (Seal)
                                                                                                 William Bell   (seal)


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