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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 24   View pdf image
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of the Peace in and for Dorchester County and state of Maryland
Charlotte A. H. Page and Acknowledged the above deed of Manumission
to be her Act and deed for the true intent and meaning thereof.
As witness my hand and seal this 3.d day of September 1847.
                                                          W.m W. Le Compte   J. P.


George W. Orem      Be it remembered that the following Bill of
          from      Ex.d   Sale was recorded on the 6.th day of September 1847
William Mears           Know all men by these presents that I William
                                 Mears for and in consideration of the sum of
Two hundred and seventy five dollars to me in hand paid by George
W. Orem of Vienna, Maryland have granted, bargained & sold and by
these presents do grant, bargain & sell unto the said George W. Orem
my negro Girl named Maria a slave for life and sound in body
and mind   To have and to hold the said Negro Girl Maria
as above bargained & sold unto the said George W. Orem, his heirs,
Executors, Administrators and Assigns against me the said William
Mears, my heirs, executors and Administrators and against all and
every other person or persons shall and will warrant & defend.
In testimony I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty
eighth day of August 1847 Eighteen hundred & forty seven.
    Test
    J. W. Henry                                    William Mears   (L S)

State of Maryland               County, To wit:  On this twenty eighth
day of August 1847 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County and state personally appeared William Mears
and Acknowledged the above bill of sale or instrument of writing to
be his Act and deed according to the true intent and meaning thereof.
Acknowledged before                                    J. W. Jackson Clk

1848 March 20 Deliv.d to H. C. Hicks


Anthony C. Thompson      Be it remembered that the following deed of
             to            Ex.d      Manumission was recorded on the 7.th day of
Moses Monokey               September Anno Domini 1847, To wit:
                                         To all whom it may concern be it known that
I Anthony C. Thompson of Dorchester County in the state of Maryland
for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving have
released from Slavery, liberated, manumitted and set free and by
these presents do hereby release from slavery, liberate, manumit and
set free my negro man Moses Monokey being of the age of thirty


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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
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