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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 249   View pdf image
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after light for the residue of the year, commencing on the tenth day of May
1850 and ending twelve months thereafter, and shall keep constantly & in good
order a Scow that will safely carry six Passengers & their Horses at one trip,
with an able bodied & skilful hand to attend the Ferry aforesaid, and shall not
charge or receive any greater prices for Ferriage than what is allowed by
law, then the above Obligation to be void, otherwise of full force and virtue
in law.                                                                           his
Signed, sealed & delivered                                     John x Reed           (Seal)
in the presence of                                                         mark
Ja.s Hammersly   Jn.o L. Willis                                       his
                                                                             Levin x Christopher   (seal)
                                                                                    mark
                                                                            Sylvester Howeth       (seal)

               Approved by the Board of Commissioners for Dorchester County.
April 15.th 1850      By order      Test      W.m Rea, Clerk C. D. C.


Edward Shepherd      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that the following Bill
Ex.d      from      60    of sale was recorded on the 30.th day of April in the year 1850, To wit:
Tho. J. Burrows         Know all men by these presents that I, Thomas J. Burrows, of
                                  Dorchester County in the State of Maryland, for and in consideration of
the sum of Eighty five dollars, current money, to me in hand paid by Edward Shepherd
of Dorchester County and State of Maryland, I have granted, bargained & sold, and by these
presents do grant, bargain & sell unto the said Edward Shepherd, his heirs & Assigns,
all my life estate to the following Negro, slave for life, Tow it:  one Negro Girl
named Grace, aged about fourteen years, sound in body & mind.  To have and to
hold the said Negro Grace, as above bargained & sold, unto the said Edward Shepherd,
his heirs, executors, Administrators and Assigns, against me the said Thomas J
Burrows, my heirs, executors and Administrators, and against all and every other person
or persons whatsoever, shall & will warrant and forever defend by these presents.  In testimony whereof
I, Thomas J Burrows, have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty ninth day
of April, Anno Domini Eighteen hundred & fifty.
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of                           Tho.s J. Burrows   (seal)
                James Rea
                                  State of Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit:  On
the twenty ninth day of April in the year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty
personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said County
the within named Thomas J Burrows, and acknowledged the above Bill of sale
to be his act and seal, according to the purport, true intent and meaning of the same:
And at the same time came before me, Edward Shepherd within mentioned, and made
Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the consideration set forth in this
Bill of sale is true and bona fide as therein set forth, according to the Act
of Assembly made and provided in such cases.
                   Acknowledged before                        James Rea

1850 May 10.th Deld to Edward Shepherd


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