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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
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administrators and assigns against me the said Stephen Whales free negro my executors and
administrators and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall and will and
forever defend by these presents of all and singular which said goods household stuff and
furniture and other the premises I the said Stephen Whales free negro have put the said Henry
Elliott and Edward Thomas in full possession by delivering to them one horse at the sealing and
delivering of these presents in the name of the whole premises hereby bargained and sold or
mentioned and intended to be so unto them the said Henry Elliott and Edward Thomas as aforesaid
In Witness Whereof I the said Stephen Whales have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
21.st day of September 1850.                                                               his
Signed, sealed and delivered                                                      Stephen x Whales   (seal)
in presence of                                                                                      mark
Saml Abbott   Robert Hubbard

State of Maryland Dorchester County, to wit:   On this 21.st day of September 1850 before me
one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County personally appears Stephen Whales
free negro party grantor and acknowledges the foregoing to be his act and deed according to the
true intent and meaning thereof and the act of Assembly in such case made and provided.  And
at the same time and place also appeared Henry Elliott and Edward Thomas party grantees
in the said Indenture named and made oath that the Considerations set forth in the said
Bill of Sale is true and Bonafide as set forth in set forth.
                                              Witness my hand                           Sam.l Abbot   J. P.


Washington A. Smith      Be it remembered that the following Bill of Sale was recorded on the
Ex.d      from         50     third day of October Anno Domini 1850, to wit:
Jeremiah W. Willey               Know all men by these presents that I Jeremiah W. Willey
                                      of Dorchester County State of Maryland for and in consideration of the
sum of Eighty Dollars current money, have bargained, granted and sold, and by these presents, doth grant,
bargain and sell unto D.r Washington A. Smith of the County and State aforesaid.  Three feather
Beds, 1 set of Stools, 2 tables, 1 looking glass, 3 chests, 1 clock, 3 bedsteads and furniture earthen
ware &.c &.c one yoke young Red oxen, two Heifers, 11 head Hogs, 1 hand Mill, 1 Grind Stone,
1 Canoe, 1 plough and chairs, 2 Hoes.   To Have and to Hold the above mentioned property unto
him the said Dr Washington A. Smith, his heirs and assigns to their own proper use and benefit,
and behoof.   Witness my hand and seal this 24th day of September in the year of our Lord 1850.
Signed sealed and delivered in the                                             Jeremiah W. Willey      (Seal)
presence of    James Smith

State of Maryland Dorchester County, to wit:   On this 24.th day of September 1850 personally
appeared Jeremiah W. Willey before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of
Maryland in and for Dorchester County aforesaid and acknowledged the above Bill of Sale or
instrument of writing to be his act and deed also same time appeared Washington A. Smith
party grantee and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the Consideration
is bona fide as therein set forth
                  acknowledged before and Certified by
                                                                                        James Smith

Del.d & sent to D.r W. A. Smith by Mail this 4.th Octo 1850.


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