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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 320   View pdf image
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and assigns forever, the following negro slaves, To wit:  Negro Girl
called "Ellen" aged eight years   Negro Boy Dennis aged seven years
and Theodore aged four years, the said slaves being the children
of Negro Woman called "Mary Teackle", the said slaves to serve
the said Alward Johnson, & his heirs & Assigns, the following terms,
To wit:  the said Girl Ellen to serve untill the first day of January
in the year Eighteen hundred & sixty nine   the said Boy "Dennis"
to serve untill the first day of January Eighteen hundred and
seventy five   And the said Boy "Theodore" to serve untill the
first day of January Eighteen hundred & seventy eight, and
after the said slaves have well & truly served the aforesaid terms
respectively, then they are hereby declared to be manumitted & set
free by the mutual agreement & consent of all the parties to
this instrument of writing   the said slaves before the execution
of the said instrument being the slaves of the said Mary Ann
Hughes, widow of the said William Hughes, and bound to serve
as slaves for life.  To have and to hold the said Alward Johnson
and his heirs, executors, administrators & assigns forever, and after
that time respectively to be liberated, manumitted & set free.
In testimony whereof the said Josiah & Denwood, and Mary
Ann Hughes, the parties selling, and the said Alward Johnson
party purchaser, have to these presents set their hands & seals
this twenty fifth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred
and fifty one                                                        Josiah Hughes            (seal)
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of      Denwood Hughes       (seal)
Alex H. Bayly      Charles Corkran                                    her
                                                                          Mary Ann x Hughes   (seal)
                                                                                        mark
                                                                         Alward Johnson           (seal)

State of Maryland, Dorchester County, To wit:
On this twenty fifth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred & fifty
one, personally appears before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace
for the said State & County, Josiah Hughes & Denwood Hughes, and
Mary Ann Hughes, party grantors in the foregoing instrument of
writing, and Alward Johnson, party grantee, in the same, and
severally & respectively acknowledge the same to be their act & deed
And the said Alward Johnson, party grantee, madekes Oath on the Holy
Evangely of Almighty God that the consideration mentioned therein is
bona fide just and true to the best of his knowledge & belief.
                                                       Charles Corkran

1851 March 15 Rec.d of James A. Stewart the sum of one dollar
in lieu of a stamp on this Bill of sale.
                                                       Wm Jackson   Clk


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