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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 363   View pdf image
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and against her the said Ann Jane Barrow, her heirs, Executors,
Administrators, and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever,
shall & will warrant & forever defend by these presents.
In Witness whereof I have set my hand & seal this twenty second
day of September Eighteen hundred & fifty one  (1851)
Signed, sealed & delivered in the
presence of James Rea                           Ann Jane Barrow   (Seal)

State of Maryland, Dorchester County Ss.  Be it remembered that
on this twenty second day of September 1851, before me the subscriber
a Justice of the Peace for the County and state aforesaid, appears
Ann Jane Barrow of the City of Baltimore and State aforesaid,
and Acknowledges the above instrument of writing to be her Act and
deed, according to the true intent and meaning thereof.  At the
same time personally appeared Hannah E. H. Crockett, party
grantee within named and makes Oath on the Holy Evangely
of Almighty God that the consideration mentioned in the foregoing
Bill of Sale is true and bona fide as therein set
forth.      Acknowledged and sworn before me.  James Rea J. P.

Rec.d Oct.r 6.th 1851 one dollar in lieu of a stamp on this
Bill of sale.
                                                                Wm Jackson   Clk.


John Willis                Be it remembered that the following Indenture
Paid  from   Ex.d      was recorded on the 20.th day of October 1851, To wit:
Elizabeth Farrow      This Indenture Witnesseth that in virtue of an Act
                                of the General Assembly of Maryland passed December
Session Eighteen hundred & thirty nine Chapter 35 entitled an Act to
provide for the better regulation of the free Negroe & Mulattoe Children
within this State, the Justices of the Orphans Court of Dorchester
County have summoned before them a free coloured Girl by the name of
Elizabeth Farrow who is without Father & Mother and in the opinion
of this Court and competent to make choice of her own home and
without any visible means of support have bound her the said
Girl out   Therefore witnesseth that I, John Wills (Draw Bridge)
agree with the Justices of the Orphans Court to take negro Girl
Elizabeth Farrow who has been before the said Justices the said Elizabeth
being of the age of ten years on the first day of September of the
present year as an Apprentice untill she attains the age of sixteen
years and agree to furnish & provide for her good & sufficient meat,
drink washing and lodging and other things which may be necessary or
requisite and customary to be furnished apprentices and when she attains


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