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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 392   View pdf image
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and under an order of the orphans Court authorized to make sale of
the interest of the said Sarah H. Rawleigh in and to the property mentioned
hereafter and the said John Leeds Thomas and his wife Sarah H. Thomas
and James A. Stewart all of Dorchester County State of Maryland for
and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars to them in hand
paid by Clement Hubbard that is the sum of one hundred and sixty
dollars to the said James A Stewart for his interest in the property herein
conveyed and the sum of Two Hundred and forty dollars to the said
John L. Thomas and wife the said John L Thomas having certain
Bills to pay on account of the said property amounting to the sum
of Eighty dollars the said party grantors have granted bargained
and Sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the
said Clement Hubbard and his heirs exor.s or admr.s or assigns Negro boy
slave called Joshua aged about Twelve or Fourteen years and a slave
for life to have and to hold the said boy Joshua as a slave for life
to the said Clement Hubbard and his heirs exor.s and admr.s or assigns
and the said party grantors do warrant and defend the title to the
said boy as a slave for life to the said Clement Hubbard and his
heirs exor.s admr.s and assigns but do not warrant or defend the soundness
of the said boy either mentaly or physicaly

             In testimony whereof the said Eliza Rawleigh guardian of aforesaid
and the said John L. Thomas and Sarah H Thomas his wife and
James A. Stewart have to these presents set their hands and seals
this first day of January in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty two
Signed sealed                                          her
and delivered                                    Eliza + Rawleigh   (seal)
in the presence of us                               marks
James Rea                                        John L. Thomas      (seal)
Charles Corkran                               Sarah H. Thomas    (seal)
                                                         James A Stewart    (seal)

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit.      On the 1st day of
January 1852 before us the subscribers two Justices of the peace for
the said State and County personally appeared Eliza Rawleigh
John l. Thomas and Sarah H. Thomas his wife and James A Stewart
party grantors in the foregoing Instrument of writing and severaly
and respectively did sign seal and acknowledge the said Instrument
of writing to be their several respective acts and deeds and the said
Sarah H. Thomas wife of the said John L. Thomas and out of
the presence and hearing of her said husband did appear before
us and sign seal execute and acknowledge of the foregoing
Instrument of writing to be her act and deed and being by
us privately examined apart from and out of the presence and hearing


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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
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