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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 41   View pdf image
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her Negro Woman named Susan aged about seventeen years 22.d next
February 1848 slave or servant for the term of eight years from the
22.d day of next February 1848 and her infant child William slave
for life and sound in body and mind:  To have and to hold the said
negro woman Susan for the said term of Eight years aforesaid and her
child William as above bargained and sold unto the said James D.
Twilley, his heirs, executors Administrators and Assigns against her the said
Emily Hurst, her heirs, executors and Administrators and against all
and every other person or persons shall and will warrant & defend.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
seal this 15.th day of December 1847.
Test   W.m W. Le Compte                            Emily L. Hurst   (Seal)
The words "and her infant child William
slave for life" between the 9.th & 10.th lines    Elijah Hurst       (Seal)
interlined before execution
Test                                                      James D. Twilley         (seal)

      State of Maryland Dorchester County, To wit:  On the 15.th day
of December 1847 then came Elijah Hurst, Emily Hurst his wife &
James D. Twilley before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said
County and Acknowledged the above Bill of sale to be their Act and
deed according to the purport true intent and meaning of the same
and the Acts of Assembly made and provided.
                                                                W.m W. Le Compte


Benjamin B. Harrison's              Be it remembered that the following Certificate
Paid  Certificate of Negroes      was recorded on the 25.th day of December 1847.
                   Ex.d                       State of Maryland Dorchester County, To wit:  I hereby
certify that being seized and possessed as natural Guardian of my son John S.
Harrison of certain Negro slaves that is to say Latitia aged about twenty
years and Benjamin aged about one year and being desirous to remove and
being the said Negroes from the state of Virginia into this State for the
use and benefit of my said son John S. Harrison and not for sale do make
out this certificate of the said Negroes agreeably to the Act of Assembly in
such case made & provided.  Witness my hand & seal this 25.th day of December
1847.   Test                                                            B. B. Harrison   (Seal)
       Robert Bell

                               Dorchester County, To wit:   on the 25.th day of December
1847 the above named Benjamin B. Harrison as Guardian aforesaid appeared
before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for
the County aforesaid and made Oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty
God that he is a Citizen of the state of Maryland and resides in Dorchester
County and that the above is a true and correct list of the said Negro
Slaves and that he hath not removed the same into this State for


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