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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 47   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Dorchester County Sct.   Be it remembered that on the thirty
first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty
seven personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in &
for Dorchester County John W. Stevens who is known to me as the identical party
Mortgagor within described and Acknowledged the within Mortgage Bill of
sale to be his Act and deed according to the purport, true intent & meaning
of the same and the Acts of Assembly in such case made & provided.
Acknowledged before                                                         W.m W. Le Compte

                                        Dorchester County Sct.
On the 31 December 1847 then came before me a Justice of the Peace of
said County William Rea one of the Mortgagees mentioned in the within
Mortgage Bill Sale and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God
that the consideration set forth in said Mortgage or instrument of writing
is true and bona fide as therein Specified to the best of his knowledge
                                           Sworn before                  W.m W. Le Compte


Thomas Barnett              Be it remembered that the following Mortgage Bill of Sale was
Paid      from      Ex.d     recorded on the 3.d day of January 1848, To wit:
William Brown               This Indenture made this third day of January in the year
                                      of Our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty Eight between William
Brown of Talbot County in the state of Maryland of the one part and Thomas
Barnett of Dorchester County and state aforesaid of the other part   Whereas the said
William Brown owes and stands justly indebted to the said Thomas Barnett in
the sum of one hundred and fifty five dollars current money and to secure the
payment thereof is willing to execute these presents   Now this Indenture
Witnesseth that the said William Brown for and in consideration of the
premises and of the sum of one dollar current money to him in hand paid by
the said Thomas Barnett at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained & sold and by
these presents doth grant, bargain & sell unto the said Thomas Barnett, his Executors,
Administrators and Assigns his Negro Woman Cloe aged aged about twenty seven
years unto the said Thomas Barnett, his Executors, Administrators and Assigns
to his and their own use and behoof:  Provided Always and it is declared to be
the true intent and meaning of these presents that if the said William Brown
do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Thomas
Barnett, his Executors, Administrators or Assigns the full sum of one hundred &
fifty five dollars current money with legal interest thereon from January the first
Eighteen hundred and forty Eight on or before the first day of January next
ensuing the date hereof then and in such case these presents and every matter
and thing herein contained shall cease, determine and be utterly void to all intents
and purposes any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and my seal affixed the

Delivered Feb.y 28 1848 to Tho. Barnett


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