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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 56   View pdf image
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and state aforesaid   Sworn before         Brannock Moore   (J P)


Henry D. Wright      Be it remembered that the following Certificate was
Certificate of            recorded on the 26.th day of January 1848, To wit:
Alce Ann      Ex.d    Maryland Dorchester County, To wit:   I hereby Certify to all
      50                      manner of persons whom it doth or may concern that being
seized and possessed of a certain Negro slave called Alce Ann aged about eight
years as Guardian to Turpin W. Neals and being desirous to remove & bring
the said Negro slave from Sussex County in the state of Delaware within the
State of Maryland and in the County of Dorchester County aforesaid for my
own use and benefit and not for sale do make out this Certificate of the
same Negro slave agreeably to the Act of Assembly in such case made and
provided.   Witness my hand and seal this 26.th Jan.y 1848.
Witness                                                                     H. D. Wright   (Seale)
                                                                            Gdn of Turpin W. Neal

Maryland Dorchester County, To wit:

On the 26.th day of January 1848 the above named Henry D. Wright Guardian
of Turpin W. Neal before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace
in and for the County aforesaid and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty
God that he is a Citizen of the state of Maryland and that he resides in
Dorchester County and that the above is a true list of the said Negro Slave
and that he hath not removed the said Negro slave into this state and
that she is a slave for life to the best of his knowledge.
Sworn before                                          Robert Bell   J. P.


John H. Harris          Be it remembered that the following ^Mortgage^ Bill of sale was
Paid  Ex.d  from       recorded on the 2.d day of February 1848, To wit:
W.m J. Benjamin      Know all men by these presents that I William J.
                                Benjamin of Dorchester County and state of Maryland for
and in consideration of the sum of Three hundred dollars current money
to me in hand paid by John H. Harris of Talbot County and state aforesaid
at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof I
the said William J. Benjamin do hereby acknowledge, have granted,
bargained and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain & sell unto the
said John H. Harris, his Executors, Administrators and Assigns one
sorrel Gelding bought at the sale of the personal Estate of G. W. Noble,
one sorrel mare bought at the City of Baltimore, one dark bay Mare
bought from B. Tomlinson, and one roan sorrel mare called liss, one
Mail Coach and four sets of Harness now and with her; all the afs.d property
is now in my possession.  To have and to hold the said property
aforesaid to the said John H. Harris, his Executors, Administrators and
Assigns forever:  And I the said William J. Benjamin for myself, my
heirs, executors and Administrators the aforesaid Horses, stage & Harness

Deld H Alford 29 July 1848


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