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Dorchester County Court Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776, Page 83   View pdf image
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year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, before me
the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in &
for Dorchester County, personally appeared Thomas C. Jones and John Jones of
Col. Executors of Col. John Jones deceased aforesaid, together with William
F. Jones, who did Acknowledge the aforegoing Indenture or bill of sale to
be their Act and deed, according to the purport, true intent & meaning of
the same, and the Acts of Assembly in such case made and provided:  And
at the same time & place before me, the Justice of the Peace aforesaid,
personally appeared William F. Jones, grantee in the said bill of sale,
and made Oath that the consideration set forth in the said bill
of sale is true and Bona Fide as therein set forth.
       Acknowledged before                            James Craig   (Seal)


Thomas Woolford Sen.r      Be it remembered that the following Bill of
  85       from       Ex.d         sale was recorded on the 3.d day of April 1848.
Tho. C. Jones &                  This Indenture made this twenty first day
John Jones of Col.               of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand
                                           eight hundred and forty eight, between Thomas
C. Jones and John Jones of Col. Executors of Col. John Jones deceased,
both of Dorchester County state of Maryland, of the one part, and
Thomas Woolford Sen.r, a resident of Woolford's Creek in said
County and state, of the other part.  Witnesseth, that the said
Thomas C. Jones and John Jones of Col. Executors as aforesaid, for
and in consideration of the sum of one hundred & fifty dollars,
current money, to them in hand paid by the said Thomas Woolford
Sen.r, at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents,
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained
and sold, and by these presents doth grant, bargain & sell
unto the said Thomas Woolford Sen.r, his Executors, Administrators
and Assigns, one Negro Man named Ben or Benjamin for the unexpired
time or term of his servitude, said Negro Ben or Benjamin
belonging to the Estate of the aforementioned Col. John Jones deceased,
for the full time or term of six years from the first day of
March one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, that being
the period of time the said Ben or Benjamin has to serve, at
the expiration of which time or term of servitude, the said Negro
Ben or Benjamin is then to be free.  To have and to hold the
said Negro Man Ben or Benjamin unto the said Thomas Woolford
Sen.r his Executors, Administrators and Assigns, to his and their own
use and benefit during all the said time or term above mentioned,
and no longer.  Now the said parties full agree to all the matters
and conditions set forth in this Indenture or bill of sale.  In
Witness whereof the said Thomas C. Jones & John Jones of Col.


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