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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 110   View pdf image
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personally appears James E. Douglass he being known to me to be the person who is named & described
as & professing to be the party grantor to the foregoing Deed or indenture & doth acknowledge the
Said Bill of Sale Indenture or Instrument of writing to be his act & Deed

          In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name on the day & year aforesaid
                                                                                                                         W.m D. Barrow

          State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit
                      On this thirteenth day of April 1854 personally appeared before me the subscriber
a Justice of the peace for the Said State & County Thomas W. Byns party grantee in the
foregoing Bill of Sale and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the
Consideration mentioned therein is bona fide.  Just & true to the best of his Knowledge & belief
                                                                                                    W.m R. Tall J. P.

Received the 25th day of April 1854 of Thomas W. Byns the sum of one Dollar in lieu of
a Stamp on this Bill of Sale
                                                                                                 F. J. Henry Clk


Severn Johnson           Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following
    √   from   xd            Bill of Sale was received and recorded on the 25th day of April
John W. Hayward      1854 to wit
                                           Know all men by these presents that I John H. Hayward
                                  administrator of Alexander Simmons of Dorchester County and
State of Maryland for and in Consideration of the sum of twelve hundred dollars Current
money of Maryland to me in hand paid by Severn Johnson of the said County and state
before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
the said John W. Hayward administrator of Alexander Simmons by order of the orphan's Court
of Dorchester County has granted bargained and Sold Conveyed and transfered and by these presents
doth grant Bargain and sell Convey and transfer unto the said Severn Johnson his heirs
and assigns forever two negroes that is to Say one negro man John aged twenty five years or thereabouts
and one negro girl named Jane aged twenty years or thereabouts both Slaves for life and now
in the possession of the said Severn Johnson  To Have and To Hold the above described
negro man John and negro girl Jane unto the said Severn Johnson his heirs and assigns
forever and to and for no other use intent or purpose whatsoever against me the said John W.
Hayward administrator of Alexander Simmons and my heirs and against all persons whatsoever
Claiming the Said negroes John and Jane                  In testimony whereof the said John W.
Hayward has hereunto set his name and affixed his seal this the twenty second day of
April Eighteen hundred and fifty four
Signed sealed and delivered                                                   John W. Hayward   (seal)
       in presence of                                                                        administrator of
                         D. W. Tyler                                                            Alexander Simmons

       The State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:  Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified
that on the twenty second day of April in the year eighteen hundred and fifty four personally appeared
John W. Hayward administrator of alexr Simmons party grantor in the within and aforegoing Bill
of Sale and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and delivered the same for the uses and purposes
therein mentioned and on the Same day before me as aforesaid personally appeared Severn Johnson grantee
named in the aforegoing Bill of Sale and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God
that the Consideration mentioned in the aforegoing Bill of Sale is true and Bona fide as


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