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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 12   View pdf image
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William Rea      Be it Remembered and it is hereby certified that the following Bill of Sale was
        from         received and recorded on the 5th day of August 1882 to wit:
John Newton    Maryland Dorchester County Sct:
                                                                         Know all men by these presents that I John
Newton of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland for and in consideration of the Sum of Three
hundred and seventy five dollars current money to me in hand paid by William Rea of the same County
and State aforesaid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof I the said
John Newton do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained and sold and by these presents do grant
bargain and sell, unto the said William Rea, his executors, administrators and assigns my negro boy
George, who was born on the 28th day of December eighteen hundred and thirty nine, being of the age
of thirteen years, next December until he attains the age of Forty four years after which I do hereby declare
the said negro boy George from thenceforth free manumitted and discharged from all manner of
Service or Servitude to me, my Executors or administrators forever, To Have and To Hold the said
negro boy George for the term of thirty one years from the 28th of December next as aforesaid as
above bargained and sold or mentioned and intended so to be to the said William Rea his executors
administrators and assigns forever; and I John Newton for myself my heirs Executors and administrators
the said negro boy George for the term aforesaid unto the said William Rea his executors administrators
and assigns against me the said John Newton my Executors administrators and against all and
every other person or persons whatsoever, Shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents
                      In testimony whereof the said John Newton seller and William Rea purchaser have
hereto set their hands and affixed their seals this fifth day of August eighteen hundred fifty two
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of                                                                           John Newton      (Seal)
       Charles Corkran      Alex. H. Todd                                             William Rea     (Seal)

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:      On the 5th day of August in the year of
our Lord 1852 then came before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County
John Newton Seller and William Rea purchaser and acknowledged the above Bill of Sale and manumission
to be their act and deed according to the true intent and meaning of the same and further
certify that I am satisfied of their identity as being the same the parties named above as purchaser and
seller and at the same time Came William Rea party purchaser within mentioned and made
Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the condition set forth in this Bill of Sale is
true and bona fide as therein set forth according to the meaning of the acts of Assembly
                                                          Acknowledged and Sworn before
                                                                                                                   Charles Corkran

Received August 5th 1852 of William Rea the sum of one dollar in lieu of a stamp on this Bill of Sale
                                                                                                             Francis J. Henry Clk


William D. Noble         Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Bill
    Exd   from                of Sale was received and recorded on the 14th day of August 1852 to wit
Perry H. Robertson            Know all men by these presents that I Perry H. Robinson
of Dorchester County, in the State of Maryland for and in Consideration of the sum of one hundred
and eighty dollars current money to me in hand paid by William D. Noble of Dorchester County
and State aforesaid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof
I the said Perry H. Robertson do hereby acknowledge have granted bargained and sold and by
these presents do grant, bargain and sell, unto the said William D. Noble, his executors administrators


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