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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 122   View pdf image
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State of Maryland                         Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that ^the following Bond was received and recorded^ on this 3.d day
    √   from   xd                              of July 1854 to wit:
John E. Applegarth                        (Stamp)   Know all men by these presents That we John E. Applegarth
Col. of County Charges & sureties   (Six)      Richard H. Tubman, Levin L. Keene, George H Meekins, George
                                                    (Dollars)   Wallace and Edward C. Johnson of Dorchester County, in the State of
Maryland are held and firmly bound unto the State of Maryland in the fill and Just Sum of
Fifty Seven thousand one hundred & Seventy five dollars and twenty six Cents Current money of the
United States to be paid to the Said State or its Certain Attorney to the which payment well and truly
to be made and done we bind ourselves and Each of us our and each of our heirs executors and administrators
jointly and Severally firmly by these presents, Sealed with our Seals and dated this third
day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty four.  The Condition of the above
obligation is such that if the above bounden John E. Applegarth appointed Collector of Dorchester
County shall well and faithfully execute his office and the several duties required of him by law ^by law^ and
shall well and truly account for and pay to the County Commissioners for Dorchester County or their
order, the several sums of money which he shall receive or be answerable for by law at such time as
the law shall direct then the above obligation to be void or else to be and remain in full force and
virtue in law                                                                                    John E. Applegarth
Signed Sealed and delivered                                                           R. H. Tubman               (seal)
in the presence of                                                                           Levin L. Keene             (seal)
             John T. Stewart      Levin P. Cook                                    George H. Meekins       (seal)
                                                                                                     George Wallace             (seal)
                                                                                                     Edward C. Johnson        (seal)


Dorchester County to wit:
                             Be it remembered that on the third day of July in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four personally appeared John T. Stewart & Levin
P. Cook the two of Subscribing witnesses to the above bond before me the Subscriber one of
the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in & for Dorchester County aforesaid and
severally made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that they did see John E. Applegarth
Richard H. Tubman, Levin L. Keene, George H. Meekins, George Wallace and Edward C.
Johnson obligors in the said bond Sign, Seal and deliver the said bond as their respective act
and deed and that they the said John T. Stewart & Levin P. Cook did Subscribe their names
as witnesses thereto                  Sworn before                       W.m D. Barrow
                               By the County Commissioners for Dorchester County
                                                                                  July the 3d 1854
                                        This bond Examined and approved by order
                                                                                                          William Rea clerk C. D. C.


Hagar Brannock      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following
Paid      from  xd      Bill of Sale was received and recorded on the 20th day of July 1854 to wit:
John Griffith                            Know all men by these presents that I John
                               Griffith of the City of Baltimore and State of Maryland, for and
in Consideration of the Sum of Three hundred dollars Current money to me in hand paid by Hagar
Brannock Coloured woman of Dorchester County and State of Maryland have granted bargained
and Sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said Hagar Brannock her heirs
and assigns negro man Simon Brannock aged between fifty and Sixty years slave for life and



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