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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
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by these presents do grant bargain & sell unto the said Hugh Neild his executors administrators and assigns negro
girl Alexena now ten years eight and one half months old to serve as a slave until she attains the age of forty five years consequently
she will have thirty four years & three & a half mos to serve She the said negro girl having been a slave for life to the said
Henry Maguire deceased but by his will freed at the age of forty five years  To Have and To Hold the said negro girl Alexena
unto him the said Hugh Neild his executors administrators and assigns and for and untill the said girl Alexena shall attain
the full age of forty five years and no longer  In witness whereof we L. W. Stewart and Uriah Maguire the seller and
Hugh Neild the buyer have hereunto set our hands & seals this thirteenth day of September 1854
Test         Whitefield Woolford                                                                                          L. W. Stewart         (seal)
                                                                                                                                        Uriah McGuire         (seal)
State of Maryland                                                                                                             Hugh Neild Senior   (seal)
Dorchester County to wit      On this thirteenth day of Sept in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and fifty four personally appeared before me Whitefield Woolford a justice of the peace in and for Said County & State
L. W. Stewart, Uriah Maguire & Hugh Neild to me known to be the persons mentioned & described as and professing to be
the Seller and buyer in foregoing Bill of Sale and did severally acknowledge that they did execute the same for the uses
& purposes therein mentioned  At the same time the said Hugh Neild made oath before me on the Holy Evangely of
Almighty God that the Consideration set forth in said Bill of Sale is true and bona fide as therein set forth
                                                                Taken and Certified by            Whitefield Woolford   J.P.

Received the 15th day of September 1854 of Hugh Neild the Sum of One Dollar in lieu of a stamp on this Bill
of Sale                                                                                                                    F. J. Henry Clk


Valleary J. Mcguire          Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that the following Bill of Sale was received
       √   from   x.d             and recorded on the 16th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
Levin W. Stewart and      hundred and fifty four to wit:
Uriah Mcguire admrs                   Know all men by these presents that we L. W. Stewart and Uriah Maguire administrators
                                        of Henry Maguire deceased late of Dorchester County State of Maryland for and in
Consideration of the sum of six hundred dollars current money to them in hand paid by Valerea Maguire of Dorchester
County in said State on and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged:  have
granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said Valera Maguire her
executors administrators and assigns negro girl mary now to be years & 17 days old to serve as a slave untill she
attains the age of forty five consequently she will have thirty two years & 348 days to serve she the said negro girl
having been a slave for a life to the said Henry Maguire deceased but by his will freed at the age of Forty five years
To Have and To Hold the said negro girl Mary unto her the said Valera Maguire her executors and administrators
and assigns and for and untill the said negro girl Mary shall attain the full age of 45 years and no longer

             In witness whereof we Uriah Maguire & L. W. Stewart the seller and Valera Maguire the purchaser have
hereunto set our hands and seals this 15th Sept in the year 1854                                    L. W. Stewart      (seal)
Test  W.m R. Tall                                                                                                         Uriah Maguire      (seal)
                                                                                                                                    Valleary Jane Mcgure   (seal)

State of Maryland Dorchester County         On this fifteenth day of Sept in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and fifty four personally appeared before me W.m R. Tall a Justice of the peace in and for said County & state
L. W. Stewart Uriah Maguire & Valera Maguire to me known to be the persons mentioned & described as and professing to be the
seller & buyer in foregoing Bill of Sale and did severally acknowledge that they did execute the same for the uses & purposes
therein mentioned  At the same time the said Valera Maquire made Oath before me on the Holy Evangely of Almight
God that the Consideration set forth i said bill of sale is true and bona fide as therein set forth
                                                                                                                                  W.m R. Tall   (J P)

Received the 16th day of September 1854 of Valeria Maguire the Sum of One Dollar in lie of a Stamp on this Bill of Sale
                                                                                                                                                                            F. J. Henry Clk


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