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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
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Dulcena Scott      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that the following Manumission was received
    √ To xd           and recorded on the 18th day of September A. D. 1854 to wit:
Sundry Negroes                  To all whom it may concern be it known that I Dulcenar Scott of Dorchester County
                           in the state of Maryland for divers good Causes and Considerations me thereunto moving have released
from slavery liberated manumitted and set free and by these presents do hereby release from slavery liberate manumit and set
free as follows my negro man William Jerome now nineteen years old to serve till he is thirty one years old Louisa Jane
nineteen years old the first of Sept next to serve till she is twenty six years old Emely Jane seventeen years old now to serve
till she is twenty six years old Rachel Catharin sixteen years old next January to serve till she is twenty six years old
Henry Clay twelve years old next July to serve toll he is twenty Eight years old Ebrey Dean Holoway nine years old to
serve till he is thirty one years old I do declare the above named negroes to be manumitted and free after serving out the terms
of years specified in the above instrument of writing from me my Executors or administrators forever.  In witness whereof I
Dulcenar Scott have set my hand and affixed my seal this thirteenth day of June Eighteen hundred and fifty four
Signed Sealed in presence of                   his                                                                        her
                         John Langrall      William x Todd                                                     Dulcnea x Scott   (seal)
                                                             mark                                                                     mark

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit
                                           Be it remembered that on this thirteenth day of June in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred and fifty four before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace of the said state in and for the county aforesaid
personally appeared Dulcenar Scott party to the within indenture and acknowledged the said indenture to be her act and deed
                                                                                                                                           John Langrall

Delivered to William Todd Feby 11.th 1861


Martha Hicks               Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that the following Bill of Sale was received and
  √   From   xd              recorded on the 2d day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and
Levin W. Stewart &     fifty four to wit:
Uriah Mcguire admrs                  Know all men by these presents that we L. W. Stewart & Uriah Maguire (Administrator
of Henry Mcquire         of Henry Maguire deceased) of Dorchester County State of Maryland for and in consideration
of the sum of five hundred and twenty dollars to them in hand paid by Martha Hicks of Baltimore City State of
Maryland at 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 & sell unto the said Martha Hicks her executors administrators
& assigns negro girl Sally now aged twelve years three months and eighteen days to serve as a slave until she attains to
the age of forty five years Consequently she will have to serve 32 years 8 months 2 days  She the said Sally having been a
slave for life to the said Henry Maguire but by his will freed at the age of 45 years  To Have and To Hold the said negro
girl Sally unto her the said Martha Hicks her executors administrators & assigns until the said girl Sally shall attain the
full age of 45 years & no longer      In witness whereof we L. W. Stewart & Uriah Maguire the seller & Martha Hicks the buyer
have hereunto set our hands & seals this 16 sept 1854                                                               L. W. Stewart   (seal)
Test   W.m R. Tall                                                                                                                     Uriah Maguire   (seal)
                                                                                                                                                 Martha Hicks    (seal)

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:      On this Sixteenth day of Sept in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty four personally appeared before me W. R. Tall a justice of the Peace in & for Said County & State
L. W. Stewart Uriah Maguire & Martha Hicks to me known to be the persons mentioned & described as and professing to be
the seller & buyer in the foregoing Bill of Sale and did severally acknowledge that they did Execute the same for the
uses & purposes therein named at the same time the said Martha Hicks made Oath before me on the Holy Evangelists
of Almighty God that the consideration set forth in the said bill of sale is true & bona fide as therein set forth
                                                                                                                               W.m R. Tall   (J. P.)

Received the 2.d day of October 1854 of Martha Hicks the Sum of One Dollar in lieu of a Stamp on this Bill
of Sale                                                                                                               F. J. Henry Clk


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