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133 Isaac H. Wright Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that the following Bill of Sale was √ from received and recorded on the 2d day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand L. W. Stewart & Uriah Maguire eight hundred and fifty four to wit: admrs of Henry Maguire Know all men by these presents that we Levin W. Stewart and Uriah Maguire admrs of Henry Maguire late of Dorchester County deceased in the State of Maryland for and in consideration of the sum of Fourteen Hundred and Ninety Three Dollars current money to us in hand paid by Isaac H. Wright of same county and State of Maryland at the sealing and delivery of these presents have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said Isaac H. Wright his Exors admrs & assigns one negro woman called "Sarah" aged thirty one years and to serve until she is forty Five years old having then to serve fourteen years from this date when she is entitled to her freedom according to the last will & testament of the said Henry Maguire & according to this instrument of writing ^& also one infant child of the said Sarah aged Ten months called John and to serve until he is forty Five years of age having then to serve for the term of Forty Four years & two months when he will be entitled to his Freedom by the authority as his mother sarah aforesaid^ also negro boy Richard son of the said woman Sarah now ten years & Eight months of age and to serve until he is forty Five years of age having then to serve Thirty Four years & some months when he will be entitled to his freedom by the same authority as the said Sarah also negro boy "Dale" aged four years & one month & to serve until he is forty Five years of age having then to serve forty years & Eleven Months when he will be entitled to his Freedom by like Authority as the said Sarah the said boy Dale beig also a son of the said Sarah also negro girl Harriet aged seven years & five months being the daughter of the said Sarah and a slave for life and as such sold To Have and To Hold the said negro slaves for the terms aforesaid & the last one as slave for life unto him the said Isaac H. Wright his Executors administrators and assigns In witness whereof the said Levin W. Stewart & Uriah Maguire administrator of the said Henry Maguire and the said Isaac H. Wright the parties selling & the party buying have to these presents set their hand and seals this 29th of September in the year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Four L. W. Stewart (seal) Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of Uriah Mcguire (seal) W.m R. Tall Isaac H. Wright (seal) State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit: On this 29th day of September 1854 personally appeared before me the subscriber W.m R. Tall a Justice of the peace in & for the said county & state Levin W. Stewart and Uriah Maguire personally known to me to be the party grantors in the foregoing Bill of Sale and did severally acknowledge the same to be their act & Deed at the same time the said Isaac H. Wright the party purchaser did before me make oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the consideration mentioned in the said Bill of Sale is true & bona fide to the best of his knowledge and belief W.m R. Tall Received the 2d day of October 1854 of Isaac H. Wright the sum of one dollar in lieu of a stamp on this Bill of Sale Francis J. Henry Clk Delivered November 28th 1854 to Isaac H. Wright Alward Johnson Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that the following Bill of Sale was received √ From x.d and recorded on the 2d day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred Ann E. Hooper and fifty four to wit: Sarah Hooper & others Know all men by these presents that we Ann E. Hooper (widow of the late D.r John H. Hooper) Sarah Hooper Anna Hooper Thomas H. Williams and Eliza Williams his wife of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland for and in Consideration of the Sum of Seven Hundred Dollars Current Money to us in hand paid by Alward Johnson of the Same County and State aforesaid at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof we the said Ann E. Hooper Sarah Hooper Anna Hooper Thomas H. Williams and Eliza his wife do hereby acknowledge have granted bargained sold and delivered and by these presents do grant bargain sell and deliver unto the said Alward Johnson his heirs executors administrators and assigns one negro boy Called Davy Kennard a slave for life now about nineteen years of age. To Have and To Hold the said negro boy Davey Kennard as above bargained and sold or mentioned or intended so to be to the said Alward Johnson his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever; and we the said Ann E. Hooper Sarah Hooper Delivered the 17th day of April 1835 to Thomas H. Hicks |
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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
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