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14 one ditto Moses, one ditto Jacob, one ditto Stephen, one woman Rachel, one ditto Sarah, one child Jane, one ditto Rachel, one ditto Mary, Slaves for life, and sound in body and in mind To Have and To Hold the said above named negroes unto the said Joseph Weatherly his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their sole use and uses forever, and to and for no other use intent or purpose whatsoever, against me the said Samuel R. Dunnock and my heirs and against all persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents In Testimony whereof the said Samuel R. Dunnock has hereunto subscribed his name and affixed his Seal this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty two Signed Sealed and delivered Samuel R. Dunnock (Seal) in the presence of State of Maryland Dorchester County ss: Be it Remembered and it is hereby Certified that on this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two personally appeared Samuel R. Dunnock party vender named in the foregoing instrument of writing before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for the County and State aforesaid, and did acknowledge the same to be his act and deed, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, and delivered the same for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. And on the same day also personally appeared before me Joseph Weatherly the party vendee named in the foregoing instrument of writing and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the Consideration stated in the within and aforegoing bill of Sale is true and bona fide as therein set forth Sworn before Samuel Hardcaine Received august 24th 1852 of Joseph Weatherly the sum of one dollar in lieu of a stamp on this bill of Sale Francis J. Henry clk Bill of Sale delivered to Samuel R. Dunnock on the 10th day of June 1853 Dewit Clinton Handley Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Exd from Bill of Sale was received and recorded on the 30th day of August Thomas James Lecompte 1852 to wit: [Stamp] This Indenture made this twenty third day of August anno Domini [50 cents] eighteen hundred and fifty two by and between Thomas J. Lecompte of Dorchester County State of Maryland of the one part and Dewit Clinton Handley ^of the County & state aforesaid of the other part witnesseth whereas the aforesaid David Clinton Handley^ has become answerable and bound as Surety to the aforesaid Thomas James Lecompte for the payment of Sundry debts now due or about to become due and payable to certain divers creditors of the said Thomas J. Lecompte and the said Thomas J. Lecompte being desirous to secure and save harmless the said Dewit Clinton Handley against all responsibility and risk as surety of the debts and liabilities aforesaid; therefore this Indenture witnesseth, that the said Thomas James Lecompte as well for and in Consideration of Securing the said surety Dewit Clinton Handley from the payment of the said debts, or from the payment of any part or parcel thereof, and for the further Consideration of five dollars to him the said Thomas J. Lecompte in hand paid by the said Dewit Clinton Handley at and before the execution, Sealing, and delivery hereof, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledge hath granted, bargained, sold, released and Confirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, release, and Confirm unto the said Dewit Clinton Handley his heirs and assigns all and singular the goods, chattels furniture and household stuff, hereinafter particularly Delivered to D C handley August 22d 1853 |
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