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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 140   View pdf image
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November 1854 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for
the county of Dorchester personally appears John C. Fraley to me known to be the person who is
named and described as and professing to be a party grantor to the foregoing Bill of Sale and
doth acknowledge the said Bill of sale or Instrument of writing to be his act and deed at the
same time and place also appeared Amanda Fraley before me the grantee in said Bill of sale
mentioned and made Oath that the consideration set forth in said Bill of Sale is true and
bona fide as therein set forth                                                         John D. Stevens J. P.


David M. Corkran      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Bill
    √   from   x.d          of Sale was received and recorded on the 11th day of December 1854 to wit
Mary Jones                         Know all men by these presents that I Mary Jones of Dorchester
                                  County in the State of Maryland for and in consideration of the sum of
two Hundred twenty five dollars current money to me in hand paid by David M. Corkran
of Dorchester County and 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 and sell unto the said David M. Corkran his executors administrators
and assigns a negro man Joseph a Slave to serve untill the twenty sixth day of July in the year
eighteen hundred and fifty nine the said negro man Joseph having by the will of Thomas C. Jones
been left to serve at and for the full end and term of Six years from the death of him the
said Thomas C. Jones from the 26th day of July in the year 1853   To Have and To Hold the
said negro man Joseph above bargained and sold at and for the term aforesaid to the said David
M. Corkran his heirs executors administrators and assigns   In Testimony whereof the parties
hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals this 11th day of December Eighteen Hundred
fifty four                                                                                    Mary Jones              (seal)
Signed Sealed and delivered                                                      David M. Corkran   (seal)
in presence of
                      Charles Corkran

State of Maryland Dorchester County
                               Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that on this 11th day
of December 1854 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for
the County of Dorchester personally appeared Mary Jones and David M. Corkran they being to
me Known to be the persons who are named and described as and professing to be the parties to the
foregoing Bill of Sale and do severally acknowledges the said Bill of Sale to be their act and Deed
for the uses and purposes therein named at the same time and place appeared the said
David M. Corkran grantee to said Bill of Sale mentioned and made Oath that the consideration
set fourth in the said Bill of Sale is true and bona fide as therein set forth   In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto subscribed my name on the day and year aforesaid
                                                                                              Charles Corkran

Received the 11th day of December 1854 of David M Corkran the sum of One Dollar in lieu
of a stamp on this Bill of Sale
                                                                                                    F. J. Henry Clerk

Delivered to David M. Corkran January 20.th 1855



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