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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 151   View pdf image
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Levin R. Mcnamara      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following
    √   From   xd            Bill of Sale was received and recorded on the 20th day of March
John Elliott admr. of      in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and
    Jason Elliott              Fifty five to wit:
                                              Know all men by these presents that I John Elliott
administrator of Jason Elliott of Dorchester County and State of Maryland for and in
Consideration of the sum of four hundred and thirty six dollars Current money of Maryland
to me in hand paid by Levin R. Mcnamara of the said County and State before the
ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said John
Elliot administrator of Jason Elliott by order of the orphans court of said County has granted
Bargained and sold Conveyed and transferred and by these presents doth grant Bargain sell
Convey and transfer unto the said Levin R. Mcnamara his heirs and assigns forever one
negro man named Handy aged about forty seven years a slave for life and now in the
possession of the said Levin R. Mcnamara.  To Have and To Hold the above described
negro man Handy unto the said Levin R. Mcnamara his heirs and assigns forever and to
and for no other use intent or purpose whatsoever against me the said John Elliott admr. of
Jason Elliott and my heirs and against all persons whatsoever claiming the said negro man
Handy.      In testimony whereof the said John Elliott admr. of Jason Elliott has hereunto
subscribed his name and affixed his seal this the twentieth day of March Eighteen hundred
and fifty five                                                                             John Elliott admr.   (seal)
Signed Sealed and delivered                                                         of Jason Elliott
    in presence of
                         D. W. Tyler

The State of Maryland.   Dorchester County to wit:
                   Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that on the twentieth day of March
in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty five.  Before the subscriber one of the Justices of
the peace in and for said County personally appeared John Elliott admr. of Jason Elliott
the party grantor in the within and aforegoing Bill of Sale and acknowledged the same
to be his act and deed and delivered the same for the uses and purposes therein mentioned
and on the same day before me as aforesaid personally appeared Levin R. Mcnamara
gratee named in the aforegoing Bill of Sale and made Oath on the Holy Evangely
of Almighty God that the Consideration mentioned in the aforegoing Bill of Sale
is true and Bona fide as therein set forth
                                           Acknowledged and Sworn before         D. W. Tyler

1855 March 22d Received of Levin R. Mcnamara the sum of one dollar in lieu of
a stamp on this BIll of Sale
                                                                                     F. J. Henry Clk


Lowder Sirman      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that the following
    √   from   xd       Bill of Sale was received and recorded on the 9th day of
John W. Brown      April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
                              and fifty five to wit:
                                                       Know all men by these presents that I John
W. Brown of Caroline County and State of Maryland for and in consideration
of the Sum of Five hundred dollars Current money to me in hand paid by Louder

Delivered to M.r Jno H Smith Nov 23d 1836.


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