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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 154   View pdf image
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Sarah Lydia Thompson      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following
       √      from   xd             Bill of Sale was received and recorded on the 24th day of
Susan A. Greene and         April in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and fifty five
    Septimus Thompson       to wit:   Know all men by these presents that we Susan A.
                                          Greene and Septimus Thompson (administrators C. T. A. of Nathaniel
E. Greene deceased) both of Dorchester County and State of Maryland for and in consideration
of the Sum of fifteen hundred and fifty dollars lawful money of the United States to us in hand
paid by Sarah Lydia Thompson of Said County at or 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 Sarah Lydia Thompson her
Executors Administrators and Assigns one negro man Jack Slave for life aged about
twenty six years; one negro girl Lucy slave for life aged about twenty two years; one negro woman
Eliza Slave for life aged about fifty years; one negro girl Betsey slave for life aged about
ten years; one negro girl Mary Slave for life aged about forty five years; one negro girl
Mariah Slave for life aged about thirteen years; one negro girl Mary Slave for life ^aged^ about
twelve years; one negro boy George slave for life aged about eight years; one negro boy Saul
slave for life aged about six years [All of which Said Slaves were sold by the said
administrators in pursuance of an order of the orphans of Baltimore County passed on
the 17th day of April A. D. 1855]   To Have and To Hold the said described negroes to
the said Sarah Lydia Thompson her Executors administrators and Assigns forever

             In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seal this twenty fourth
day of April eighteen hundred and fifty five
Signed Sealed and delivered                                                      Septimus Thompson   (seal)
                in the presence of                                                      Susan A. Greene        (seal)   admrs.
                         W.m D. Barrow

State of Maryland Dorchester County Sct
                Be it remembered That on this twenty fourth day of April 1855 before the
subscriber a Justice of the peace for Said County appeared Susan A. Greene and Septimus
Thompson and acknowledged the foregoing instrument of writing to be their act and deed
And now at the Same time before me personally appeared also Sarah Lydia Thompson
the within named bargainee and made Oath in due form of law that the Consideration set
forth in the foregoing 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                                                                              W.m D. Barrow

Received this 24th day of April 1855 of Sarah Lydia Thompson the Sum of one
Dollar in lieu of a Stamp on this Bill of Sale
                                                                                              F. J. Henry Clk


Susan A. Greene                     Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following
    √   from   x.d                       Bill of Sale was received and recorded on the 24th day of
Susan A. Greene and               April in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Fifty
Septimus Thompson admrs      five to wit:
                                                                Know all men by these presents that we Susan
A. Greene and Septimus Thompson (Administrators C. T. A. of ^Nathaniel E. Greene deceased of^ Dorchester County and
State of Maryland for and in Consideration of the Sum of nineteen hundred and ten dollars


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