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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 184   View pdf image
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Henry Cook      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following
Paid   from        Bill of Sale was received and recorded on the 16th day of October in the
Thomas Jones   year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty five, To wit:
                (stamp)
                (  one  )         Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Jones of Dorchester
                (Dollar)
County and state of Maryland for and in consideration of the Sum of Three
Hundred dollars lawful money of the united States in hand paid by Henry Cook of
Baltimore City and state aforesaid 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 Henry Cook his executors administrators
and assigns a certain Negro girl called susan about sixteen years and six months
old on the first day of May last ht Said girl to serve till October the first 1868 or untill
she shall arrive at the age of Thirty years as will be found by refference to a deed
of manumission recorded in Cambridge Dorchester County Eastern Shore of maryland
To have and To hold the said described girl susan unto the said Henry Cook for and
during the term of Thirteen years and Six months from first day of May of the present
year 1855 and I the said Thomas Jones for myself my heirs Executors and administrators
the said black girl susan unto the said Henry Cook his executors administrators and
assigns against me the said Thomas Jones my executors and administrators and against
all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever
defend by these presents.   In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this               day of October Eighteen hundred and fifty five
signed sealed and delivered                                             Thomas Jones   (seal)
    in presents of                                                               Henry Cook      (seal)
                A. H. Penington

City of Baltimore State of Maryland to wit:
                   Be it remembered that on this 11th day of October 1855 before the
subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said City appears Thomas Jones & Henry
Cook and acknowledges the above instrument of writing to be their act and
deed according to the true intent and meaning thereof at the Same time also
appeared Henry Cook grantee named in the before going bill of sale and made
Oath on the holy Evangely of Almighty god that the consideration therein
set forth is true and bona fide as set forth
                    Acknowledged and sworn before               A.H. Penington J. P.

State of Maryland Baltimore city, sct.
             I hereby Certify that Augustine H. Penington Esquire before whom the
annexed acknowledgments & affidavit were made and who has thereto subscribed
his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland
in and for the City of Baltimore, duly Commissioned and Sworn
                   In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of the
    (Seal)      Superior Court of Baltimore City this 11th day of October A. D. 1855
                                                                                        Edwd. Dowling
                                                                   Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore city

Delivered to Capt. T. James Frazier October 22d 1855


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