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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 187   View pdf image
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one lot of flax, and all the residue of my Household and Kitchen furniture all and singular which said
Goods and Chattels are now remaining standing and being in a Certain Messuage or tenement situate in Dorchester
County and now in the occupation of the said Mitchell Sherman.   To Have and To Hold
all and singular the said Goods and Chattels and other the premises above bargained and sold or mentioned
or intended so to be to the said William H. Sherman his Executors administrators and assigns
forever and I the said Mitchell Sherman for myself my heirs executors and administrators all and
singular the said Goods and Chattels unto the said William H. Sherman his executors administrators
and assigns against me the said Mitchell Sherman my executors and administrators and against
these presents.  In Witness Whereof, I the said Mitchell Sherman hath hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this twenty fourth day of November Eighteen Hundred & fifty five
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of                                          his
                                        Robert R. Robertson                             Mitchell x Sherman   (seal)
                                                                                                               mark

                                                                         State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:
Be it remembered that on this twenty fourth day of November eighteen hundred and fifty five
before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid
personally appeared Mitchell Sherman party grantor in the within and foregoing Bill of Sale
or instrument of writing and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed.  And at the
same time and place also appeared before me Justice as aforesaid William H. Sherman
party grantee in said Bill of Sale named and made oath on the Holy Evangely of
Almighty God that the consideration set forth in said Bill of Sale is true and bona
fide as therein set forth.  In Testimony Whereof I hereunto subscribe my name on the day
& year aforesaid.
                                                                                              Robert R. Robertson

Received the 24th day of November 1855 of William H. Sherman the sum of one dollar
in lieu of a Stamp on this bill of Sale.                                      Francis J. Henry Clk


The State of Maryland      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that
        √      From    xd        the following Bond was received and recorded on
Robert Bell & others        the 11th day of December in the year of our Lord 1855
(stamp)
(  six   )                  Know all men by these presents that we Robert Bell,
(Dollars)   Thomas H. Hicks John W. Dail Robert G. Rawleigh Slater D. Twilley
John W. Brohawn and Joseph R. Stewart of Dorchester County in the state
of Maryland are held and firmly bound unto the State of Maryland
in the full and just sum of Twenty Six thousand six hundred and sixty
six Dollars Sixty Six and two third cents current money to be paid to
the said State or its certain attorney to which payment well and truly
to be made and done we bind ourselves our heirs executors and administrators
jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and
dated this Eleventh day of December Eighteen Hundred and fifty five

             The Condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bounden
Robert Bell as Sheriff of Dorchester County do and shall well and
faithfully execute the same office in all things appertaining thereto and
shall also render to the several officers within this State a just and true


 
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