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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 190   View pdf image
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sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged
the said Mary A. Thomas hath granted bargained and sold transferred
and assigned and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell transfer and
assign unto the said Martin Goldsborough his Executors administrators and
assigns all the right title and Interest of the said Mary A. Thomas in and
to the service of a certain free negro Boy named Thomas Hawkins which by
the Judgment of Dorchester County Court passed on the Eighth day of April
Eighteen Hundred and fifty one was put to service to James G. Thomas of
Talbot County since deceased and by whose death the service of the said
Thomas Hawkins for the term then unexpired survived by operation of Law,
to the said Mary A. Thomas as widow of the said James G. Thomas which term
of service expires on the Eighth day of April Eighteen Hundred and Sixty
To Have and to hold the said Negro Boy Thomas Hawkins for the term aforesaid
to the said Martin Goldsborough his Executors administrators and assigns
as aforesaid   And I the said Mary A. Thomas have put the said Martin
Goldsborough in full possession of the said negro Boy at the sealing and delivery
of these presents               In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and
seal this twenty second day of December Eighteen Hundred and fifty five
Signed sealed and delivered                                   Mary A. Thomas   (seal)
          in presence of
                   Charles Corkran

    State of Maryland Dorchester County sct:
                            On this twenty second day of December Eighteen Hundred
and fifty five before me the subscriber a justice of the peace of the state
of Maryland in and for Dorchester County aforesaid personally appeared
Mary A. Thomas who is known to me to be the person who is named
and described as and professing to be the person or party to the within
Bill of Sale or Instrument of writing and acknowledged the Same
to be her act and deed
                                     Taken before         Charles Corkran

State of Maryland Dorchester County sct:
             On this Twenty fifth day of December Eighteen Hundred
and fifty five before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the
State of Maryland in and Dorchester County aforesaid personally appeared
Martin Goldsborough the vendee in the within Bill of Sale and
made Oath that the consideration set forth in the said Bill of Sale
is true and Bona fide as therein set forth
                                                                     Charles Corkran

Received December 26th 1855 of Martin Goldsborough the sum of one
Dollar in lieu of a stamp on this Bill of Sale
                                                                      F. J. Henry Clk


Thomas Vickers      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Mortgage Bill of Sale
√       from     xd      was received and recorded on the 24th day of December Anno Domini 1855 to wit:
James Vickers         This Indenture made this twenty fourth day of December in the year of our


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