| Volume 805, Page 191 View pdf image |
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
191 Lord eighteen hundred and fifty five between James Vickers of Dorchester and State of Maryland of the one part and Thomas Vickers of Dorchester County and State aforesaid of the other part. Whereas the said James Vickers owes and stands justly indebted to the said Thomas Vickers in the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars Current money and to secure the payment thereof is willing to execute these presents. Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said James Vickers for and in Consideration of the premises and for and in Consideration of the sum of five dollars Current money to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Vickers at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said James Vickers doth hereby acknowledge and thereof and therefrom doth acquit release execute and forever discharge the said Thomas Vickers his heirs executors and administrators and every of them by these presents hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto Thomas Vickers his executors administrators and assigns all and singular the one undivided fourth part of the negroes herein after particularly mentioned and expressed; that is to say Negro Woman Leah Webb, negro Woman Sylvia Webb, girl Maria Webb, boy Richard Webb, boy Robert Webb and girl Lucy Webb as appraised and set forth in the Inventory of the personal Estate of James Vickers Senr late of Dorchester County deceased and returned upon record in the Orphans Court of the County aforesaid, To Have and To Hold all and singular the said ^one^ fourth part of said undivided negroes herein before granted bargained and sold or mentioned or intended so to be unto the said Thomas Vickers his executors administrators and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said Thomas Vickers his executors administrators and assigns forever Provided Always, and these presents are upon this Condition that if the said James Vickers, his executors or administrators shall and do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Thomas Vickers his executors administrators or assigns the full sum of Two Hundred and fifty Dollars Current money with legal interest for the same on or before the first day of July in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and fifty six then and in such case these presents and every matter and thing herein contained shall cease determine and be utterly void to all intents and purposes any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding; and the said James Vickers for himself his heirs executors or administrators or some or one of them shall and will well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Thomas Vickers his executors administrators and assigns the said sum of Two Hundred and fifty Dollars together with the interest for the same at such time as in the within recited premises and condition herein mentioned and appointed for the payment thereof. And the said James Vickers for himself his executors and administrators all and singular the said undivided fourth part of said undivided negroes by these presents granted bargained and sold and every part thereof unto the said Thomas Vickers his executors administrators and ^assigns against him the said James Vickers his executors administrators and^ against all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In Witness Whereof the said James Vickers hath hereto set his name and affixed his seal the day and date within written Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of James Vickers [seal] Charles Corkran Maryland Dorchester County to wit: On the twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County James Vickers party mortgagor to the purport true intent and meaning of the same and at the same time came before me Thomas Vickers party mortgagee within mentioned and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the Consideration set forth in this Mortgage Bill of Sale is true and bona fide as therein set forth according to the true meaning of the Act of Assembly of 1846 Chapter 271 made and provided Deed delivered to Thomas Vickers the 31st day of March 1856 |
| |||
|
| ||||
|
| ||||
Please view image to verify text. To report an error, please contact us.
Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
| Volume 805, Page 191 View pdf image |
|
Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!
|
An Archives of Maryland electronic publication.
For information contact
mdlegal@mdarchives.state.md.us.
Maryland State Archives