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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
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to him the said Lewis Ross of a part of said Mortgaged property namely the negro property named therein
Thomas, Isaac & Maria & here increase slaves for life for and in consideration of said indebtedness; he the said
said Lewis Ross doth agree to execute this instrument of writing as a full release of all the aforesaid mortgaged
property with the exception of the said negro slaves  Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said
Lewis Ross for and in consideration of the said payment by conveyance and for and in consideration
of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid by the said Thomas H. Hurley at and before the sealing
and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath given granted bargained
and sold released and confirmed and by these presents doth give grant bargain sell release and
confirm unto him the said Thomas H. Hurley his heirs and assigns forever all the residue of the personal
Estate chattels furniture implements crops and all the personal Estate whatever mentioned and
described in the said mortgage Deed with the exception of the said negroes therein mentioned
To have and to Hold the same unto the said Thomas H. Hurley, his heirs and assigns forever, and every
part and parcel thereof freed cleared released and acquitted from all claim interest and demand of him
the said Lewis Ross his heirs and assigns forever   In Testimony whereof the said Lewis Ross hath
hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
Signed sealed & delivered                                                                                       Lewis Ross   (seal)
          in presence of
          Charles Corkran      State of Maryland Dorchester County.  Be it remembered and it is hereby certified
                                         that on this fifth day of April 1852 before the subscriber a Justice of
the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Lewis Ross grantor and
acknowledged the above instrument of writing to be his act and deed according the purport true
intent and meaning of the same, and at the same time came before me Thomas H. Hurley party
grantee named in the said Bill of Sale, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God,
that the consideration set forth in the said Bill of Sale is true and bona fide as therein set forth
according to the act of assembly in such case made and provided, acknowledged and Sworn before
me the day and year aforesaid.                                                                        Charles Corkran
Received the 5th day of April 1852 of Thomas H. Hurley, the sum of one Dollar in lieu of a Stamp on
this Bill of Sale                                                                                                   Francis J. Henry Clk


Roger C. Robson           Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that the following BIll of Sale was
    Exd   From  √  50      received and recorded on the 21st June 1852 to wit.
Mahalah Robson            Know all men by these presents that I Mahalah Robson of Dorchester County
                                      State of Maryland for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty Dollars to me in
hand paid by Roger Robson of the County and State aforesaid, have granted bargained and sold, and
by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the aforesaid Roger C. Robson, his heirs and assigns
forever, my negro girl named Mary Elizabeth a slave for life.  To have and to Hold the
above mentioned negro girl Mary Elizabeth unto the said Roger C. Robson his heirs and assigns
to the only proper use and benefit & behoof of the said Roger C. Robson his heirs and assigns forever
Witness my hand and seal this fifth day of June Eighteen hundred and fifty two
                                                                                                                   her
Signed sealed and delivered                                                               Mahala x Robinson   (seal)
                in the presence of                                                                        mark
                Thomas E. Cator

                                           State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:  Be it remembered that
on this fifth day of June 1852 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland,
in and for said County personally appeared Mahalah Robson and acknowledged the above Bill of

Deld to Roger C. Robinson June 11th 1853


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