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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 219   View pdf image
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sell unto John A. L. Radcliff his executors administrators and assigns the
following negroes to wit: one negro man named Isaac aged twenty eight years
a Slave for life, one negro woman named Maria aged twenty Six years a Slave
for life, one negro boy named Thomas aged Six years a Slave for life, one negro girl
named Harriett aged three years a Slave for life, one negro girl named Alice and
Ten months a Slave for life one negro girl named Fanny aged Ten months a
Slave for life      To Have and To Hold all and Singular the Said negroes
above bargained and Sold or mentioned and intended so to be to the Said John
A. L. Radcliff his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever and I
the Said Mary Hurley for myself my heirs executors and administrators
all and Singular the Said negroes above mentioned and other the premises
unto the Said John A. L. Radcliff his executors administrators and assigns
against me the said Mary Hurley my heirs 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 affixed my Seal this thirty first day of May Eighteen Hundred
and fifty Six.                                                               Mary Hurley   (seal)
Signed Sealed & delivered
in the presence of
                               S. W. Lecompte

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:      Be it remembered that on
this thirty first day of May Eighteen Hundred and fifty Six:  before me
the Subscribe a justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for
Dorchester County aforesaid personally appeared Mary Hurley who is known
to me to be the person who is named and described do 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.  At the same time
& place also personally appeared before me Justice of the Peace aforesaid.
John A. L. Radcliff the vendee in the within 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.               Acknowledged & Sworn before         S. W. Lecompte J. Peace
                                                                            In & for Dorchester county

Del.d to Jno A Radcliff the 15th March 1858.


Edward K. Bramble      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified
       √   from   xd           that the following Bill of Sale was received and
James W. Rawlings       recorded on the 2d day of June 1856 to wit:
                               Know all men by these presents that I James W.
Rawlings of Dorchester county in the State of Maryland for and
in consideration of the Sum of Two Hundred and fifty Dollars current
money to me in hand paid by Edward K. Bramble of the county
and State aforesaid at and before the Sealing and delivering of these
presents the receipt whereof I the Said James W. Rawlings do hereby
acknowledge have granted bargained and sold and by these presents
do grant bargain and sell unto the Said Edward K. Bramble his Executors


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