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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 222   View pdf image
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Thomas of Dorchester county in the State of Maryland for and in consideration
of the Sum of Seventy five Dollars current money to me in hand
paid by Elizabeth Bristor free colored woman of Talbot county and State
aforesaid at and before the Sealing and delivering of these presents the receipt
whereof I the Said William Thomas do hereby acknowledged have
granted bargained and Sold and by these presents do grant bargain
and sell unto Elizabeth Bristor her executors administrators and assigns
one negro man named Nathan Bristor aged about forty four years a Slave
for life.  To Have and to Hold the Said negro man named Nathan Bristor
above bargained and sold or mentioned and intended so to be to the said
Elizabeth Bristor her executors administrators and assigns forever.  And
I the Said William Thomas for myself my heirs executors and administrators
all and Singular the Said negro above mentioned and other the
premises unto the Said Elizabeth Bristor her executors administrators and
assigns against me the Said William Thomas 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 Sixteenth day of June Eighteen Hundred and fifty Six.
Signed Sealed & delivered                           William Thomas   (seal)
in the presence of
                Wm Rea   Charles Corkran

State of Maryland Dorchester County, to wit:
                      Be it remembered that on this sixteenth day of June
Eighteen Hundred and fifty Six before me the Subscriber a Justice of
the peace of the State of Maryland in and for Dorchester county aforesaid
personally appeared William 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 his act and deed.   At the Same
time and place also personally appeared before me Justice of the Peace
aforesaid.  Elizabeth Bristor free colored woman 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 and Sworn before      Charles Corkran J. P.

Delivered to Elizabeth Bristor June 17th 1856


Benjamin Jenifer      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that
Paid      to   xd        the following Deed of Manumission was received
Thomas Henson      and recorded on the 16th day of June 1856 to wit:
                         To all whom it may concern be it Known that
I Benjamin Jenifer of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland
for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving have
released from Slavery, Liberated, manumitted and set free and by
these presents do hereby release from Slavery, Liberate manumit and set


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