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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 234   View pdf image
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one Bay Horse      Witness my hand & seal this 21st day of July
1856                                                         Isaac J. T. Harris   (seal)
Test Charles Corkran J. Peace

State of Maryland Dorchester county To wit
                      I hereby certify that on this 21st day of July personally
appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for Dorchester county
aforesaid Isaac J. T. Harris and acknowledged the foregoing bill of Sale
to be his act:   And at the Same time also appeared Saml. W. Lecompte
the grantee in the foregoing bill of Sale and made Oath that the
consideration set forth in the Said bill of Sale is Just & true as
therein set forth                                                Charles Corkran J. P.


Edward C. Johnson      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified
          from  √    xd        that the following Bill of Sale was received
Sophia C. Dunnock      and recorded on the 23.d day of July 1856 to wit:
                         Know all men by these presents that I Sophia C.
Dunnock of Baltimore City Maryland for and in consideration of the
Sum of One hundred and twenty five dollars current money to me
in hand paid by Edward C. Johnson of Dorchester county and State
aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have granted,
bargained, Sold and delivered, and by these presents do grant, bargain,
sell and deliver unto the Said Edward C. Johnson my two negro girls
Caroline aged four years and Mary Jane aged two years Slaves for life
which said Slaves Caroline and Mary Jane, I will warrant and forever
defend unto the Said Edward C. Johnson his executors, administrators,
and assigns against myself,  my executors and administrators and
against every other person or persons whomsoever.  In Witness whereof
I have hereunto set my name and affixed my Seal this the 25th day
of June 1856                                                    Sophia C. Dunnock    (seal)
Signed Sealed and delivered
         in presence of
                        A. H. Pennington

        Maryland Baltimore City, to wit:
                        On this 25 day of June 1856 before the subscriber one of
the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for Baltimore
City appeared Sophia C. Dunnock and acknowledged the above
bill of Sale to be her Act and deed and delivered for the purposes
therein mentioned agreeably to the Acts of Assembly in Such cases
made and provided.   Acknowledged before and certified by
                                                                    A H Penington J. P.

State of Maryland Baltimore city, Sct
                      I hereby certify that A. H. Pennington Esquire before whom
the annered acknowledgment was mad and who has thereto subscribed
his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace
of the State of Maryland in and for the city of Baltimore duly


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