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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 246   View pdf image
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same described negroes above bargained and sold to the said John N Wright his heirs Executors
administrators and assigns forever to his and their only proper use and benefit and I the said Ann
Wright for myself my heirs Executors and administrators shall and will warrant and defend by
these presents to the said John N Wright his heirs Executors administrators and assigns the said
described negroes against me my heirs Executors administrators against all and every other person or
persons whomsoever claiming the same or any part thereof.  In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my seal this the eighteenth day of November Eighteen Hundred and fifty six
William W. Robinson J. P.                                                                     Ann Wright   (seal)


Emily Ann Harris wife      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that the
of Isaac J T Harris           following Bill of Sale was received and recorded
    √   from      xd             on the 6th day of December A. D. 1856 to wit.
S. W. Lecompte                        I S. W. Lecompte of Dorchester County
                                       in consideration of four hundred dollars paid
me by Emily Ann Harris wife of Isaac J. T. Harris of Dorchester County
do hereby bargain and sell to the said Emily Ann Harris wife of
Isaac J. T. Harris the following property to wit   Four beds and beding
one mahogany sofa, one dozen cain seat chairs, two carpets, two
Mahogany tables, one looking glass, and all the residue of the
household and kitchen furniture one market waggon, one
buggy waggon and harness seven head of hoggs, three barrels
brandy, twenty one candy jars, one box candles, two half boxes of
candles, one barrel crackers, eight decanters and all the residue of
goods in Store house,   Two double barrel guns, one single barrel
gun, two haul seins two seine boats, one bay horse.  Witness my
hand and seal this 6th day of December 1856
Test Charles Corkran J. P.            S. W. Lecompte   (seal)

       State of Maryland Dorchester County to Wit
                         I hereby certify that on this 6th day of December in
the year 1856 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for
Dorchester County and State aforesaid personally appeared
S. W. Lecompte and acknowledged the foregoing bill of sale to be his
acts.  And at the same time also appeared Emily Ann Harris wife
of Isaac J. T. Harris and made oath in due form of law that
the consideration set forth in the said bill of sale is just
and true as therein set forth           Charles Corkran


Levin Seward      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that
   √   from  xd      the following Reciept was received and recorded on
R. E. Phillips       the 7th day of December A. D. 1856 to wit
                          Received December 3d 1856 of Levin Seward nine hundred
and fifty dollars in full for the following negroes slaves
for life viz.   Negro Woman Eliza aged 26 years old warrented
sound & healthy, negro girl Anna aged 4 years sound


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