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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 25   View pdf image
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Clerks office of Dorchester County, and for and in Consideration of the Sum of two hundred and fifty
one dollars and thirty one Cents, Current money, grant bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff and Confirm unto
the said John S. Staplefort, his heirs, and assigns one negro woman Eliza, aged about 24 years, of brown
colour, as by reference to said deed of mortgage will more fully and at large appear.  And whereas the
said Joseph Weatherly hath fully paid and satisfied to him the said John S. Staplefort the
above mentioned sum of money and interest thereon he, the said John S. Staplefort doth agree
to execute this instrument of writing as a full release of the above described negro woman Eliza.  Now
this indenture witnesseth, that the said John S. Staplefort for and in Consideration of the
payment of the above Sum of money and the interest thereon, and for and ^in^ Consideration of the sum
of one dollar, to him in hand paid by the said Joseph Weatherly, at and before the sealing and
delivery of these presents, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged hath given granted bargained and
sold, released, enfeoffed and Confirmed, and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell and release
enfeoff and Confirm unto him the said Joseph Weatherly his heirs and assigns forever, the above mentioned
negro woman Eliza.  To Have and To Hold the said negro woman Eliza unto the said
Joseph Weatherly his heirs and assigns to the only proper use of the said Joseph Weatherly his
heirs and assigns forever   In testimony whereof the said John S. Staplefort has hereunto set
his hand and seal, on the day and year first above written
Signed Sealed and delivered                                                   J. S. Staplefort   (seal)
       in the presence of
                            D. W. Tyler

                Dorchester County Maryland              Be it remembered that on this 3.rd day
November 1852, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for said County appears John
S. Staplefort, grantee and mortgagee and acknowledges the above instrument of writing to be his
act and deed according to the true intent and meaning thereof, Also appeared Joseph Weatherly
named in the above release of Mortgage and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God
that the Consideration therein named is bona fide true as is therein set forth
                                                          Sworn before & Certified by
                                                                                                         D. W. Tyler

1852 Nov 4th Received of Doct.r Joseph Weatherly the sum of one dollar in lieu of a stamp on this Release of Mortgage
                                                                                                                         Francis J. Henry Clk


James A. Stewart      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Bill of
    Exd  from              Sale was received and recorded on the 6th day of November 1852 to wit:
John Brown               Know all men by these presents that I John Brown of Dorchester
County State of Maryland son of Elizabeth Pattison who married William Brown for
& in Consideration of the sum of thirty dollars to me in hand paid by James A. Stewart of said County
have granted bargained sold assigned transferred set over & by these presents do grant bargain
sell assign transfer & set over unto the said James A. Stewart his heirs executors administrators
& assigns all the right title interest Claim and demand I now have or have at any time heretofore
had or may hereinafter accrue to me of in & to a certain negro woman Ret mentioned & devised
in the last will & Testament of Otho Pattison deceased of Dorchester County together
with her offspring & Each & all of the offspring of the said woman Ret To Have and To
Hold the same unto the said James A. Stewart his heirs executors administrators & assigns
against me the said John Brown my heirs executors and administrators & against all &
every other person or persons Claiming under them   In testimony whereof I have hereunto


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