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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 253   View pdf image
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James H. Bradshaw          Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that
√         From   xd              the following Bill of Sale was recorded on the 13th
James A. Byns & wife      day of January 1857 to wit
                                        We Thomas A Byns & Francis E. Byns his wife
of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland in consideration of Three
Hundred Dollars paid us by James H. Bradshaw of the same county and
State aforesaid do hereby bargain and sell to the said James H
Bradshaw a negro girl called Mary Ann aged about fifteen years a
slave for life.  Witness our hands and seals this twelfth day of
January Eighteen Hundred and fifty seven
                                                    Test   J. A. Byns          (seal)
                                                             Fannie E. Byns   (seal)

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit   I hereby certify that on
this twelfth day of January Eighteen Hundred and fifty seven before
the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland in
and for the County aforesaid personally appeared James A. Byns and
Francis E Byns his wife and did each acknowledge the aforegoing
Bill of Sale to be there respective act at the same time & place
aforesaid personally appeared before me Justice as aforesaid James
H. Bradshaw vendee within named and made oath in due form
of law that the consideration set forth in this Bill of Sale is
true and bona-fide as therein set forth acknowledge & sworn before
                                                                Sam.l W Lecompte J. P.


John Brannock &                Be it remembered and it is hereby certified
Emily Brannock his wife      that the following Manumission was
√         To      xd                 recorded on the 15th day of January 1857
Thomas Ennalls negro
                                           We John Brannock & Emily Brannock
of Dorchester County and State of Maryland do hereby manumit
and set free our negro man slave Thomas Ennalls
is about Forty years of age and sound in body and mind
and able to gain a livelihood.  His freedom to commence
from the day of these presents as witness our hands and
seals this 14th day of January 1857            her
Test C W Brerewood                        Emily x Brannock   (seal)
        Samuel H Brerewood                        mark
                                                          John Brannock      (seal)

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit

Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that on this
14th day of January 1857 before me the subscriber a Justice
of the peace in and for the State & County aforesaid personally
appeared John Brannock & Emily Brannock his wife and did
each respectively acknowledge the above deed of manumission to
be their act and deed according to the true intent and meaning


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