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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 255   View pdf image
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State of Maryland do hereby manumit and set free my negro
woman Lucy Cornish her freedom to commence from the
first day of January Eighteen Hundred and sixty.  Witness my
hand and seal this twelfth day of January Eighteen Hundred
and fifty seven.
Test Levi D. Travers J. P.               Sophia S. Keene   (seal)
       James Smith

The State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit   I hereby certify
that on this 12th day of January Eighteen Hundred and fifty
seven before the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the said State
and County personally appeared Sophia S. Keene and acknowledged
the above deed of Manumission to be her act.
                                                                Levi D. Travers J. P.


William D. Twilley      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified
√      to      xd             that the following Bill of Sale was received
Samuel L. Byrn          and recorded on the 2d day of February 1857 to wit
                                  I William D. Twilley intermarried with Elisabeth
A Vincent administratrix of Willis Vincent & Henry C Vincent of
Dorchester County in consideration of Seven hundred dollars
paid me by Samuel L. Byrn of Dorchester County do hereby
bargain and sell to the said Samuel L. Byrn Negro girl Maria
aged about seven years & negro girl Rachel aged about thirteen
years slaves for life.  Witness my hand and seal this 31st day
of January in the year eighteen hundred & fifty seven 1857
Witness                                                William D. Twilley   (seal)
    Charles Corkran

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit   I hereby certify
that on this 31st day of January 1857 personally appeared before
the subscriber a Justice of the peace for Dorchester County aforesaid
William D. Twilley administrator of Willis Vincent & Henry C
Vincent by right of intermarriage & acknowledged the
foregoing bill of sale to be his act.
                                                          Charles Corkran

Deld to William D. Twilley May 27th 1857


William D. Twilley      Be it remembered and it is hereby certified
√      To      xd            that the following Bill of Sale was received
Mary R. Vincent         and recorded on the 2nd day of February 1857 to wit
                                  I William D. Twilley who intermarried with
Elisabeth A Vincent adminstratrix of Willis Vincent and
Guardian to Mary R. Vincent of Dorchester County in consideration
of an order of the Orphans Court to sell the negroes of said Willis
Vincent dated January 5th 1857 and in further consideration of
a further order of said court dated January 26th 1857 authorizing
said Twilley as Guardian by virtue of his intermarriage to invest


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