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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 276   View pdf image
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himself bound and by these presents doth contract promise and agree to teach the
said apprentice the trade of a Farmer and to supply him with suitable clothing and maintenance
during his apprenticeship: and where free to give him Twenty dollars and two suits of
clothes as freedom dues.  And the said John D. Parker doth further contract promise and agree
to give the said apprentice in lieu of education the sum of twenty five dollars in
addition to the freedom dues above required to be given.  In Witness whereof we hereunto
subscribe our names and affix our seals to this Indenture this 25 day of May in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven
Signed sealed and delivered                              Jno H. Hodson  (seal)      Judges of the
               in the presence of                               Z. H. Rosse       (seal)      Orphans' Court
                   E W LeCompte                              Levin Jones       (seal)      for Dorchester Coy
                                                                               his
                                                                   John D. x Parker      (seal)
                                                                              mark


John M Beckwith           Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Manumission
    √      To    xd              was received and recorded on the 30th day of May 1857 to wit
William Morris negro      I John M. Beckwith of Dorchester County and State of Maryland
                                      do hereby manumit and set free my negro slave William Morris aged
about forty five years of a dark Chesnut Complexion his freedom to commence from the
date of these presents.  Witness my hand and seal this 30th day of May Anno Domini 1857
Test   F J Henry                                                                     John M Beckwith   (seal)
         Samuel Comer
                                  State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit I hereby Certify that
on this 30th day of May 1857 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State
of Maryland in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared John M Beckwith
and did acknowledge the aforegoing Deed of Manumission to be his act.
                                                                                        Sam.l W. LeCompte J. Peace


William D. Twilley      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following
√         From   xd        Bill of Sale was recorded on the 2.d day of June 1857 to wit:
Samuel L. Byrn          I Samuel L Byrn of Dorchester County in Consideration of
                                  Seven Hundred Dollars paid me by William D. Twilley of same
County do hereby bargain and sell to the said William D. Twilley negro girl Maria aged
about seven years & negro Girl Rachel aged about thirteen years slaves for life.  Witness
my hand & seal this 2nd day of June in the year Eighteen hundred & fifty seven.
Test.                                                                                            Sam.l L. Byrn   (seal)
          Charles Corkran
                                     State of Maryland
                                     Dorchester County to wit
                                                                            I hereby Certify that on this 2nd day of
June 1857 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Dorchester
County aforesaid.  Samuel Byrn and acknowledged the foregoing Bill of Sale to be his
act.
                                                                                              Charles Corkran


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