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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 291   View pdf image
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Peace for Dorchester County aforesaid, Charles Shenton, Senior and acknowledged the foregoing Bill of Sale to be his act.
                                                                                                                                                                Charles Corkran


Thomas P. Barnett      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Bill of Sale was received and recorded
    √       from    xd      on the 22nd day of August Anno Domini 1857 to wit:
George Willey            I George Willey of Dorchester County State of Maryland in Consideration of Three Hundred dollars
                                  paid me by Tho.s P. Barnett of Dorchester County do hereby bargain and sell to the said Thomas P.
Barnett the following property to wit.  One mare Fanny, one more Polly, one Colt John, one yoke of steers, Jim
and Dan, one Cow & calf, 2 Heifers, 15 Head of Hogs, one ox cart, 2 ploughs, 2 Harrows, one crop corn now growing and all
my Household and Kitchen furniture.  Witness my Hand and seal this 5th day of August 1857.               his
Test   James Moobray                                                                                                               George + Willey   (seal)
                                    State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:                                                    mark

                                                               I hereby Certify that on this 5th day of August 1857.  Personally appeared before the
subscriber a Justice of the Peace for District No 7 of the County aforesaid, George Willey, and acknowledged the foregoing Bill of Sale
to be his act and at the time came before me Thomas P. Barnett above mentioned and made oath on the Holy Evangely
of Almighty God that the Consideration set forth in this Bill of Sale is true and Bona fide as therein set forth according
to the act of Assembly made and provided
                                                                                           Acknowledged & Sworn Before
                                                                                                                                  James Moobray



George M. Hilan      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Bill of Sale was received
    √   from   xd        and recorded on the 8th day of September Anno Domini 1857 to wit:
Dulcenar Scott         I Dulcinar Scott of Dorchester County and State of Maryland in Consideration of the sum
                               of Seventy five dollars paid me by George M. Hilan free negro of said County do hereby
bargain and sell to the said George M. Hilan my negro Slave Leuezar Jane now wife of said George M Hilan
for the term three years from the date hereof the said negro being a slave for the term of three years from
the date hereof and no longer and the said Dulcenar Scott being entitled to said slave for the whole of said term
Witness my Hand and seal this 31st day of August 1857.                                                         his
Test   Jacob A. Carsey                                                                                              Dulcenar x Scott   (seal)
                                                                                                                                             mark

                                     State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:   I hereby Certify that on this 31st day of
August 1857 Dulcenar Scott  Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Dorchester
County aforesaid and acknowledged the foregoing Bill of Sale to be her act.
                                                                                        Acknowledged before
                                                                                                                                     C. C. Cannon J. P.


Joseph R. Stewart                        Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Deed ^Mortgage^ was received and recorded on
    √       from    xd                        the 9th day of September Anno Domini 1857 to wit:
Joseph Farrow free Cold Man      I Joseph Farrow free Colored man of Dorchester County Maryland by my Bill Obligatory
                                                    or obligation together with Joseph R Stewart of the same County and State aforesaid
as surety being now indebted to John Kiah free negro of the County and State aforesaid in the sum of Fifty dollars with interest
from about the 13th day of April last and in order to indemnify and save harmless the said Stewart from all loss or damage
he may sustain on account of his surety-ship the said Joseph Farrow free colored man doth agree to execute this mortgage
or Instrument of writing.  Now this Indenture Witness that the said Joseph Farrow free colored man
for and in Consideration of the said stewart's liability on account of his suretyship on said Bill Obligatory or obligation
and also in further Consideration of the sum of One dollar Current money paid by said Stewart the said Farrow doth bargain

Deld to Jos R Stewart 16 Nov 1858


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