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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 292   View pdf image
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and sell to the said Stewart the following property to wit:  1 Grey mare, 1 Steer, 1 ox Cart, 1
Cow and Calf and 2 yearlings.  Provided that if I the said Joseph Farrow free Colored man shall
pay to the said John Kiah free colored man (the holder of the Bill Obligatory above specified)
the said sum of Fifty Dollars with the interest thereon on or before the first day of December
next then these presents shall be void.      Witness my hand and seal this 9th day of September
Anno Domini 1857                                                                                    his
Test.  The word "to" in the 3.d line & the word "me" in the               Joseph x Farrow   }seal{
acknowledgment of this mortgage were interlined before the
execution of the same.      Charles Corkran, George Rice
                                                                                           State of Maryland Dorchester County
to wit:  I hereby Certify that on this ninth day of September Eighteen hundred and fifty
seven personally appeared Joseph Farrow free Colored man before the subscriber a Justice
of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid and acknowledged the foregoing
Mortgage to be his act.   At the same time and place also appeared before me Justice
as aforesaid Joseph R. Stewart the Mortgagee named in the above Mortgage and
made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the Consideration mentioned therein
is true and Bona fide as therein set forth.
                                                                Acknowledged Before
                                                                                     Charles Corkran J. P.


S. Columbus Tall      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Bill
√      from      xd       of Sale was received & recorded on the 10th day of September 1857 to wit:
Francis W. Tall        We, Francis W Tall, Henrietta J. Tall & Sarah A. Tall of Dorchester
Henrietta J. Tall &    County State of Maryland in Consideration of One Hundred
Sarah A. Tall            Dollars paid us by S. Columbus Tall resident of the same County
                                & State do hereby bargain & sell to the said S. Columbus Tall our
negro slaves John for the term of twelve years from the date hereof & negro Jacob,
for the term of fourteen years from the date hereof a negro Girl Allice for the term
of twenty one years from the date hereof the said slaves being slaves for the term
each respectively as above specified from the date hereof and no longer, and the said
S. Columbus Tall being entitled to said slaves for the whole of each ones respective
term.               Witness our hands & seals on this August 31st 1857.
Test                                                                                    Francis W Tall   }seal{
          Wm R. Tall                                                            Henrietta J. Tall     }seal{
Test Thomas Ja Bromwell                                                      Sarah A. Tall   }seal{
                                                                                       S. Columbus Tall   }seal{

                                           State of Maryland County of Dorchester: I hereby Certify
that on this 31st day August Eighteen Hundred & fifty seven personally appeared before the
subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County affs.d Francis W. Tall, Henrietta J.
Tall & Sarah A. Tall & acknowledged the foregoing Bill of Sale to be their act & deed
                                                                                                    Wm R Tall


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