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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 33   View pdf image
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Received the 18th day of December 1852 of Rigby Valiant the Sum of One Dollar in lieu of a
stamp on this Bill of sale                                                                        Francis J. Henry Clerk


C. Hubbard      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Bill of Sal was
    from              received and recorded on the 27th day of December 1852 to wit
Thos. J. Dail                                                                            Cambridge December 27.th 1852
Received of Clement Hubbard Esq. his note for seven hundred dollars which when paid will
be in full for negro man William Skinner sold and delivered this day as administrators of
Shadrach Mitchell Decd. the said boy Slave for life
                                                                                           Thomas J. Dail
                                                                                            Admr of Shadrach Mitchell

1852 December 27th Received of Clement Hubbard one dollar in lieu of a stamp on this Bill of Sale
                                                                                                                   Francis J. Henry Clk

Delivered to M.r C Hubbard April 1st 1853


Harriet Dutton & Children      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following
    Exd   from                          manumission was received and recorded on the 27th day of December
    John Kirby                         1852 to wit:
                                              To all whom it may Concern, be it known that I John
Kirby of Dorchester County in the State of Maryland for divers good Causes and Considerations
me thereunto moving have released from Slavery, liberated manumitted and set free ^and by these presents do hereby release from slavery liberate manumit & set free^
my negro woman named Harriet Dutton being of the age of thirty two years and able to
work and gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and her the said negro woman named
Harriet Dutton, I do declare to be henceforth free, manumitted and discharged from all manner of
Service or servitude to me my executors or administrators forever, furthermore by virtue of these presents
I have released from slavery, manumitted and set free the following named negroes, all the children
of the aforesaid negro woman Harriet, that is to say, first negro girl Abby aged Eleven years, said
Abby to serve me, and my heirs unto the twenty fourth of September, one Thousand Eight Hundred
and Seventy one, then to be free, Secondly negro William now eight years of age said William to
serve me and my heirs unto the twenty ninth day of June in the year one thousand Eight hundred
and Seventy four then to be free thirdly negro Boy named Willis now seven years of age, Said
Willis to serve me, and my heirs until the twenty fifth day of December one thousand eight Hundred
and seventy five then to be free fourthly Boy Noah now four years of age said Noah to serve me
and my heirs until the Sixteenth day of October in the year One thousand Eight Hundred and seventy
Eight then to be free, and lastly negro Girl Margaret now of the age of Three years to serve me and
my heirs until the sixth day of may in the year one Thousand Eight hundred and seventy nine then to
be free      In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal on this Twenty seventh
day of November in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and fifty two
Witness                                                                                                               John Kirby   (seal)
                Jas.  Hammersley      Wm N. Hammersley

State of Maryland Dorchester County To wit:         Be it remembered, that on this Twenty seventh
day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand Eight Hundred and fifty two, before me the subscriber
one of the Justices of the peace of the said State, in and for Dorchester County personally appears John Kirby
and acknowledges the aforesaid or within instrument of writing or manumission to be his act and deed for the
purposes therein set forth in accordance with acts of assembly in Such Cases made & provided
                                       Taken and Certified before me                                 Charles Corkran

Deliv.d to J F. [illegible] acting [illegible] Nov 5th 1860


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