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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
Volume 805, Page 74   View pdf image
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James Thompson Exor      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Bill of Sale
of Sarah Rawleigh             was received and recorded on the 14.th day of November 1853 to wit
       √   To  xd                   Know all men by these presents that I, James Thompson Executor of
Robert Wrightson              Sarah Rawleigh late of Dorchester County, and State of maryland, for and
                                         in Consideration of the sum of Two Hundred and Seventy Dollars Current money
to me in hand paid by Robert Wrightson of Dorchester County and State of Maryland have granted,
bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell, unto the said Robert
Wrightson, his heirs and assigns, the following negro woman Kitty, to serve until the last day of
December Eighteen Hundred and sixty five agreeably to the last Will and Testament of Sarah
Rawleigh, and the order of the Orphans Court Dorchester County, slave for the term aforesaid
and sound in body and mind.  To Have and To Hold the said negro Kitty until the last
day of December in the year Eighteen Hundred and sixty five and then to be free according to
the Conditions of the Will an order aforesaid as above bargained and sold unto the said Robert
Wrightson, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, against me the said James Thompson
Executor of Sarah Rawleigh her heirs, executors and administrators and against all and every
other person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend.  In Testimony
Whereof I, James Thompson Executor, and J. Robert Wrightson, have hereto set our hands and
affixed seals this 14.th day of November Eighteen Hundred and fifty three.
Signed sealed and delivered                                                         James Thompson Exr   (seal)
             in the Presence of                                                                  Robert Wrightson   (seal)
                         Whitefield Woolford J. P.
                                                                   Maryland Dorchester County, to wit:  On the 14.th day
of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared
before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County the within named James Thompson Executor
of Sarah Rawleigh and acknowledged the within Bill of sale to be his act and deed, according to the
purport true intent and meaning of the same, and at the same time came before me Robert Wrightson
within 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 true meaning of
the Act of Assembly of 1846 Chapter 271 made and provided.
                                                                         Acknowledged before         Whitefield Woolford J. P.

Received November 14.th 1853 of Robert Wrightson the sum of One dollar in lieu of a Stamp on this
Bill of Sale                                                                                                            F. J. Henry Clk

Delivered and sent to party this 18.th day of November 1853


William W. Clifton            Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Bill of Sale
    √   from   x.d                was received and recorded on the 14.th day of November 1853 to wit
James Thompson Exor      Know all men by these presents that I James Thompson Executor
of Sarah Rawleigh             of Sarah Rawleigh late of Dorchester County and State of Maryland, for
                                        and in Consideration of the sum of One Hundred and ninety dollars Current
money to me in hand paid by William W. Clifton of Dorchester County and State of Maryland have
granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said William
W. Clifton his heirs and assigns, the following negroes Woman Harriett and her Child Mary Harriett to
serve until the end of the year Eighteen hundred and sixty three and Mary to serve until the last day
of December Eighteen Hundred and seventy according to the provisions of deceaseds Will and order of the
Orphans Court slaves for the terms aforesaid and and mind.  To Have and To Hold the said negroes
Woman Harriett until the end of the year Eighteen hundred and sixty three, and Mary to serve until the


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