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Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860
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these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Anthony C Thompson his Executors administrators and
assigns all and singular one large Flat boat or shell boat new and not quite finished and now lying in the boat
yard of James A. Stewart of the following dimensions that is to say thirty four feet in length Eleven feet Two inches
in width and two feet two inches deep.  To have and To Hold the said Boat mentioned unto him the said
Anthony C. Thompson his Executors administrators and assigns to his and their own use and behoof
Provided always and it is declared to be the true intent and meaning of these presents that if the said
Spencer young do and Shall well and truly pay or Cause to be paid unto the said Anthony C Thompson
his executors administrators or assigns the full Sum of Fifty Dollars Current money on or before the 1st
day of July 1854 with legal interest thereon then and in Such Case these presents and every matter and
thing therein Contained Shall Cease determine and be utterly void to all intents and purposes any
thing herein Contained to the Contrary notwithstanding   in testimony whereof the Said Spencer
Young has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written
Signed Sealed and                                                                                              his
delivered in the presence of                                                                     Spencer x Young   (seal)
                               Robert R. Robertson                                                          mark

    State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit:   Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that
on this 27th day of January 1854 before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace of Said state in and for Dorchester
County personally appeared Spencer young party grantor within mentioned and acknowledged the within
and aforegoing bill of Sale to be his act and deed according to the true intent and meaning thereof and the act
of assembly in Such Case made and provided at the same time personally appeared Anthony C. Thompson party
grantee before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace as aforesaid and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty
God that the Consideration set forth in the aforegoing bill of Sale is true and bona fide as therein set forth
                                                 Acknowledged and Sworn before               Robert R. Robertson


William Giles   (negro)      Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that the following Manumission
paid from  xd                  was received and recorded on the 31st day of January 1854 to wit:
Elizabeth C. Sulivane                  State of Maryland Dorchester County      To all whom it may Concern
                                       be it known that I Elizabeth C. Sulivane of Dorchester County, 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 and set free my negro William Giles
who is able to work & gain a sufficient livelihood and maintenance and to the said William Giles I do declare to
be henceforth free manumitted & discharged from all manner of Service or Servitude to me my heirs executors
or administrators forever      In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this 30th day of
January 1854.                                                                                             Elizabeth C. Sulivane   (seal)

       Mary E. Murray      Charles Corkran

                      State of Maryland Dorchester County   Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified
that on this 30th day of January 1854 before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of
Maryland in and for Dorchester County personally appears Elizabeth C. Sulivane she being known
to me to be the person who is named and described as and professing to be the party to the foregoing Deed
of manumission and doth acknowledge the said indenture or instrument of writing to be her act or deed
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand seal on the day and year aforesaid
                                                                                                             Charles Corkran   (seal)
                                                                                           A Justice of the pe peace
                                                                                                   in & for Dorchester County


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