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175 of the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars lawful money of the united states in hand paid by William H. Whalen of Howard county in the state aforesaid at or before the sealing and delivering of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said William H. Whalen his executors administrators and assigns one negro woman slave named Betty aged fifteen years on the sixteenth day of march 1852 said negro woman to remain with and serve said William H. Whalen his administrators or assigns for and during the full space and term of Eleven years and six months from the 16.th day of september 1852 the said Eleven years and six months ending on the sixteenth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and sixty four and is further understood that if said Negro Woman slave shall have my issue Males or females that the male or males shall be free at the age of twenty one years and the female or females shall be free at ^the age of^ sixteen years and that the said Negro woman slave Betty after the sixteenth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and sixty four shall be free from servitude or service from me said Basil Crapster and from all other persons whatsoever and in no case to be taken or sold out of the state of Maryland during her servitude To Have and To Hold the same described negro woman slave Betty to the said William H. Whalen or his executors administrators or assigns for and during the time or terms aforesaid and I the said Basil Crapster for myself my heirs executors and administrators the said Negro Woman slave Betty unto the said William H. Whalen his executors administrators and assigns against me the said Basil Crapster my executors and administrators and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrent and forever defend by |
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