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248 this 19.th day of Septr 1857 William A. Burton (seal) State of Marylond Howard County to wit: I hereby Certify that on this 19.th day of Septr 1857 personally appeared William A. Burten before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and acknowledged the foregoing bill of sale to be his act Test: R. C. Nicholson J.P. Be it remembered that on this 23.rd day of Septr 1857 personally appeared before the subscriber the within named Isaac Burten Sen.r & Isaac Burten J.r and made oath that thay Require of William A. Burten the within named property to secure to them the amount of money therein named which thay are justly indebrord and bound as surityes for the said W.m A. Burten Test: R. C. Nicholson J.P. Rec.d to be recorded on the 25.th day of September 1857 same day recorded & Examined per W. H. Worthington Clk
which bond is for the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars on which bond the said Howard and Burgess are sureties in consideration thereof and of the sum of five dollars in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt of which I do hereby acknowledge I do hereby bargain and sell to the said George Howard and Thomas Burgess all my right title and interest in negro slaves Julia Isabella and her two children and Levy (the said negroes having been the property of my late wife) provided that if the said Alexander L. Mackey shall discharge all sums due by him as guardian of the said Elizabeth Z. Dorsey above named and shall relieve said Howard and Burgess and their representatives from all legal liability as sureties on the said Guardian's bond and shall repay to the said Burgess and Howard all sums that they or either of them shall at any time pay on account of their liability as such sureties then these presents to be void And the conveyance |
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