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Howard County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1854-1860
Volume 814, Page 286   View pdf image
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286

Delivered
to F G Harman
Sept 4th 1858
 William Shipley
  Bill of Sale to
Frederick G. Harman
 Know all men by these presents
that I William Shipley of Anne Arundel
County in the state of Maryland
for and in consideration of the sum of
                              two hundred and forty dollars current money to me in hand
                              paid by Frederick G Harman of Howard County in the said
                              State at and before the sealing and delivering of these presents
                              the receipt whereof I the said William Shipley do hereby
                              acknowledge have granted bargained and sold and by these
                              presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said Frederick G.
                              Harman his executors administrators and assigns one negro
                              Girl named Lydia who was about eight years of age on the
                              16th day of January 1847 as by reference had to a bill of sale executed
                              on that day by F. G. Waters executor of the last will and
                              testament of Charles Waters late of the City of Baltimore deceased
                              to the said William Shipley for the aforesaid negro
                              Girl will more fully and at large appear
                              To have and to hold the aforesaid negro Girl named Lydia
                              as aforesaid as a slave until the first day of May in the
                              year eighteen hundred and seventy two and no longer and I
                              the said William Shipley for myself my heirs executors and
                              administrators the aforesaid negro Girl named Lydia unto the
                              said Frederick G. Harman his executors administrators and assigns
                              against me the said William Shipley my executors administrators
                              and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever
                              shall and will warrant and forever defend by these
                              presents.   In Witness whereof the said William Shipley
                              and Frederick G. Harman have hereunto set their hands and
                              seals this twenty fifth day of January in the year of our Lord
                              eighteen hundred and fifty eight
                              Signed sealed and delivered               Wm Shipley           (seal)
                                 in the presence of
                                       Wilson Phelps                           Fredk G. Harman   (seal)
                              State of Maryland Anne Arundel County sct
                              Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that on this twenty
                              fifth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand
                              eight hundred and fifty eight before the subscriber a Justice
                              of the peace of the state of Maryland in and for Anne Arundel
                              County aforesaid personally appeared William Shipley party
                              grantor named in the foregoing Instrument of writing or bill
                              of sale ^and doth acknowledge the said Instrument of writing for bill of sale^ to be his act and deed.  In Testimony Whereof I hereunto
                              subscribe my name on the day and year aforesaid
                                                Acknowledged before
                                                                                  Nelson Phelps

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