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51 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland in and for Howard County personally appears James W. Tucker he being known to me to be the person who is named and described as and professing to be a party to the foregoing deed or indenture; and doth acknowledge the said indenture or instrument of writing to be his act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name on the day and year aforesaid Wilson D. Warfield State of Maryland Howard County On this 17.th day of November in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty four personally appears Jesse N. Williams and made oath on the Holy vangely of Almighty God that the consideration named in the foregoing Instrument of writing is bona fide just and true according to the best of his knowledge and belief Sworn before Wilson D. Warfield Received to be recorded on the 24.th day of November 1854 at 20 minutes after 3 o'clock P.M. same day recorded & examined per W. H. Worthington clk
a service of ten years do hereby in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to me in hand paid by a certain George R. Gaither the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged bargain sell transfer & make over to the said George R. Gaither all my right title & interest in the said negro man Robert a slave for life about twenty eight years of age. To Have and To Hold the said negro man to himself and to his heirs executors & administrators & assigns to and for the full term of ten years to begin from the first day of December 1844 and continued until the first day of December in the year |
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