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21 Witnessed by us Tho.s Snowden On the back of the aforegoing was thus written to wit State of Maryland Anne Arundel County Sct Be it remembered that on this seventh day of February Eighteen hundred and thirty nine before the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the state of maryland in and for Anne Arundel County personally appear Richard P Snowden and George R Gaither parties to the aforegoing Instrument of writing and acknowledged the same to be their act and deed Exd d d Acknowledged before Thos Snowden chd .43.cts 3 Recorded the 26th day of February 1839 Know all Men by these presents that I Nicholas Martin of Talbot County in the State of Maryland by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by Thomas Mulliken of said State and County and for and in Consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars lawful money to me in hand paid by Theodorick Bland of Anne Arundel County and state aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge the said Bland now being and for more than one year last past having been a bona fide resident of the state of maryland have bargained sold assigned transferred and delivered and hereby doth bargain sell assign transfer and deliver unto the said Bland his Executors administrators and assigns all his the said Thomas Mullikens right and title and interest in and to a negro woman called Harriett aged about twenty two years and about five feet and two inches high and of a black Colour for and during the Term of servitude of four years from the first day of January last and then and thereafter to be free To have and To hold all the right title and interest of him the said Thomas Mulliken in and to the said negro woman to the said Bland his Executors administrators and assigns as aforesaid and I the said Nicholas Martin for and in the name of the said Mulliken his heirs Executors and administrators the said negro woman for the Term of service as aforesaid unto the said Bland his Executors administrators and assigns against the right title Claim and demand of him the said Mulliken his Executors administrators and assigns and all other person or persons whatsoever will for ever warrant and defend by these presents In Witness whereof the said Martin agent as above and the said Bland have hereunto set their hands and seals this fifth day of March in the year One thousand Eight hundred and thirty nine Signed sealed and delivered N.s Martin (seal) in presence of Theodorick Bland (seal) |
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