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Anne Arundel County Court, Chattel Records, 1838-1845
Volume 817, Page 27   View pdf image
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                 Acknowledged before      Lloyd Selby

4      Recorded the 18th day of March 1839


Know all Men by these presents that I Joseph J Speed of Baltimore City in the
State of maryland for and in consideration of the sum of Five hundred and fifty
dollars to me in hand paid by George T Ditty of Anne Arundel County in the said
State before the sealing of these presents have granted  bargained and sold and by
these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said George T Ditty one negro
woman named Mary who was aged fourteen years on the Eleventh day of
December Eighteen hundred and thirty one and who has to serve until she
arrives at the age of thirty one years also her male child named Oliver aged
about six year and her female child named Lucey aged near two years both of
which Children are slaves for life  To have and To hold the said described
negro woman Mary for the term aforesaid and the said described negroes Oliver
& Lucy for their lives unto the said George T Ditty his heirs Executors administrators
and assigns and he the said Joseph J Speed for himself his heirs Executors
& administrators the said negroes Mary Oliver & Lucy unto the said George T
Ditty his Executors administrators and assigns against him the said Joseph J Speed
his Executors and administrators and against all and every other person or persons
whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents and
the said George T Ditty doth Covenant that he his Executors administrators
and assigns will at the end of the term aforesaid permit the said Mary
to go free  In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this Eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hundred & thirty nine
Witness as to J J Speed
John W Peale  J Hadley Ing                  J J Speed              (seal)
Witness as to G T Ditty
Edward Dubois  Gabriel H Duvall           George T Ditty      (seal)

                   At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit

Baltimore City Ss.  Be it remembered that on this 18th day of February 1839
before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said City appears Joseph J
Speed and acknowledged the above Instrument of writing to be his act and
deed according to the true intent and meaning thereof
                                                          John W Peale

    Anne Arundel County Ss  Be it remembered that on this twenty third
day of February 1839 personally appeared George T Ditty before me the
Subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County and acknowledged that
                                                                                                    (he)


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Anne Arundel County Court, Chattel Records, 1838-1845
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