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306 the aforegoing instrument of writing and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed according to the purport true intent and meaning thereof and the Acts of Assembly in such case made and provided Acknowledged before and Certified by J W Hunter chd 56 3¾ Recorded the 30 day of December 1843 Know all men by these presents that I Elijah R Arnold of Anne Arundel County in the State of maryland for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars Current money to me in hand paid by Thomas J Mezick of same county in said State at and before the sealing and delivering of these presents the receipt whereof I the said Elijah R Arnold do hereby acknowledge have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said Thomas J Mezick his Executors administrators and assigns two Negro boys one named Horace and aged Eighteen years nd the other named Sam and aged fifteen years each and both to serve till they arrive at the age of thirty years To have and To hold the said negro boys above bargained and sold or mentioned and intended so to be to the said Thomas J Mezick his Executors administrators and assigns And I the said Elijah R Arnold for myself my heirs Executors and administrators the said negro boys unto the said Thomas J Mezick his Executors administrators and assigns against me the said Elijah R Arnold my Executors and administrators and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and defend by these presents and I the said Elijah R Arnold have put the said Thomas J Mezick in full possession by delivering to him the said Thomas J Mezick the said negro boys at the sealing and delivering of these presents in the name of the whole premises hereby bargained and sold or mentioned and intended to be so unto him the said Thomas J Mezick as aforesaid In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this Eleventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand and Eight hundred and forty three Elijah R Arnold (seal) At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit State of maryland Anne Arundel County sct Be it remembered and it is hereby Certified that on this Eleventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty three before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of maryland in and for Anne Arundel County as aforesaid personally appear Elijah R Arnold he being known to me to be the person named (in) |
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