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192 day of March Eighteen hundred and forty seven, the date of the said Single bill, with interest thereon payable semiannually. And to secure the payment thereof is willing to execute these presents Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said John S. Sellman for and in consideration of the premises. And of the sum of five dollars current money to him in hand paid by the said John B. Wells at and before the Sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said John B Wells his executors administrators and assigns the following named negroes slaves for life to wit, Manuel, Big Jack, Tom, Phil and William to have and to hold the above described negro slaves unto the said John B Wells his executors administrators and assigns, to his and their own use and behoof Provided always, and it is declared to be the true intent and meaning of these presents, that if the said John S. Sellman do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid on or before the tenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty nine to the said John B. Wells his executors administrators or assigns the aforesaid sum of fifteen hundred and ninety dollars and forty six cents, with interest thereon semi annually, to wit On the tenth day of September and On the tenth of March in each year until the payment of the said principal debt then and in such case these presents and every matter and thing herein contained shall cease determine and be utterly void to all intents and purposes, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding In Testimony whereof the said John S. Sellman hath subscribed his name and affixed his seal the day and year first above written Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of John S. Sellman (seal) W.m Glover State of Maryland, Anne Arundel County, to wit. Be it remembered that On this seventeenth day of March One thousand eight hundred and forty seven personally appeared John S. Sellman before the subscriber One of the State of Marylands justices of the peace for the County aforesaid and Acknowledged the foregoing instrument of writing to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned W.m Glover Recorded the 17.th day of March 1847. Costs cts 75 6 sides |
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