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State at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have granted bargained and sold and by these presents Do grant, bargain and sell, unto the said Jonathan Warfield his Executors Administrators and Assigns One Negro boy Aaron aged about twelve years the said negro being a slave for life and formerly the property of James Phelps of Anne Arundel County now deceased To Have and To Hold the said described Negro slave for life to the said Jonathan Warfield his Executors Administrators and Assigns forever and I the said Andrew J. Phelps Administrator as aforesaid for my self my Heirs Executors and Administrators, the said Negro slave for life unto the said Jonathan Warfield his Executors, Administrators and Assigns, against me the said Andrew J Phelps Administrator as aforesaid Executors and Administrators, and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty second day of may Eighteen Hundred and forty eight Signed Sealed and delivered In the presence of Andrew J. Phelps Adm.r (Seal) W.m Hawkins J. P. State of Maryland Sc.t Be it Remembered That on this twenty second day of May 1848 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County appears Andrew J. Phelps administrator, of James Phelps and acknowledges the above Instrument of writing to be his act and deed according to the true intent and meaning thereof and at the same time appeared Jonathan Warfield the done named in the foregoing bill of sale and made oath in due form of Law that the consideration set forth in said bill of sale is true and bona fide as therein set forth Sworn before W.m Hawkins J. P. Recorded the 23.d day May 1848. Exam.d & d.d Costs 62½ Paid 5 sides |
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