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352 day of May in the year eighteen hundred and forty nine before the subscribers two Justices of the peace in and for Anne Arundel County personally appeared Brice B. Brewer and Catharine Brewer his wife and Andrew Slicer parties grantors and grantee in the annexed instrument of writing and acknowledged the same to be their act and deed. And the said Catharine Brewer wife of the said Brice B. Brewer did sign and seal the said deed or instrument of writing before us out of the presence and hearing of her husband and being by us privately examined apart from and out of the presence and hearing of her husband whether she doth execute and acknowledge the same voluntarily and freely and without being induced to so so by fear or threats of or ill usage by her husband or by fear of his displeasure declares and acknowledges that she doth execute and acknowledge the same voluntarily and freely and without being induced to do so by fear or threats of or ill usage by her husband or by fear of his displeasure Acknowledged before Jno G. Taylor Recorded on the 29.th day of May 1849 Ex.d d d Cost $1.25 paid
and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said Thomas J. Mezick his heirs and assigns the following negro woman Maria aged about forty years slave for life and sound in body and mind To Have and to Hold the said negro woman Maria as above bargained and sold unto the said Thomas J. Mezick his heirs executors administrators and assigns against me the said William K. Travers adm.r of Capewell Keene my heirs executors and administrators and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend In Testimony whereof I William K. Travers admr of Capewell Keene have hereto set my hand and affixed seal this 25.th day of May eighteen hundred and forty nine Signed sealed and delivered in the William K. Travers presence of Charles Corkran admr of Capewell Keene (seal) Maryland Dorchester County to wit On the 22.d day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County the within named William K. Travers adm.r of Capewell Keene and acknowledged the within Bill of sale to be act and deed according |
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