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496 aforesaid. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of W. N. Thomas (seal) Robt G. Pindell At the foot of the aforegoing was thus written to wit State of Maryland Anne Arundel County to wit: Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that on this 16th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for Anne Arundel County in the State of Maryland personally appears William N. Thomas he being known to me to be the person who is named and described as and professing to be a party to the foregoing instrument of writing and doth acknowledge the said instrument of writing to be his act and deed. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name on the day and year aforesaid. Robt G. Pindell And at the same time and place also appeared John R. Hill party grantee to the said bill of sale and made oath on the holy evangely of Almighty God that the consideration set forth therein is true and bona fide Recorded September 25th 1851 Sworn to before Robt G. Pindell ex d d by mail costs 00.87½ Paid
of the said county and state at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof we the said William Watson & Mary Ann Watson do hereby acknowledge have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said William Hopkins his executors administrators and assigns one negro man named Henry aged on or about twenty one years To have and to hold the said negro man Henry a slave for life above bargained and sold or mentioned and intended so to be to the said William Hopkins his executors administrators and assigns forever. And we the said William Watson and Mary Ann Watson for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators the said negro man Henry unto the said William Hopkins his executors administrators and assigns against us the said William Watson and Mary Ann Watson our executors administrators and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever will and shall warrant and forever defend by these presents In witness whereof we the said William Watson and Mary Ann Watson have hereunto set our hands and seals |
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