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Howard County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1854-1860
Volume 814, Page 329   View pdf image
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329

Delivered
to Claudius
Stewart
April 19
1859
 Thomas Rowles
  Bill of Sale to
Claudius Stewart
 Know all men by these presents that I Thomas
Rowles of Howard County and state of Maryland
for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred
dollars lawful money of the United States in
                      hand paid by Claudius Stewart of Howard County and State
                      aforesaid which is in full payment of my negro slave name Caroline
                      of copper colour she being fourteen years old on or about the first day
                      of December 1850 to serve as a slave until she is thirty five years old
                      and then to be free as now fully appears on reference to the last
                      will and testament of Thomas John Bowie now on record in the
                      office of the Register of wills of Montgomery County Maryland and
                      also by order of the Orphans Court of Howard County State of
                      Maryland where she was ordered and adjudged by said Court
                      that the said Caroline is to serve one year longer that is until the first
                      day of December (1872) Eighteen hundred and seventy two as by reference
                      to said order passed the 17.th day April 1858 which negro is a bona fida
                      slave for the above named time the right and title of said slave
                      I will forever warrant and defend against all claim or claims of
                      any kind whatsoever for the period above mentioned.   In witness
                      whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this seventh
                      day of December eighteen hundred and fifty eight (1858)
                      Witness
                      W. A. Loder                                       Thomas Rowles      (seal)
                                                                                 Claudius Stewart     (seal)
                      Howard County State of Maryland S C
                      Be it remembered that on this seventh day of November 1858
                      before me a justice of the Peace for said County appear Thomas
                      Rowls and Claudius Stewart and acknowledge the above Instrument
                      of writing to be their act and deed according to the true
                      intent and meaning thereof and at the same time appeared
                      before me Claudius Stewart the grantee in the said Bill of
                      Sale named and made oath that the consideration set forth
                      in said Bill of sale is true and bonafida as therein set forth
                                                                     W.m A Loder    J. Peace
                      Received to be recorded on the 7.th day of December 1858 at 2¾ OClock
                      P.M. same day recorded and examined pr.
                                                                                        W. W. Watkins clk


John Orem
Sheriff's Bond to
State of Maryland
 Know all mnen by these presents that we
John Orem, Charles, Ridgely, William Gibbons,
Washington Gaither, Rezin H. Hipsley
Enoch Selby, John Ridgely of John, Aretemus
Hearn Tilghman Iglehart, R. Kent Iglehart, and Greenbery
Gaither, all of Howard County in the state of Maryland are held
and firmly bound unto the state of Maryland in the full


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