Bill of Sale between Frisby HENDERSON and Jacob BIDDLE (1844), Cecil Co., MD

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Cecil County Land Record Book, Liber GMC, Number 6, Folio 131

Know all Men by these presents that I Jacob Biddle of Cecil County in the State 
of Maryland for and in Consideration of the sum of five hundred and forty four 
Dollars and thirty nine Cents due and owing by me to Frisby Henderson of the 
Same County and State for Rent in arrear for the years 1841 and 1842 for the 
farm belonging to the Said Frisby Henderson lying near the village of French 
Town now in Any profession and occupation and for the purpose of Securing the 
Said rents or a part thereof and also for and in Consideration of the Sum of Two 
hundred and fifty Dollars being the amount of rent which will be due from me to 
the Said Frisby Henderson on the twenty fifth day of the present month March for 
the year 1843 for the Same Farm before mentioned and also for the purposes of 
Securing the Same a part thereof as aforesaid which Said two Sums of Money I do 
hereby acknowledge to be due and Truly owing by me to the said Frisby Henderson 
have bargained Sold transferred and assigned and by these presents do bargain 
Sell transfer and assign unto the Said Frisby Henderson his executors 
administrators and assigns the following property viz Two old Mares, one black 
horse four years old, one bay Mare about four years old, two bay mare Colts 
three years old, eleven Milch Cows of different Colours some of them being 
without horns, four young dry Cattle, one yoke of oxen about Seven years old, 
one ox Cart in good order, one old ox Cart, one old road waggon[sic], one horse 
Cart, twenty-five Sheep, and about twenty lambs, five feather beds bedsteads and 
Sets of bed clothes all the remaining house hold furniture Consisting of Walnut 
Tables Cubbards Windsor Chairs Stands etc one wheat fan made by Walker[?] all 
the ploughs harrows and other farming utensils all which Said Goods and Chattles 
are now remaining Standing and being in the possession of the Said Jacob Biddle 
on the farm aforementioned.  To have and To hold all and Singular the Said Goods 
Chattles furniture and other the premises above bargained and Sold or mentioned 
and intended hereby so to be to the Said Frisby Henderson his executors 
administrators and assigns forever, to their only proper use and behoof and to 
and for no other use intent or purpose whatsoever.  In witness whereof I the 
Said Jacob Biddle have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this eighteenth 
day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and forty four.
Jacob Biddle
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of G W Moose
State of Maryland,
Cecil County, Sct
Be it remembered that on this eighteenth day of March in the year of our Lord 
one Thousand eight hundred and forty four before me the Subscriber a Justice of 
the peace of the State of Maryland in and for Cecil County aforesaid personally 
appeared Jacob Biddle the party Grantor in the above Instrument of writing and 
acknowledged the Same to be his act and Deed and I do hereby Certify that I am 
Satisfied from my own Knowledge that the Said Jacob Biddle acknowledging as 
aforesaid is the person named as is professing to be the party Grantor to the 
above Instrument of writing.  Given under my hand the Day and year aforesaid.
G W Moose
Recorded on the 18 Day of March in the year 1844 & exam’d
Del’d Frisby Henderson 6th July 1844    per George McCullough Clk



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