Deed Between Rebecca L POOLE, Mary E BIDDLE & Olivia CAVENDER and John W BRISTOW 
(1883); Cecil County, MD

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Cecil County Land Record Book, Liber JAD, Number 6, Folio 343

This Deed made this twenty first day of March in the year Eighteen Hundred and 
Eighty three by Rebecca L Poole, Mary E Biddle and Olivia Cavender of Cecil 
County in the state of Maryland of the one part and John W Bristow of Cecil 
County in the state of Maryland of the other part.  Witnesseth, That in 
consideration of the sum of Four Hundred and Seventy Five Dollars the said 
Rebecca L Poole, Mary E Biddle and Olivia Cavender doth grant unto the said John 
W Bristow his heirs and assigns all that lot piece or parcel of Land situate 
lying and being on the borders of Chesapeake City in Cecil County aforesaid 
north of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.  Beginning as a boundary at a stone 
at the intersection of the north side of Biddle Street with the west side of 
Union Street and running thence binding on the westward side of Union Street N 2 
1/2 - W 120 feet to a stone thence parallel with the northward side of Biddle 
street S 85 - W 55 feet to a stone thence parallel with the westward side of 
Union street S 2 1/2 - E 120 feet to the northward side of Biddle Street to a 
stone thence binding on the northward side of Biddle Street W 85 - E 55 feet to 
the place of Beginning.  Containing 6600 square feet more or less.  This being 
the same lot of ground and premises mentioned in a Certain Article of Agreement 
made by George W Bennett, Guardian of Robert Polk, and Richard Biddle bearing 
date on the first day of November Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Five and being the 
same lot of ground which was Conveyed by Robert Polk to Richard Biddle by his 
Deed bearing date the seventh day of April Eighteen Hundred and fifty nine and 
duly recorded in Liber WHR No 2 folio 62 one of the Land record Books of Cecil 
County and being the same lot of ground left by will of Richard Biddle deceased 
to his Sister Ann during her life and at said Sister Ann’s death to go to Laura 
Biddle and after the death of the said Laura Biddle to go to the nearest heirs 
which has been settled by the Courts in favor of the said Rebecca L Poole, Mary 
E Biddle and Olivia Cavender aforesaid.  The said John W Bristow to have and to 
hold the said lot of ground Together with all and singular the buildings 
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the said Rebecca L Poole, 
Mary E Biddle and Olivia Cavender covenant that they have good right to convey 
the Said Lot of Land and they further covenant that they will warrant specially 
the property hereby Conveyed and that they will execute such further assurances 
as may be required.
Witness our hands and Seals.
Rebecca L Poole
Mary E Biddle
Olivia Cavender
Test:
G F Christfield
State of Maryland
Cecil County, to wit:
On this 21st day of March 1883 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace 
of the state and County aforesaid personally appeared Rebecca L Poole, Mary E 
Biddle and Olivia Cavender and did each acknowledge the aforegoing Deed to be 
their act.  Acknowledged before me,
G F Christfield, JP
Recorded June 26 1883 and Examined
Mailed to John W Bristow March 10th 1884
Per James A Davis, Clk