Indenture between David MACKEY and Matthew BORLAN (1851), Cecil Co., MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Doug Arbuckle Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ********************************************************* Indenture between David MACKEY and Matthew BORLAN (1851) Cecil County Land Record Book, Liber RCH, Number 3, Folio 581 This Indenture made this twelfth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and fifty one between David Mackey of Cecil County in the State of Maryland of the one part and Matthew Borlan of the same County and State aforesaid of the other part. Whereas the above named David Mackey has applied by petition in writing to one of the Justices of the Orphans Court of Cecil County for the benefit of the Act of Assembly passed at November session 1805 entitled an Act for the relief of sundry Insolvent Debtors and the several supplements thereto and offered to deliver up for the use of his creditors all his property real personal and mixed to which he is in any manner entitled and whereas the said Justice has appointed the above named Matthew Borlan Trustee for the benefit of the creditors of the said David Mackey. Now This Indenture Witnesseth that the said David Mackey in consideration of the premises and the further consideration of one dollar to him in hand paid by the said Matthew Borlan before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted bargained sold assigned transferred conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell assign transfer convey and confirm unto the said Matthew Borlan his heirs and assigns as Trustee for the benefit of the creditors of him the said David Mackey all his the said David Mackey’s property real personal and mixed to which he is in any way entitled and all debts claims accounts notes bonds and evidences of debt and sums of money due and owing to him or to which he may in any manner be entitled. To Have and To Hold the same and every part thereof and all his right title interest and claim in and to the same and every parcel thereof both at law and in equity to the said Matthew Borlan his heirs successors and assigns in trust for the use of the creditors of the said David Mackey and to and for no other use intent or purpose whatsoever. In witness whereof the said David Mackey hath hereunto set his hand and seal on the day and year first herein before written. David Mackey Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Wm Torbert State of Maryland Cecil County to wit Be it remembered that on this twelfth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty one before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Orphan’s Court of said County personally appears David Mackey who is personally known to me to be the same person named and described as and professing to be the party grantor in the above and foregoing indenture and acknowledges the said indenture or instrument of writing to be his act and deed. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name on the day and year above written. Wm Torbert Recorded on the 14th day of April 1851 and examined per See the following Web site for more info on Matthew Borland and relatives http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pda