Land:  Transfer of lease from George W. Riddle to Richard Bendermine (1872), Howard 
County, Maryland

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Document found in Deeds and Mortgages file at the Howard County Historical Society. 

Transfer lease from George W. Riddle

To

Richard Bendermine

Received for record June 8, 1872. Same day recorded in Liber W.W.W. No. 31 folio 55 p 
vc One of Howard County land record & Examened per W.W. Watkins a $ 1.00 paid 

This agreement made this Twenty Third day of May Eighteen Hundred and Seventy Two 
by and between George W. Riddle of the one part and Richard Bendermine of the other 
part.

Whereas the said Richard Bendermine did let leave and rent to the said Geo.W. Riddle 
___ interest ___ life estate described in the lease from him to Riddle dated on the 18th day 
of February 1870 which said lease is recorded among the land records of Howard County 
in Liber W.W.W. no 30 folio 124 and whereas the said Richard Bendermine is desirous to 
have and reposess himself of said land and ___ and whereas said said Riddle is willing to 
convey the said lands and premises back to said Berdermine. 

Now this ___ ___ that in consideration of the promise, and one dollar in hand paid, and 
then ___ causes and consideration. The Said George W. Riddle doth transfer assign and 
___ over Said lease to Said Bendermine and The Said Bendermine releases The Said 
Riddle from all obigations to tranform(?) the convenant on his part to pay The Rents 
agreed to be paid and said Riddle agrees to give said Bendermine possession of said 
premises on or by The 15th day November next 1872. 

Witness our hands and Seals on the above date
George W. Riddle 

Witness 
Richard (his X mark) Bendermine 
G.W. Carr

State of Maryland, Howard County
(to wit)
Be it remembered and it is newly certified that on This Twenty Third day of May 1872 
Personally appeared before The Subscriber a Justice of The peace in and for Howard 
County State of Maryland George W. Riddle and Richard Bendermine They being known 
to me to be the proper parties to the aforegoing instrument of writing, and acknowledge 
The same to be their act and deed.
G.W. Carr SS

note:
George Washington Riddle is the son of Lawson and Mary Earlougher Riddle.