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Bill of sale from Samuel Ridgely, Jr. to Henry W. and Kitty A. Hood for Negro slave named Perry Barnes

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Hood, Henry W Hood, Kitty A Ridgely, Samuel, Jr

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Bill of sale dated August 15, 1849 for a Negro slave named Perry Barnes sold by Samuel Ridgely, Jr. to Henry W. and Kitty A. Hood, all of the Howard District of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The sale is in the amount of $100. Witnessed by Justice of the Peace Walter Dorsey on August 15 and recorded by district clerk E. P. (Edwin Parsons) Hayden on October 5, the document identifies Perry Barnes as a Negro boy born on July 25, 1841 (age 8 years) and sets his term of service to the Hoods until July 25, 1871 (i.e., until he reaches age 30 years), when he will be set free. (Editor's note: During this time period, Howard County was known as the Howard District of Anne Arundel County. Howard County was officially designated a county in 1851.)
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Digital Reproduction Of 2 Page Document, 26 X 20 Cm.
Contributors:
Dorsey, WalterHayden, Edwin Parsons, 1811-1850
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Howard County Historical Society

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