| Roll Number | 9 |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 Oct 1869 |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Somerset |
| City/Town/Neighborhood | – |
| Other Locations Mentioned | Branch road, Union Station, |
| Authors | George Handy and wife Annie Handy, Caleb Handy |
| Position | – |
| Recipient | George Handy, Henry Tillman, George Whittington, Griffin Coulbourn, Nelson B. Dennis, John H. Schoolfield, Samuel Whittington, Elisha Horsey, and Samuel Johnson |
| Other Names Mentioned | Samuel Tulls, George Thompson |
| Message Abstract | Deed |
| Message Body | This Deed made this 29 day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine by George Hardy and Annie Hardy his wife and Caleb Hardy all of the County of Somerset State of Maryland Witnesseth] that in Consideration of the sum of thirty dollars the said George Hardy and Annie Hardy his wife and Caleb Hardy do grant unto George Hardy Henry Tillman George Whittington Griffin Coulbourn Nelson B. Dennis John H Schoolfield Samuel Whittington, Elisha Horsey and Samuel Johnson of the Said County of Somerset their Successors and assigns in fee simple All that tract or parcel of land lying and Situate in Said County of Somerset and described as follows Beginning for the same at a stone boundary standing on the Side County road known as the branch road leading from Marion Station to [[Qundocua?]] Church and thence running in a southwardly direction sixty six yards to Samuel Tulls line; thence in a northeastwardly direction with and by Samuel Tulls line fifty yards; thence in a northwestwardly direction sixty six yardsto the line of said road and thence in a southwestwardly direction with and by the line of said road fifty yards to the place of beginning containing in all three quarters of an acre more or less together with the buildings and improvements thereupon erected made or being and all and every the right ways privileges appurtenances and advantages to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract or parcel of land unto the said George Handy, Henry Tillman, George Whittington, Griffin Coulbourn, Nelson B Dennis, John H Schoolfield, Samuel Whittington, Elisha Horsey and Samuel Johnson trustees their successors and assigns forever in trust to Erect thereon a school house in which shall be conducted a school for the benefit of the colored children of that neighborhood or thereabouts, and the said George Handy and Annie Handy his wife and Caleb Handy covenant that they will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed and execute such further conveyances as may be requisite witness our hands and seals George his/mark Handy seal Annie her/mark Handy seal Caleb his/mark Handy seal Witness as to Caleb Handy signature George F Thompson Witness as to George Handy & Annie Handys signature S L Tull |
| Pages | 167 |
| Transcribers Notes | – |
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[Author (if known)], Freedmen's Bureau Correspondence on Schools, 1869-1870, 1869, Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.
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