Mortgage, MD, Prince Georges, Richard Bryan 1801

Know all men by these presents that I JOHN BALL and RICHARD BRYAN of William of
Prince Georges County and state of Maryland for and in consideration of the sum of
seven hundred and eighty three pounds one shilling and six pence current money to
us in hand paid by the said WALTER EDELEN of the county aforesaid before the
execution of this instrument of writing the receipt whereof whereby acknowledged,
have granted, bargained and sold and by these presents, do grant bargain and sell
unto him the said WALTER EDELEN, his heirs and assigns forever all that property
therein after specified, to wit: one tract of land called Brother’s Delight
containing one hundred and forty five acres, more or less, one negro boy by the
name of SANDY fourteen years of age, one negro woman by the name of CASER nineteen
years of age, one boy child called BENJAMIN two years old, three horses, five head
of cattle, twenty one hogs, three feather beds and furniture. Also two other tracts
of land one called by the name of Mistake the other Lusbuy’s discovery containing
two hundred acres more or less, one negro woman named ANN and her boy child called
GEORGE, one negro woman named LUCK. To have and to hold all and singular the
lands, Negroes, stock and furniture as aforesaid unto him, the said WALTER EDELEN,
his heirs and assigns forever, provided, nevertheless and this instrument of
writing is upon this express condition that if the said JOHN BALL or RICHARD BRYAN
(of William) their heirs, executors or administrators do and shall well and truly
pay or cause to be paid unto the said Walter Edelen, his heirs, executors,
administrators or assigns the just and full sum of seven hundred and eighty three
pounds one shilling and six pence current money aforesaid with legal interest
thereon on or before the sixth day of June in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and three. This obligation to be void otherwise of force.

And the said JOHN BALL and RICHARD BRYAN (of William) doth hereby covenant and
agree to and with the said WALTER EDELEN that they, the said JOHN BALL and RICHARD
BRYAN, their heirs, executors and administrators shall and will well and truly pay
or cause to be paid unto him the said WALTER EDELEN his heirs, executors or assigns
on the sixth day of June in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and three the
aforesaid sum of current money together with legal interest thereon and further
that in case the said debt and interest shall be on the lay last aforesaid unpaid
and unsatisfied, he the said WALTER EDELEN is hereby fully authorized and empowered
as our true and lawful attorney to sell at private or public sale as shall be most
advantageous to us all and singular the property herein before mentioned for ready
money and the money arising from such sale, he, the said Walter Edelen shall
“apply” to the amount of the debt aforesaid and the surplus, if any, shall be
refunded and repaid to us. And the said WALTER EDELEN is hereby likewise empowered
to give and execute proper conveyances to the purchaser or purchasers of all and
any of the said property.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this sixth
day of June in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and one.

JOHN BALL
RICHARD BRYAN

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of

WILLIAM MARSHALL
THOMAS MUNDELL

On the back of which Mortgage was there and […]




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                   Mortgage, MD, Prince Georges, Richard Bryan 1801

Received this sixth day of June eighteen hundred and one of the within named WALTER
EDELEN seven hundred and eighty three pounds one shilling and six pence current
money, it being the full consideration money for the within deed.

JOHN BELL
RICHARD BRYAN

Witness

WILLIAM MARSHALL
THOMAS MUNDELL



Price Georges County, to wit, June the sixth eighteen hundred and one.

Then came before us, the subscribers, being two of the justices of the peace for
the county aforesaid JOHN BALL and RICHARD BRYAN (of William) parties to the within
instrument and acknowledge the same to be their act and deed and the land and
property within mentioned to be the right and estate of the within named WALTER
EDELEN to him and his heirs forever for the use and purpose within mention and
according to the true intent and meaning thereof.

WILLIAM MARSHALL
THOMAS MUNDELL

Enrolled June 23rd 1801




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