| County | Dorchester |
|---|---|
| Volume | 805 |
| Page Number | 202 |
| Buyer or Manumitted Person | Margaret Staplefort |
| Seller or Owner | James L. Geoghegan |
| Transaction Type | Receipt |
| Date | 8 Feb 1856 |
| Transaction Abstract | Received 24 Jan 1856 of Mrs. Margaret Staplefort $44.78 it being in full for Negro man Vance Murray, slave for life, which Negro I have this day said to her which property was not known at the time I said to William Staplefort all the property hired by me at the death of Moses Geoghegan. Signed 8 Feb 1856. |
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