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LOT NO. I.-CIeared Land, Marsh
And Branch.

comprising the said Almshouse Prop
erty, in two lots, that is to say:
LOT NO. I.-CIeared Land. Marsh
And Branch.
All that part of the Almshouse Farm
designated as Lot No /, on the plat |
made by J. Watson Thompson, Esq,
surveyor, now OF file in the office OF
the County Commissioners Of Dorches-
ter county, together with all of the
buildings and improvements thereon,
located in Salem or Election district
No. II, of Dorchester county, Maryland.
the public county road leading from
Middletown to DeCoursey's Bridge,and
being bounded on d the north npd BY Srane eS
of Dumplin Creek, on the west by
Dumplin Creek and Transquakin Riv-
er. and on the eastward side by the
aforesaid county road, containing 244
acres of arabic land, and about 50 &C
res OF marsh and branch.
Possession of this lot will be given
March l, 1919.
LOT NO. 2-Timber Land.
All that lot of timber land designat
Gated in the District, county and State
aforesaid, and described as follows:
Bounded on the north by the lands OF
Levin S. Dali and Robert Cephas and
lot No. 1, hereinbefore mentioned, on
the east by the lands of Levin 5: Dali
and what is known as the MerrIli
IL,
known as the "DeCoursey Tract" and
on the west by the lands of William
H. Wheatiey, containing 363;06 acres;
this lot includes three small lots OF
cleared land. one containing lO4, an
other 1902 and another 2.26 acres of
land.
March l, 1919.
The two lots of land comprising the
said Almshouse Property is the same
the State of Maryland. unto John
Craig, dated October rs. 1929. and now
of record among. the Land RECORDS OF
Shore Record T. w. L.. No. D, Folio SO.
the said land being patented under the
name of "Andalusia," and containing
1922 acres of land, more, or less. and al
so being the same land that was con-
veyed unto the Trustees of the Poor
of Dorchester county from James
thur Bell, Commissioner to divide the
real estate of John Craig, deceased, by
deed dated. August Sth, 1872, and now
Dorchester county, Maryland. in Ii.
Der w. j.. No. l, folio 100, except that
part thereof, which was conveyed un-
of the Poor. of Dorchester county. by
deed dated June II, 1854, and now
of record among the Land Records OF
q folio GOT, said lot conveyed in said
deed containing 40 IL acres of land,
more or less, the said sale and convey.
the General Assembly of Maryland Of
the Session of 1853, Chapter 169, the
said land herein described being con.
veyed to the County Commissioners Of
of the Trustees Of the Poor.
The land herein described is describ-
tances in the plat of the survey of the
same made by j. Watson Thompson,
Esq. surveyor: as aforeSald; ana now the
office of the County commissioners.
TERMS OF sALE-For the arabic
land or Lot No. 1, One-fourth of the
purchase money cash on the day of sale
and the balance to be secured by a
mortgage from the purchaser or pures
Dorchester county, due and payable
one year after date, with interest at
the rate of six per centum per annum,
payable semi-annually, or all cash, It
the option of the purchaser or pur-
chasers on the day of sale; the County
the proceeds of the sale for the benefit
of the needy poor of the county, spe- |
cially desire that the mortgage be Civ
en- to them, and while being due one
year after date, as is the general Gus
tom, yet the time for payment can be
extended so long as the security re-
mains good and safe.
Land or Lot No. 2.-One-f1ftn of the
purchase money cash on the day of |
sale. and the balance in two equal in
stalments, one instalmcnt to be due
with interest payable every six mon |
tbs. one year from day of sale; the sec
ond instalment. with interest thereon
payable semi-annually, two years from
date of sale, the said credit portions to
be secured to the satisfaction of the
County Commissioners, or all cash on
the day of sale, at the option of the !!
purchaser or purchasers.
Title papers at expense of purchaser !
or purchasers. !
JAMES G. MEARS, President.
LUKE h. MACkETT,
IINTHICTN