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W<hi rend='sup'>m</hi> H Hayward. J. P.<lb/>
Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore
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<figure type='seal'><ab>JAMES B. LATIMER COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS<lb/>
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J B L<lb/>
<date when='1862-03-08'><hi rend='underline'>8</hi><hi rend='underline'><hi rend='sup'>th</hi></hi><hi rend='underline'> Mar 62</hi></date>
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