Deed of Trust: Doran, debt to McCue

This Indenture made this twenty fifth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three between Richard Doran of Harpers Ferry in the county of Jefferson of the first part, William McGraw of the same place of the second part and Patrick McCue of the city of Baltimore in the state of Maryland of the third part, Witnesseth that whereas the said Richard Doran and John C. Dunn are justly indebted to the said Patrick McCue in the sum of four hundred dollars to be paid to the said Patrick McCue on or before the first day of May next, and whereas the said Richard Doran is desirous to secure the payment of the said sum of money to the said Patrick McCue on or before the first day of May next; Now this indenture witnesseth that the said Richard Doran, for and in consideration of the promises and for the further consideration of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid by the said William McGraw, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, and sold and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, and convey unto the said William McGraw, his executors and administrators all the interest of the said Richard Doran in, and claim to, all the groceries, liquors, ready made clothing, and all other store goods, wares and merchandize, now on hand at the store at Harpers Ferry, kept by the said Richard Doran and the said John C. Dunn.

To have and to hold the same to the said William McGraw, his executors and administrators, to the only use and behoof of the said William McGraw and his executors and administrators in trust and for the purposes hereinafter mentioned that is to say, that if the said Doran and Dunn shall fail to pay the said sum of money to the said Patrick McCue on or before the said first day of May next, then it shall be lawful for the said William McGraw, after advertising the time and place of sale for at least three weeks preceeding the sale in some newspaper printed in Jefferson County, proceed to sell the interest of the said Richard Doran in all the goods, wares, merchandize, and property above mentioned, and after deducting from the proceeds of such sale, the usual commission and all expenses attending the sale, to pay over the balance or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the debt due as aforesaid to the said Patrick McCue. Provided that until the said sale shall take place the said Richard Doran and his agents may sell and dispose of any part of the said property, goods, wares, and merchandize in the way of business, and receive payment therefor, and nothing in this deed contained shall in any manner effect the title of the purchasers of such property, goods, wares and merchandize from the said Doran. It being intended that until such sale be made the said Doran may sell the said goods, property, and merchandize in the same manner as if this deed had never been made. In Testimony whereof the said Richard Doran hath hereto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
Richard Doran