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An Act to enable William Crane and others, trustees of the Saratoga Street African Baptist Church, in Baltimore city, to execute a deed of certain property therein mentioned. 1856 425 (1856)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0253 and id is 1 raw text is: I I T. WATKINS LIGON, ESQUIRE, GOVEINOR. / 425 CHAPTER 262. AN ACT to enable William Crane and others, trus- Pamed Mar. tees of the Saratoga Street African Baptist Church, 1. in Baltimore city, to execute a deed of certain property therein mentioned. WHEREAS, William Crane, of Baltimore iity, by in- Preamble. denture bearing date the twenty fourth day of April, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty four, did convey a certain lot of ground situate in said ,city, to George F'. Adams, John W. M. Williams and John W. Ball, in trust, to permit the erection thereon under the superintendence of the said Crane, with ouch moneys as might be subscribed therefor, of a guilding four stories in height, the first flnor and aellar of said building to beused and occupied by the said William Crane, his heirs and assigns forever, and the remainder thereof to be used and occupied by the Saratoga Street African Baptist Church, as a church or place of meeting for colored people, and for schools for children of the same race, subject to the reversion of the whole of said property and premises to the said Crane on the happening of certain specified contingencies; and whereas, the said Saratoga Street African Baptist Church are largely indebted to the said Crane, on account of various large sums of money loaned and advanced to the said church, and laid out and expended in and upon the erection of the said build- ing by said Crane, independent of the sun of five thousand dollars, and the gift of the lot aforesaid, granted and contributed to the erection of said church building by the said Crane; and whereas, the said Crane is desirous of so changing his inter- est in, and the entire ownership of said property and premises, so that he may become the lessee thereof for a term of years, renewable forever, and the said church in consideration of the great out- lays of the said Crane, and the liberality and energy by him exercised in their behalf, being also de- sirous of aiding, assisting and jining with the said Crane in the execution of such a conveyance as will best secure and promote the wishes, interest and advantage of the said Crane, and to this end have caused a resolution expressive and declaratory

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