I am still working on it but here is the preliminary transcription of the sale to Luke Minor Fish in 1877

Clerk John W. Temple

John E. Nichols and wife and (?others) to Luke M. Fish

Caroline County to wit:

Be it remembered that on this twenty-third day of February on the year of our lord one-thousand eight-hundred and seventy-seven came Luke M. Fish of

Dorchester County in the State of Maryland and brought a Deed of bargain and sale (?with??) three endorsements thereon and prayed to have the same enrolled

among the records of Caroline County and on the same day and year aforesaid he cam Deed and endorsement was enrolled as follows to wit:

This Deed made this fourteenth day of February on the year eighteen hundred and seventy-seven by
Abraham Lord,
John E Nichols and Henrietta Nichols his wife, George H. Smith and Martha Smith his wife,
Leonard Pool and Eliza Ann Pool his wife of Caroline County in the State of Maryland,
Herbert Cannon and Martha Emily his wife of Sussex County in the State of Delaware,
William Collison and Bal?a?y his wife of New Castle county in the State of Delaware Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand

dollars the said Abraham Lord, John E Nichols and Henrietta Nichols his wife, George H. Smith and Martha Smith his wife, Leonard Pool and Eliza Ann Pool his

wife, Herbert Cannon and Martha Emily his wife, William Collison and Bal?a?y his wife do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto Luke M. Fish of Dorchester

County in the State of Maryland formerly of Blue Earth County in the State of Minn. all that tract part of a tract on parcel of land situate lying and bering in the fifth-Election District of Caroline County and ??hereon ?ehu Todd manor resides formerly occupied by Rachael Lord deceased adjoining the lands of Manlove Scott, Henry Molsay, John Birford, James Walsh,
??cholson Biralli called and known by the name of "Poplar Level" Improved" or by whatever name or names the same my be

called on known containing the quantity of One-Hundred and fifteen acres of land more or less ?? bering the same lands and premises which descended to us by

the death of our mother the late Rachael Lord formerly Rachael Smith late of Caroline County deceased and the said Abraham Lord, John E. Nichols and Henrietta Nichols his wife, George H Smith and Martha Smith his wife Leonard Pool and Eliza Ann Pool his wife, Herbert Cannon and

Martha Emily his wife, William Collison and Bal?a?y Collison his wife covenant that they will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed and that they will ende??le such further or other assurances that may be requisite.

Witness our hands and seals
John E. Nichols, Henrietta Nichols, George H. Smith, Martha Smith, Leonard Pool Eliza A. Pool, Herbert A Cannon, Marsha E. Cannon, William H. Callison,

Balesay Callison, Abraham Lord, Tesl. Wm H. Watkins ??? ??terlemeation of the name of Abraham Lord was made before the final signing and delivering of this said deed.

Tesl Wm. H. Watkins S.P. I so witness Wm M. Harvitome Tesl Wm H. Watkins

State of Maryland Caroline County to wit I hereby certify that on this fourteenth day of February in the year eighteen hundred and seventy seven before on

the ???? Justice of the Peace of the said State anon and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Abraham Lord, John E. Nichols and Henrietta Nichols

his wife, George H. Smith and Martha Smith his wife. Leonard Pool and Eliza Ann Pool his wife did each acknowledge the aforegoing deed to be their respective

act and deed Acknowledged before Wm. H. Watkins S. P. State of Delaware Sussex County ??

I herby certify that on this fifteenth day of February on the year eighteen hundred and seventy seven before me the arbiter a Notary Public of the said State

in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Herbert Cannon and Martha Emily Cannon his wife and did acknowledge the aforegoing deed to be their

respective acts and deed. In testimony whereof I here to ??? my name and my notannal seal office this fifteenth day of February A.D. 1877 John H. Satterfield

Notary Public. State of Delaware New Castle S???

I hereby certify that on this twentieth day of February in the year eighteen hundred and seventy seven before me the arbiter a Notary Public of the said

State in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared William Collison and Balaaroy Collison his wife and did each acknowledge the aforgoing deed to be

their respective act and deed. In testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and my notannal seal affix this twentieth day of February 1877 Walter Mitchell

Notary Public