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    This indenture made and entered into, this the nineteenth day of January,
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and forty nine, between
Charles King of the one part and Charles J. McKinney of the other part, both
of the County of Hawkins, State of Tennessee:
    Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of Four hundred and
twenty five dollars to me in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, I do hereby bargain, sell, alien and convey unto the said
Charles J. McKinney all the right, title, interest and claim, which I have
in and to a certain negro boy named Liberty aged about seventeen years, which
said boy by these presents I hereby sell and convey to the said McKinney and
his heirs and assigns forever.  I also do hereby warrant the said Boy to be
sound, healthy, of good mind and a slave for life, free from the lawful,
right, claim and demand of all other persons whatever, all of which I warrant
and defend forever.  In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal, the
day and date above written.

                                                Chs. King
Witness
Jas C. Mitchell
Jas. W. Rogan

State of Tennessee
Hawkins County    Personally appeared before me J.H. Vance Deputy Clerk of
the County Court of said County Charles King the maker of the foregoing
instrument of writing with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged
that he executed the same for the purpose therein contained
      Witness my hand at office in Rogersville the 3rd day of February 1849
                                               John H Ellis Clk
                                               By J.H. Vance DClk

State of Tennessee    Register's Office 3rd Feb,y. 1849 at two O'Clock P.M.
Hawkins County         Then  was this deed of Sale together with the
Certificate of Acknowledgment duly registered in Liber S. Page 230, in my
office in Rogersville---------
                                               Robert C. Crawford  Register
                                                  of Hawkings County   Tenn