Deed Book F Page 292 Weakley
County, TN
Registered March 25th 1843 at 8 o clk P.M.
John Clayton &
S M Rowland
Bill of Sale
J R Atkins
For and in consideration of the Sum of Four
hundred & thirty five Dollars lawfull money in hand paid by Josiah
R Atkins to John Clayton & Simeon M. Rowland the receipts, thereof
is hereby acknowledged the said John Clayton and Simeon M Rowland ____
by there presents bargained sold transferred conveyed and delivered ______
said Josiah R Atkins his heirs Executors administrators and ____ a certain
Negro Boy of yellow collour a slave for life ___ to name Alllen and
not excluding thirteen years of age ____who is sound healthy sensible To
have and to hold this and ____Negro Boy Allen to the said Josiah R. Atkins
his heirs executors administrators ___ assigns forever from the said John
Clayton and Simon M> Rowland their heirs executors and administrators and
all and every ___ person the title of the said Negro Boy Allen the
John Clayton and Simeon M Rowland will warrant and forever defend in witness
thereof the said John Clayton and Simeon M Rowland hath hereto se their
hands & seals this the 24th day of March A D 1843.
Wittiness
John Clayton (seal)
John Henry Moore
Simon M. Rowland (seal)
William G Clayton
State of Tennessee
Weakley County
This day Personally appeared before John O
Dodd Clerk of the County of said County John Henry Moore & William
Clayton and made oath in due form of law that John Clayton & Simon
M. Rowland witness to the within Bill of Sale did sign and acknowledge
the within Bill of Sale on the day and date thereof and for the purposes
therein contained. Witness my hand at office this the 24th March 1843.
John O. Dodd clk
(Blanks indicate those portions near the binding
and not readable on the copy made by Clerk of Deeds.)
Transcribed & Submitted by Kathy Faul
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