Asa Thompson to John W. Williams

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                       Know All Men By These Presents:                       
                                                                             
That I, Asa Thompson, of Pike County and State of Arkansas, have this day    
bargained and sold unto John W. Williams of Hempstead County and State of    
Arkansas aforesaid, a certain Negro Girl Mary aged Eleven years, a slave for 
life, for and in consideration of the Sum of four hundred and fifty Dollars  
to me in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged; the rights   
and title whereof I warrant and defend for and against the claims of any     
other person or persons.                                                     

Given under my hand and seal this the 2nd day of April A.D. 1838.            
                                                                             
                               Asa Thompson                                  
                                                                             
                                  Attest:                                    
                                                                             
                              Jno. D. Trimble                                
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State of Arkansas,                                                           
                        Sct.                                                 
County of Hempstead,                                                         
                                                                             
Be it remembered that John D. Trimble the Subscribing witness to the         
foregoing bill of sale this day personally appeared before me Andrew C.      
Roberts, Deputy for Allen M. Oakley, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the       
County of Hempstead, and being duly Sworn states on oath, that he saw Asa    
Thompson sign the foregoing bill of sale to John W. Williams on the day &    
year it bears date.                                                          
                                                                             
                          Andrew C. Roberts, D.C.                            
                        For Allen M. Oakley, Clerk.                          
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State of Arkansas,                                                           
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County of Hempstead,                                                         
                                                                             
I, Allen M. Oakley, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex-Officio Recorder for   
the County aforesaid, do hereby Certify that the annexed and foregoing       
instrument of writing was filed for record in my office on the 21st day of   
August A.D. 1838 and the same is now duly recorded in record book D, pages   
126 & 127.                                                                   
                                                                             
In Testimony Whereof I have herunto set my hand as Clerk and affixed the     
Seal of my office at Washington this 18th day of August in the year of our   
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and of the Independence of  
the United States the 63rd.                                                  
                                                                             
                          Andrew C. Roberts, Dept.                           
                         For ALLEN M. OAKLEY, Clerk                          
                          and Ex-officio Recorder.                           
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Hempstead County, Arkansas Deed Book D, page 226-227.                        
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David Kelley 1997