____________________________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________________________ 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. ____________________________________________________________________________ State of Arkansas, ss. 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. ____________________________________________________________________________ Hempstead County, Arkansas Deed Book D, page 226-227. ____________________________________________________________________________ David Kelley 1997