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unto
to two
now in the
of said
are
Given
hands
1818
said do hereby
was this
day
John
and the same has been
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Commonwealth of
towit As one of
the acting justices of the peace
in and for sd county the presiding
justice being
absent I do hereby certify that Wm Iroin is clerk
of
our county court and that due faith and credit
is Due to all of his
offical acts and that the
my hand this
Bill of
sale
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This
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and
five
in the
beth Bond of the same
that the said
he bears
towards the said
for and and
in
engagement
of marriage between him the said
marriage is hereby
and it is
said marriage
after the
said
said
and
he
ment and
his
in
and
called
called
and all and
the
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said
of
him,
the said
him the said
the
being
or
with
and to
said
In
(to
their names and the
the
said
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and
and
year of our lord one thousand eight hundred
and
five
one thousand eight hundred and five
of the
may eighteen hundred
& Eighteen
for defendant and cent we the jury
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$140
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Jack's petition
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on
this
This is an action
to try this
freedom
Let
Filed the
1818
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Court
in the
year of our
dred and
an
the
said
and there kept and
in prison for a long
time,
and against the
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of
to be
the
of
to the damage of said plaintiff
dollars. And
have you then there this
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any Judge or Justice,
of the
shall
and
them
by
you
of
any thing that may
for the
and having reduceed
the
with
to our
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On motion of mr mark
attorney for Defendants introduced that a Dedi
mus issue to any Judge or Justice of the peace
of the state of
of witnesses on the part of the
defendants
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Sir,
notice that I will, on Monday
the 23rd day of next
six O'clock in the afternoon of that day, at
the
for the County of
the
proceed to take depositions of
you may
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I
the contry aforesaid do hereby
certify that
well Est
ture an acting
justice of the peace in & for the county
aforesaid and that
all and faith & credit and
aught to the given to all his
official acts as such
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The
forenoon
1818
to be
of
and Barnabas
Robert
by the Said
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here
in Robert
of
negroes
March 1818
and
as a
And further
The above
of the
Given
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Be known to all men by these
in the county of
resolved and decreed, and by
these presents do
resolve and
servant a black man known by the name of
done
dsicharged from the claim or claims to any
servitude.
bondage or
of any or all of my
heirs executions administra-
tors or assigns forever - and
frm any other
person or persons
of i have hereto set my hand and seal this
Be it remebered that the above
personally appeared
before me one of the
and
writing was his own act and
where of I have
this
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and
seventeen
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to all wherin it
named
day of March in the year of our Lord
one
thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
at this day
the
his
and
that he
thereto by
mark and that the said
the
and
and that
he the said
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S.
clerk of the circuit court of the county of
copy of a deed from
following
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Copy
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We
in your integrity and
require and
command you that you cause to
you by
their
relate to any to a certain matter
of controversy
wherein
said
of the
defendant, and having reduced the said
writing you are required to send the same to
our said circuit
Court with all convenient speed, together with this
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day the
for the county
of
dant
The
The Receipt
eighteen Hundred
& two
signed
by
and this Deponent was
presence to the person
bard = by the said
John Proctor &
saw
up
&
mentioned in this Recipt was paid -
that this Deponent has seen
to Proctor & Geo: Hubbard -
and for whom the money before men-tioned was paid- that this Deponent
Days
ago in the Possesion of
Recollected
being called - up & Delivered to John Proctor & Geo;
Hubbard
mentioned in the Recipt before mentioned = the persons named
in
the Receipt viz; Geo: Hubbard - was the son & John
Proctor
was the son in law of said
lived within about half a mile of
acquainted with all the Parties - That
this deponent does not know
That
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believes that this transaction took place either a short time before or
after the Death of Mrs
this
Deponent saith not-
On this
before me the
Undersinged a justice of the peace within & for the county
aforsaid W
Estell and being duly sworn Delivered the foregoing
Deposition which is in
my hand
and seal Date as above at four
Afternoon
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Petition
Justice
guson
of the peace
Justice
Justice
uson
of the peace
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Action of
And the said defendant by his
nabas
And the said Jark says that he is
by the
county and the defe
ant doth the
administrator of
The Jury do find in
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Filed
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Reasons for a new trial
1. The vedict is against evridence in this that the person under whese deft
claims do not prectend to claim under any sale in
2. The marriage contract subsequent proceeding destroy all pretense of right
in
3. It was proved that there was a bill of sale in
and
4. The court misdirected the jury in this towit that if they believe the sale
in kentucky was intended as a fraud upon all the world that still it was
good if
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5. the
that the sale to
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had
had
2 that the
in this
to his
if now
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The petition of
cipated your
petitioner after the death of the said
Your petitioner further states that
and holds him as a slave - Wherefore
your petioner prays
such order may be taken to enable him to secure his freedom as the law
directs
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This
One thousand Eight
Hundred and Eleven
the
of the other
to me
was
other property belonging to said
ment,
the
therefore be it known,,
of the said and of one
doollar
of the
now occupied by the
to have and
to hold the same property to them and there
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ofthe Sum of one dollar to them in
grant
all the
long he
Shall
their
the
Cost of
and
and
of the
all
Same so that the
either,
answerable
for any of
for and the said
for any of the said
agreements
bind themselves
thousand dollars
said have hereunto set
th day and year
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Book
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Jack's freedom
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This Indenture made and concluded this &
Thousand eight hundred and
eleven
and
the Other part
and
negroes to me
Matt Tye,
in
and Certain Other property
belonging to said
into the said marriage
during his
as by said
marriage contract will appear and whereas this
said property so settled
upon the said
establishment of her
of the territory of
wereas an
the parties and the said dispersed or likely to
terminate in a
now therefore be it known that for
the causes and considerations
aforesaid and of one dollar paid in hand
by the
second part to the party of
the first part that they, said party
of the first part that is to say
John for themselves their heirs
benefit and behoof of the
title
and to the plantation and stock thereon or
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named Hannah
to hold the same property to them and there
Constituants in
trust as
sum of one dollar to
them in hand paid
and to there heirs and
and property they
to five negroes named
to said
st, Louis and after his death with
named
be dismissed on the cost of
and the sd
heirs
the sd
John shall and will keep the sd
less from all debts of the said
before the marriage contract was entered into by and between
marriage contract Defending the same so that the property
of
executors,
nor
there bodies molested therefor and the said
John not
to be accountable for any of the said debts contracted
since the
marriage the business being fully understood between
and agreements here in
contained the parties aforesd
here by
dollars In
witness where of the parties afore said have here
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unto set our hands and affixed our seals the day and year
first above
written
signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Every thing is contained in this copy that is in the Origianl
all but,
the Magistrate Signeture on the back stating
we all personally appeared
and Acknowledged the within
before him
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To Mr
living in Florisa
favoured by Mr Derrett Hubbard