| Bill of Sale for Talitha - Deed
Book, Page E/281 Freestone Texas
Courthouse William Townsend & Sarah Townsend Bill of Sale To Angeline C. Smith The State of Texas . Limestone County Know all men by these presents that we William Towsend and Sara Townsend, his wife of the county and state aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of Five hundred Dollars to us in hand said the Receipt whereof is here by acknowledged have this day bargained and sold and by these prsents sell transfer and convey to Angeline C. Smith wife of R R Smith of said county a certain negro woman named Talitha of yellow colour aged about thirty four years to have and to hold to he the said Angeline C Smith her heirs and afsigns forever we covenant with said Angeline C. Smith that we are lawfully seized of said property and that the is unincumbored and we do hereby arrant said Negro to be sound healhy sensible and a slave for Life Witness our hands and seals scrolls used for seals this April the 25th AD 1850 The words interlined wife of RR Smith inserted before signing his William X Townsend seal mark her Sarah X Townsend seal mark The state of Texas Limestone County court of said county personally Appeared sarah Townsend Before me RR Smith clerk of the county this day came and William Townsend his wife both to me well know and whose names appears to the above and foregoing Bill of sale to Angeline C Smith as makers thereof and the said William Townsend acknowledged. his signature to the same for the purposes and considers times? therein contained (By makeing his mark, and the said Sarah Townsend wife of the said William (Townsend) as aforesaid haveing been Examined by me privately and a part prove her husband and haveing the same fully Explained to her acknowledge the same to be her act and Deed by makeing her mark that she did not wish to retract it Intestimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office at office in Springfield April the 2th AD 1850 RR Smith Clk C,C,L,C, The State of Texas Limestone County I RR Smith clerk of the county court of said county hereby certiy that the foregoing and within Bill of sale with the probate thereof was filed for Record April 25th 1850 and was Recorded April 25 1852 in Book B Pages 450 given under my hand and seal Offficial Apil the 22 AD 1852 RR Smith clk C,C,L,C, The State of Texas County of Freestone I Emanuel Clements clk of the county court of said county hereby certify that the foregoing and Bill of sale was filed fore Record May the 27th 1852 and was duly Recorded and I do further certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of the original filed in my office in the 27th day of May 1852 To testify I have unto set my hand this the 1st day of July AD 1852 at 2 Oclock P.m. Emanuel Clements Clk C,C,F,C, |