Saml B McCuistion & others to Phillip Hodges Bill of Sale Whereas the undersigned all being lawful heirs and distributers of the late Sarah McCuistion of Bedford County, State of Tennessee, in and to a certain family of negroes of which the Said Sarah McCuistion was Siezed and possessed at the time of her death, Now therefore, We the undersigned being willing that said family of Negroes Shall not be Separated and parted, have Jointly & Severally agreed to Sell and Convey Said negroes, to wit, Newry, a man aged about forty Six years and his wife, Jinny aged about forty three or four years, and Almedia about Six or Seven years old, Caldonia about three years old -- and have Sold Said Negroes to Phillip Hodges for the Sum of one thousand Dollars the receipt of which we do hereby Acknowledge And we Sell and Convey Said negroes as Sound, healthy & Sensible and Slaves for life, and will warrant and forever defend the Title to the above named Negroes To him the Said Phillip Hodges his heirs forever, against the lawfull claims of all persons whatever. Witness our hands & Seals this 2nd March 1846 ackd S.B. McCuistion {Seal} Test Thomas Sentz ackd John C. McCuistion (Seal) Alfred Mallard ackd W.J. Chunn {Seal} ackd W.W. Coldwell {Seal} P.A. Coldwell {Seal} ackd Minos C Hodges {Seal} E.W. Hodges {Seal} ackd Thomas McCuistion {Seal} Nancy McCuistion {Seal} ackd By Thos McCuistion {Seal} Attorney in fact State of Tennessee } Personally Appeared before me Robert Hurst Clerk of the County Court of said Bedford County } County, S.B. McCuistion, John C. McCuistion, W.J. Chunn, W.W. Coldwell, Minos C. Hodges on the 2nd March 1846, And Thomas McCuistion for himself as attorney in fact for Nancy McCuistion on the 4th of July, 1845 the within named bargainors with whom I am personally Acquainted, and who Acknowledged that they executed the within Bill of Sale for the purposes therein Contained. Witness my hand at office this 4th July 1845 ----- ----- Robt Hurst, Clerk State of Tennessee } Personally appeared before me Robert Hurst Clerk of the County Bedford County } Court of said County, Thomas Sentz, and Alfred Mallard, Subscribing Witnesses to the within named bill of Sale who being first Sworn depose and Say, that they are Acquainted with P.A. Coldwell and E.W. Hodges the bargainors and that they Acknowledged the Same in their presence to be their act and deed Upon the day it bears date. Witness my hand at office this 10th December 1846 Robt Hurst, Clerk Noted December 11th 1846 at 12 Oclock Noon Registered December 11th 1846 Andrew Vannoy Register
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