Bill of Sale
Henry Talbott to
Thomas Baker sold a Negro girl named Let
Dated 10 Jun 1824
Submitted by Mary
Hatton
Deed Book R, Page 285
This day I have bargained and sold to Thomas Baker a
negro girl named Let about seventeen years old for the
just sum of two hundred and twenty dollars for the sum I
warrant the said negro to said Baker his heirs forever.
Now the true intent and meaning of the above Bill of
sale is to secure to the said ???? Martin Baker and
myself became the executors for Bowles to the said Allen
and was brought in the Bourbon Circuit Court and
judgement was obtained against the said Bowles, Baker
and myself and as execution being from the clerks office
on against the said Bowles, Martin, Baker and Talbot and
the said Martin Baker and mysleft got Thomas Baker to
join in with us in a replevy bond for the sum of about
four hundred dollars besides the interest and costs- now
be it known that the above Bill of sale given to secure
the said Thomas Baker if the said ??? should fail paying
his part which is the half then on that failure the said
Thomas Baker is to sell the girl and should she sell for
more than the one half of the note bond then the said
Baker is to pay the over plus the said Hugh Talbot but
she not sell for the amount of one half of the replvy
bond the said Talbot is to ??? up - Given under my hand
and seal this tenth day of
June eighteen hundred and twenty four.
Hugh Talbot
Teste
Allen C. Trigg
John Nesbit Jr
James Miller
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