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Indenture Nov 20, 1815 between David Hunter & John Wells - Four pagesEntry/Object ID
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David Hunter, John WellsScope and Content
This Indenture made the twentieth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty between David Hunter of the town of Mamakating in the County of Sullivan and State of New York of the one part and John Wells of the town of Newburgh in the County of Orange and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth, That the said David Hunter for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and ten dollars lawful money of the United States of America to him the said David Hunter in hand well and truly paid by the said John Wells, at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged, hath granted, bargained
sold and by these presents doth grant, bargain and sell unto the said John Wells his executors, administrators and assigns a certain female negro slave, named Mary, born the eighteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and four. To have and to hold the said female negro slave, named Mary, unto the said John Wells, his executors, administrators and assigns until the slave arrives to the age of twenty five years, as his and their own proper goods and chattels and to and for his own their own proper use and
behoof, until the slave arrives to the age of twenty five years as aforesaid. And the said David Hunter doth hereby, for himself his heirs executors and administrators, covenant, promise, grant and agree to and with the said John Wells his executors administrators and assigns that he the said David Hunter at the time of the sealing and delivery of these presents is the true and lawful owner and proprietor of the said female negro slave named Mary, hereby granted bargained and sold unto the said John Wells, his executors administrators and assigns as aforesaid. And that he the said David Hunter at the time of the sealing and delivery of these presents hath in himself full power and good authority in law to grant bargain and sell the said female negro slave named Mary above bargained and sold unto the said John Wells, his executors administrators and assigns in manner aforesaid. And also that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Wells, his executors administrators and assigns, from time to time, and at all times hereafter quietly and peaceably to have hold possess and enjoy the said female negro slave named Mary, as hereby granted bargained and sold, without the let trouble, denial, molestation, hindrance, or disturbance whatsoever of him the said David Hunter his executors, administrators or assigns, or of any other person or persons whomsoever, lawfully claiming or to claim by, from or under him them or any of them; and that such and discharged of and from all former and other bargains, sales and encumbrances made done or committed by him the said David Hunter in any other, herein as persons by his order, consent, priority or procurement; — In witness whereof I the said David Hunter have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. —
Signed, Sealed & delivered
in the presence of
C. Baker
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