Bill of sale for enslaved people, 1843 April 29

In and in consideration of the sum of Twenty nine hundred & seventy seven dollars I. Seth Wheatley, President of the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Memphis hereby bargain & sell to Wade H. Bolton the following negro slaves viz: Lewis, George, Andrew, Jim, Dinah & John and hereby warrant and defend the title to said slaves to the said Bolton & slaves for life Witness my hand this 29 April 1843 Witness Th. Pittman Jr. B. Taliaferro S. Wheatley Presidt. Farmers & Merchants Bank Memphis

State of Tennesse Shelby County S.S. } Personally appeared before me Jno. W. Fuller Clerk of the County Court of said County. S. Wheatley, President of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Memphis - the bargainer above named with whom I am personally acquainted & also acknowledged the execution of the above named Bill of Sale for the purposes therein contained - Witness my hand at office April 29th 1843 - Jno W. Fuller Clk By Jas Rose Deputy Clk

State of Tennesee Shelby County} May 6th 1843 The foregoing Bill of Sale with the Clerks Certificate therein endorsed was this day truly recorded in my Office in Book O Page 46

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937 H & M. Bank of Memphis to } Bill of Sale Wade N. Bolton

Paid This Bill of Sale was filed in my office for registra tion on the 4th May 1843 at 3 OClk PM and so noted in notebook No. 1 Page 104

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