Upson County GaArchives Deed.....White, Lavina W. - Zora, William 1842
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Assigned To: Promissory Note Slave
Written: 1842

Lavina W. White Sale of Slaves to William Zora
February 4, 1842
Upson County, Georgia 



 
            This indenture made this the fourth day of February eighteen hundred
nad forty-two between William Zora of said county of one part and Lavina W.
White of said county of Upson of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said
William Zora and Nathan Zora did on the nineteenth day of July eighteen hundred
and forty-one make and deliver to said Lavina W. White their certain promissory
note ?? with their hands and leaving ?? on the said nineteenth day of July
eighteen hundred and forty-one whereby the said William Zora and Nathan Zora or
either of them promise to pay said Lavina W. White or bearer the sum of seven
hundred and twenty-three dollars by the twenty-fifth day of December next after
the date of said note for ???  ???

            ???  ??? in consideration of the sum of five dollars by the said
Lavina W. White to said William Zora the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
as well as for the letter securing this payment of the aforesaid promissory note
the said William Zora hath granted, bargained, and sold and doth by these
presents grant, bargain, and sell unto the said Lavina W. White, her heirs and
assigns three negroes (sic)

                        Retter, a girl
                        Ephraim, a boy, and
                        Green, a boy, and
                        James, a boy
 
To have and to hold said bargained premises to the said Lavina W. White, her
heirs and assigns to her and their own proper use benefit and behoof forever
provided nevertheless that if the said William Zora, his heirs and assigns and
executors and administrators shall, will and truly pay or cause to be paid unto
the said Lavina White, her heirs and assigns the said sum of money in said note
specified on or by the twenty fifth day of December next after the date of these
presents with the interest thereby on said sum of money then and from henceforth
by sale. This present indenture and the right to the property thereby conveyed
and with said promissory note shall cease determine the ?? to all interests and
persons.

            In testimony the said William Zora hath affixed his seal and set his
hand that the day and year ???

William Zora (his mark)

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of

Allen Richardson

 

Personally came before me Thomas ?? the Inferior Court of said county Allen
Richardson who being sworn saith that the said William Zora sign ?? ?? “” “ for
the persons signed the sign or ??

 

Sworn to ?? before me this 28th January, 1842

Thomas Bealle,

                        



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