Catahoula County Louisiana Archives History .....Bill Of Sale For Chaney Bowie January 24, 1817 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gloria J. Pierson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00020.html#0004917 December 10, 2007, 11:36 pm for and in consideration of the Sum of Seven hundred Dollars to me in hand paid by Stephen Prather the Receipt Whereof I Do hereby Acknowledge I Do hereby Bargain Sell and Deliver and have hereby Bargained Sold and Delivered unto him the Said Stephen Prather a Sertain Negro Woman Called Chaney together with her Boy Child Now at the Breast the Right of Which property I Do hereby Warrant and Defend against the Claim or Claims of all and Every other person or persons Whatever In Witness Whereof I have herewith Set my hand and seal the 24th day of Jany 1817 Patience Warde John J. Bowie Rhesa Bowie State of Louisiana } Parish of Catahoula } Before me Samuel Lightner Jude of the Parish Aforesaid personally appeared Patience Warde who acknowledged that she signed the above Bill of Sale for the purposes therein Stated. 18th Jany 1818 Saml Lightner Judge of the Parish of Catahoula Additional Comments: Future wife of James Bowie, FMC File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/catahoula/history/other/billofsa82gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb