Court Records: Ann M. Higginbotham-Caswell Smith; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by:Ann B. Singleton
Date: 24 Sep 2007
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Notarial Records
Book C Pages 4 & 5
January 18, 1831

Know all men by these presents that I James G. Bryant, of the County of Mercer in the State of
Kentucky Agent and Attorney agent for Ann M. Higginbotham now in Kentucky, hath this day bargained
sold and delivered and do by these presents bargain sell and deliver unto Caswell Smith of the Parish
of East Feliciana & State of Louisiana a certain negro man aged about thirty four years named Goss and
his wife Molly aged about twenty eight years with their four children Rachel about seven years of age,
Eli aged about five years, John aged about three years and Henry aged about eight months, for the sum
of fifteen hundred and seventy five dollars to me in hand paid the receipt whereof I hereby
acknowledge and, and the said Caswell Smith forever requitten there from said negroes I warrant free
from all vices prescribed against by Law and do further warrant and defend them from myself heirs and
assigns Ann M. Higginbotham her heirs and assigns unto the said Caswell Smith his heirs and assigns in
witness Where of I sign these presents in the presence of Elias Boatner and M L Meeker Witnesses this
18th day of January 1831

Elias Boatner Jr.					James G. Bryant attorney agent
M L Meeker						for A. M. Higginbotham


State of Louisiana Parish of East Feliciana} Personally before me Thomas W. Scott Parish Judge of the
Parish aforesaid came Elias Boatner Jr. one of the witnesses to the foregoing Bill of Sale who being
duly sworn by me said Judge sayeth that he saw the party to the said Bill of Sale sign the same for
the purposes and intentions therein (?) that he saw M. L. Meeker sign the same as a Witness.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 9th day of January 1832} Elias Boatner
Th. W. Scott Parish Judge
 Truly Recorded January 11, 1832