Conveyance Record:   H.P Stroud Bill of Sale to Mary Morris., 1843,
Natchitoches and Sabine Parish La
Submitted by:   Leatha Ann Stroud Betts



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Book A, p. 131, Filed 12 Jul 1843, H.P Stroud Bill of Sale to Mary
Morris.
State of Louisiana Parish of Natchitoches, Know all men by these present
that I Hardy P. Stroud of the State and Parish afresaid for and in
consider of the sum of Nine Hundred and Fifty Dollars to in hand paid,
do this day bargain and see and deliver three certain negroes as
follers, a woman by the name of Harriett abouth twenty-five years of
age, black and her two children, John, four years od, Metilday about one
year of age unto Mary Morris for the above consideration of the said
Nine Hundred and fifty dollars> I binde myself my heirs and assigns
forever to defend the right, title and claim and intrust of the said
Negro slaves unto Mary Morris her heirs and assing forever.  In witness
thereof I have set my hand and seal this 21 of August Ad.D. 1841--H. P.
Stroud (seal) Mary Morris, Test. Silas Shelburne, Bradley W. Dean.

State of Louisiana Parish of Natchitoches SS Be it remembered that on
the 9 day of September A.D. 1841 personally appeard before me W.S.R
Spreight Notary Public residing in said parish duly commissioned and
sworn etc. the within named H.P. Stroud and Mary Morris to me personally
and well known as the same persons described and who executed the
written Deed and who and who severally ackknowledged that they executed
said deed for the uses and purposes therin mentioned and having examined
the same and finding no interlineation or erasures except those therein
noted, and in faith of the foregoing have herunto annexed my private
seal having no seal of office the day and year last above written.
Given under my hand and seal at my office Tarborough.  W.R.S. Spreight,
Notary Public---
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Book A, p. 140
Filed 10th Aug. 1843
Bird W. Stroud Bill of Sale to Louisa Owens

Know all men by these present that B.W. Stroud of the state of Louisiana
and of Natchitoches hath this considered five hundred and ten dollars to
me in hand paid this day sold unto Louisa Owens a negro man named Lewis,
forty-five years which negro Lwies I have bargained sold and delivered
and moreover doth warrant and defend and obtain the right thereof to the
said Louisa Owen from me and my assigns forever and every other person
or persons whatsoever at sound and sensable and a slave for life
agreeable to the law of this which my hand this 7th day of January 1842,
Bird W. Stroud----Louisa (her mark) Owens
Witnesses, Thomas Arthur, Allen A. Arthur, Robert Parrett, Wm. a.
McGregor

Enterlined before assiging in the hall to me in hand paid, hath this day
five, forever. State of Louisiana, Parish of Natchitoches SS Be it
remembered that on the day just January A.D. 1842 personally appeard
before W.R.D. Spreight, notary public residing in said parish duly
commisioned and e*** the within named Louisa Owens and Bird W. Stroud to
me j***ted the said deed for the uses and perposes therein mentioned
having examined the same and finding no interlineations or erasures
except those therein noted and in faith of the foregoing I hereunto
annexed my private seal having noe eal of office this day and year above
written given under my ahd and seal of office at Tarborough. W.R.D.
Spreight, Notary Public.
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