St. Helena Parish, Conveyance Records:  Gorman to Gorman
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St. Helena Parish
Louisiana
Conveyance Records
Book F Pages 184-185
Thomas Gorman to Dempsey K. Gorman
February 9, 1841

The State of Louisiana Parish of St. Helena.  Be it Remembered that on this ninth day of 
February, Eighteen hundred and forty one in the year of American Independence, the 
sixty fifth, before me Samuel Leonard Parish Judge and ex officio notary Publick in and 
for the State and Parish aforesaid, personally came and appeared Thomas Gorman of said 
State and in Consideration of one thousand Dollars, to him in hand paid the Receipt 
which he hereby acknowledges from the hand of Dempsey Kemp Gorman, also of the 
State and Parish aforesaid, who is ? present and accepting and to who acknowledges 
possession thereof.  We said first appeareses, had bargained, sold, transferred, conveyed 
and delivered and by these presents doth, absolutely, bargain, sell, transfer, convey and 
deliver, unto the said Dempsey Kemp Gorman, all his right, title interest and claim, and 
that of heirs and assigns, in and to a certain negro woman named Mary of dark 
complexion, aged about nineteen years.  Slave for life, and warranted free from all the 
vices and maladies prescribed by Law, and a bay mare and her Colt, one yoke of work 
oxen, and sixteen head of stock cattle, to have and to hold unto the said vendee, his heirs 
and assigns, to their own proper use and behoof forever, together with all the rights, 
priveleges, rents, pries and appuntenunces unto the same belonging or in any wise 
appertaining to his own proper use in behoof and the said vender hereby warrants, and 
defends the right and title of said named slave and other property against himself, his 
heirs and assigns, and all other persons, unto said vendee his heirs and assigns.  In 
Testimony whereof the parties hereunto interchangeably set their hands granting and 
accepting and before signing agreed to waive the certificate of Mortgage from the 
Register of Mortgages, in such cases required of the Notary, for the non production 
thereof, thus done and signed in the presence of me Said Judge and Notary and in that of 
Henry Leonard and S. B. Draughon assisting witnesses of proper age and demonstrated 
In the State and Parish aforesaid, who have signed these presents with said parties and me 
said Notary as such.  In Testimony whereof I said Judge and Notary grant these presents, 
under my seal and signature, on this the day and date first above written. 
 (Sig) Thomas Gorman
            D. K. Gorman
  (Sig)  Samuel Leonard P. J.

Witnesses: Henry Leonard
                  S. B. Draughon

Filed for Record the 9th February A.D. 1841 (Sig) Samuel Leonard P.J.
Be it Remembered that having carefully compared the foregoing instrument of writing 
with the Original, and finding it to agree in all respects, declare the same holy recorded 
this ninth day of February A. D. 1841.

Samuel Leonard P.J.