1857 Sale of Slave Amanda & her child Malinda from William L. Spears to Humphrey W. Ramsey, Spearsville, Union Parish Louisiana
Submitted by:       Tana Morgan
Date of Submission: October 2009


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1857 Sale of Slave Amanda & her child Malinda from William L. Spears to Humphrey W. Ramsey, Spearsville, Union Parish Louisiana

Union Parish, LA Deed book I pg. 332
Written April 5, 1857
Recorded April 1, 1859
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Be It known that on this day the Fifth day of April 1857 I William L. Spears 
of the parish of Union and State of Louisiana for and in consideration of 
Twelve hundred & fifty dollars the receipt thereof is hereby acknowledged so 
by these presents grant Bargain sell & set over with a full guarantee against 
all debts mortgage alienations or encumbrance whatsoever unto Humphrey W. 
Ramsey of the parish of Union & State of Louisiana a certain negro girl & 
child slaves for life named Amanda aged about  sixteen years & the child 
Malinda about nine months, whom I hereby fully guarantee entitled against the 
maladies & vices prescribed by law. In faith whereof I herein sign my name 
together with Missuer D.M. Jameson and R.D. Black 
Witnesses on the day & date first above written

W.L. Spears
Attest
D.M Jameson
R.D. Black

State of Louisiana
Parish of Union

Personally came and appeared before me the under signed legal authority D.M. 
Jameson one of the subscribing witnesses to the within deed s who after being 
sworn deposes and says that Wm. L. Spears Signed the within Deed in his 
presence and in the presence of the other attesting witness and that all the 
signatures thereto are genuine Sworn to and subscribed before me on this day 
the 30th day of March AD 1839
Wm. C. Smith, Recorder

I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true & correct Record Aril 1st 1859
Wm. C. Smith, Recorder 


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