____________________________________________________________________________ Know All Men By These Presents: That I, Asa Thompson, of the County of Pike, State of Arkansas, for and in consideration of the sum of Eighteen hundred dollars to me in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have this day bargained and sold unto John W. Williams of Hempstead County and State aforesaid, two negroes, viz: One negro man named John aged about Twenty years (a Yellow boy); one negro girl named Lucy aged about Fourteen years, both of whom I do warrant slaves for life; and I do hereby warrant and defend the right and title to said negroes against the claim or claims of all and every other person or persons; And also both to be sound both in body and in mind. Given under my hand and seal this Eighth day of June A.D. 1839. Asa Thompson Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of: Henry Cheatham ____________________________________________________________________________ State of Arkansas, Sct. County of Hempstead, Be it remembered, that on this 7th day of June A.D. 1839, Asa Thompson personally appeared before me, Simon T. Sanders, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County of Hempstead in the State of Arkansas, and acknowledged the annexed and foregoing instrument of writing to be his act and deed, hand and seal, and that he had executed the same for the consideration and purposes therein mentioned and set forth. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand as Clerk and affixed the Seal of my office at Washington the 7th day of June A.D. 1839. Simon T. Sanders, Clk. ____________________________________________________________________________ State of Arkansas, ss. County of Hempstead, I, Simon T. Sanders, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Exofficio Recorder for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing instrument of writing was filed for record in my office on the 7th day of June A.D. 1839 and the same is now duly recorded in Record Book D, page 441. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Washington the 7th day of June in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine and of the Independence of the United States the 63rd. Simon T. Sanders, Clerk and Exofficio Recorder. ____________________________________________________________________________ Hempstead County, Arkansas Deed Book B, page 441-442. ____________________________________________________________________________ David Kelley 1997