The information below is a summary of a published transcription/abstract; I have not seen the original document. James was the oldest son of my 6th-great-grandparents Francis Hardgrave and Sarah Greer.
William Harding and James Hartgraves sold Matthew Tennison a negro man named Dick. Dick was to be the property of Matthew Tennison until William Harding and James Hartgraves paid Matthew Tennison 75 dollars. The Bill of Sale with Redemption was proven in open court by the oath of James Demoss during the October 1809 term, and it was registered in Davidson County, Tennessee Deed Book H on 22 December 1809.
References
Smith, Mary Sue. Davidson County, Tennessee Deed Book H 1809-1821. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2000.
I am confused. Which party sold slave, Dick? The first sentence of the second paragraph says William Harding and James Hartgraves sold Dick to Matthew Tennison. Yet the next sentence seems to say Matthew sold Dick to two men.
ReplyDeleteIf I am interpreting it correctly, William Harding and James Hartgraves sold Dick to Matthew Tennison, but if William Harding and James Hartgraves pay Matthew Tennison 75 dollars, he has to return Dick to them. I'm guessing that is why it is called a Bill of Sale with Redemption and not just a Bill of Sale.
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