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72 the date thereof. And whereas the said Gassaway Watkins after the execution of the said single Bill and the delivery thereof to the said Brice T. B. Worthington intermarried with the said Mary A. Holliday by reason whereof the said Gassaway has become bound and indebted unto the said Brice T. B. Worthington for the amount mentioned in the said single Bill and the interest thereon until paid according to the terms of the said single bill. Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said Gassaway Watkins for the purpose of securing the payment of the sum of money due by the single bill aforesaid and in consideration of five dollars in hand paid by the said Brice T. B. Worthington the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Brice T. B. Worthington his Executors administrators and assigns a negro man Harry negro man Jack negro Girl Matilda now in possession of said N. Gassaway Watkins To Have and To Hold all and singular the said negro slaves unto the said Brice T. B. Worthington his executors administrators and assigns to his and their own use and behoof. Provided always at it is declared to be the true intent and meaning of these presents that if the said Gassaway Watkins do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Brice T. B. Worthington his Executors and administrators or assigns the full sum of money mentioned in the said single bill with the interest thereon on or before the first day of January in the year eighteen hundred and forty six then and in such case these presents and every matter and thing herein contained shall cease determine and be utterly void to all intents and purposes anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding And the said Gassaway Watkins his Executors and administrators all and singular the said negro slaves by these presents granted bargained and sold unto the said Brice T. B. Worthington his Executors administrators and assigns against him the said Gassaway Watkins his Executors and administrators and against all and every other person whatsoever shall and will warrant and defend by these presents. And the said Brice T. B. Worthington his Executors and administrators hereby covenants and agree to and with the said Gassaway Watkins his executors and administrators that they the said the said Brice or his Executors & administrators will deliver reconvey and release from the operation of these presents the above described property as hereby granted bargained and sold when the sum of money in the said single bill mentioned with the interest thereon shall be paid by the said Gassaway Watkins or his executors and |
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