George B McKinstry to Stephen F Austin, 11-25-1836 George B McKinstry Project Director and Editor Andrew J. Torget Creation of XML version Debbie Liles Initial TEI Formatting Stephen Mues Programmatic and Manual TEI P5 Compliance Ben W. Brumfield Digital Stephen F. Austin Papers 08-29-2011 Stephen F Austin Unknown Unknown Eugene Barker, ed., The Austin Papers, (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1927), 3 vols., Vol 3, pp. 462 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Bill of Sale of a Slave 11-25-1836 Programmatic restructuring and manual clean-up to comply with TEI P5 2.3.0 Restructured to meet TEI P5 standards Digital creation of XML file

Bill of Sale of a negro

Be it Known. That in consideration of the Sum of twelve hundred dollars to me in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I have this day sold to Stephen F. Austin a certain Negro Man named Simon, of a dark complexion aged about twenty seven years I warrant the health as well the title to said Negro against the claim or claims of any person whatever, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the Town of Columbia this 25th November 1836.

Geo. B. McKinstry

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