Personal Record Book A, p. 23, Washington County Courthouse, Fayetteville, AR.
“Know all men by these present that I Jacob Cartwright of the County of Washington & State of Arkansas have this day bargained, sold, conveyed, and delivered to Willis Wallace of the County & State aforesaid a certain negro boy names Nelson about twenty four years of age for consideration of a boy named Moses and a gray mule in exchange as full consideration to me for the said Nelson and I warrant the so Nelson to be sound both in body & mind, a slave for life and free from the claim or claims of all and every person whatsoever. Lawfully claiming the same, a witness whereof I have (this fifteenth day of June AD 1840) set my name and offered my seal. Jacob Cartwright
w/ist
A Wallace
Augustus J Ward.
State of Arkansas
County of Washington
This thirty first day of July 1841 personally came Alfred Wallace and Augustus J Ward, subscribing witnesses to the assured bill of sale from Jacob Cartwright to Willis S Wallace for a negro man named Nelson, before me an acting Justice of the Peace, and being duly sworn according to the law depose and say that the said Jacob Cartwright signed sealed and acknowledged & delivered said bill of sale as his act and deed in their presence on the say that the same ____ date.
Sworn to & subscribed before me
- E. (?) Oldham, J.D.
Delivered and recorded July the 31st 1841 with the letter “the” erased from and the words “mant” [or want] and “& delivered” inserted. B.H. Pierson Clerk and Recorder”
Personal Record Book A, p. 24, Washington County Courthouse, Fayetteville, AR.
“Know all men by these presents that I Willis Shepherd Wallace of the Town of Fayetteville County of Washington and State of Arkansas have this day bargained, sold, conveyed and delivered unto Alfred Wallace of the Town, County, & State aforesaid a certain Negro Boy named Nelson about twenty four years of age. Which boy Nelson I warrant to be sound both in body & mind, a slave for life and free from the claim or claims of all & every person whatsoever lawfully claiming the same for the sum of one thousand to me in hand paid, the receipt is hereby full acknowledged. As witness my hand this sixteenth day of June AD 1840.
W S Wallace [seal]
w/ist
Augustus J Ward
O Evans
State of Arkansas
County of Washington
This thirty first day of July AD one thousand eight hundred and forty one Augustus Ward and Oresinmus Evans subscribing witness to the assured bill of sale from W S Wallace to Alfred Wallace for a negro man named Nelson *appeared before me as acting Justice of the Peace and being duly sworn according to the law deposeth and sayeth that the said W S Wallace signed sealed and acknowledged and delivered said bill of sale as his act and deed in their presence on the day that the same ____ date before me.
Sworn & subscribed to the day and year above written.
J E (?) Oldham, JP Augustus Ward
Deposited and recorded on the say and date last mentioned. The words “appeared” and “& subscribed” underlined in the original B. H. Pierson Clerk and Ex Officio Recorder”