[Transcript of document of witness statements acknowledging the sale of two slaves]

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Transcribed text for a document of witness statements acknowledging the sale of two slaves and swearing that they are in good health and condition.

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Transcribed text for a document of witness statements acknowledging the sale of two slaves and swearing that they are in good health and condition.

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[Transcript of document of witness statements acknowledging the sale of two slaves], legal document, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1522554/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.

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