| County | Dorchester |
|---|---|
| Volume | 776 |
| Page Number | 202 |
| Buyer or Manumitted Person | Sameul D. LeCompte |
| Seller or Owner | William H. Travers & others |
| Transaction Type | Bill of Sale |
| Date | 1 Sep 1849 |
| Transaction Abstract | Whereas Devereux Traverse has executed to Samule D. Lecompte a Bill of Sale of Negro woman Ibby for amount therein expressed. Whereas at that time John H. Hodson & John Webster held the properties of said Devereux Traverse & they & he have since joined in deed thereof to undersigned (William H. Travers, Isabella Bayly, Maria Hooper & Olivia Traverse) without particularly excepting said Negro woman Ibby & it is right in such case to complete said title of LeCompte if it should not be complete. The undersigned conveys title of Ibby to LeCompte. (mortgage of $99 & interest & $50 released claim on Ibby & she is sold to LeCompte) Signed 10 Aug 1849. |
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