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in the Johnson [?] declarations and assurances of the
said Turnipseed, that he would take no advantage
of him and that the sd bills of sale should be held
by him merely as security and to change the character
of the sd claim for the purpose of avoiding the pay-
ment of taxes on the same, orator therupon executed
to sd Turnipseed five several bills of sale all bearing
the same date to wit the sd twenty third day of March in its
year afd one bill of sale for the following slaves, to wit,
Charles, Phebe, Loudon, Phillis, Hannah, Osborn,
and George at the sum of two thousand dollars.

One bill of sale for the following slaves to
wit, Isabella, Frank, Harriet, Amanda, Rob,
& Frankey, at twelve hundred and twenty five dollars.

One bill of sale for the following slaves to wit:
Isham, Bynum, Mary & Auria, at the sum
of thirteen hundred and twenty five dollars.

And one bill of sale on the following named
slaves to wit, Fanny and her child Adam at the
sum of four hundred and fifty dollars.

IX. Orator further shewth that upon the execu-
tion of said bills fo sale as afd the said Turnip-
seed delivered up to Orater the sd deed of Trust & the
notes named in the same & the sd two notes the one
for five and the other for two hundred and twenty seven
50/100 dollars, and thereupon Orator gave to sd Tur-
nipseed a sealed note for the sum of eight hundred and
eighty eight 99/100 dollars due on the first day of March
next after the date purporting to be given for the hire