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    This Indenture made and entered into this nineteenth day of January 1849
between James M. Hord and John Reynolds of the one part and Charles J. McKinney
of the other part, all of Hawkins County Tennessee:
    
Witnesseth that whereas heretofore, to wit, about the ____ day of ____ a
certain Charles King executed a Deed of Trust to the said James M. Hord for
the benefit of the said John Reynolds and Thomas Smith, endorsed in Bank for
the said King, wherein a certain negro boy name Liberty, together with other
property, is conveyed in Trust to save harmless and from loss the said
endorsers of the said King, and whereas the said McKinney has this day
purchased from the said King the said boy and paid him there for the sum of
four hundred and twenty-five dollars, now the said Hord and Reynolds in
consideration of the above premises do hereby release, relinquish and
abandon all the right, title, interest and claim to the said boy that is
vested in them by the said Deed of Trust, and by these presents do convey
and confirm to the said McKinney all claim, title and interest whatever
they have in and to the aforesaid negro boy, Liberty.  In Testimony whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the day and date above written.
                                                  Jas. M. Hord, Trustee
Test                  John Reynolds
G.W Netherland        Chs. King
J.D. Mitchell



State of Tennessee
Hawkins County       Personally appeared before me J. H. Vance Deputy Clerk
of the County Court of said County James M. Hord John Reynolds & Charles King
the makers of the foregoing instrument of writing with whom I am personally
acquainted & severally acknowledged the same to be their act & deed for the
purposes therein contained.

    Witness my hand at Office in Rogersville the 3rd day of February 1849
                                                 John H Ellis Clk
                                                     By J.H. Vance
                                                        DClk



State of Tennessee         Registers office 3 Feb.y. 1849 at two Oclock P.M,
Hawkins County         Then was this Instrument of writing together with the Certificate of acknowledgment thereunto annexed Duly Registered in my Office in Liber S. Page 229, in Rogersville.---
                           Robert C. Crawford Register
                                 of Hawkins County Tennessee