Nathan Fountain to William Hunter Deed 29 March 1817

Nathan Fountain to William Hunter Deed 29 March 1817

(Transcribed by Hunt Sanders) (Duplin Co, NC. Book T, p261) Nathan Fountain to William Hunter B. Sale State of N. Carolina, Duplin County. Know all men by these presents that I, Nathan Fountain, hath bargained & sold unto Wm Hunter Senr of the said state & county a certain Negro man named Sam about Forty years old for the valuable sum of Seven hundred dollars. Now I bind myself my heirs & assigns to said William Hunter his heirs & assigns do warrant and forever defend the right of said Negro man to be free from any person or persons laying any claim on said Negro man. March 29th day 1817. Nathan Fountain (Seal) Signed sealed & del’d in the pres of us – Test Martin Manning State of N. Carolina, Duplin County. July Term 1817. Then was the within Bill of Sale proved in Court by the oath of Martin Manning & ordered be registered. Test W. Dickson clk

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