Long Road to Freedom

1738 Document (transcription follows)

Know all men by these presents that I, Jonathon Bourne of Sandwich in the County of Barnstable yeoman, for the consideration of the sum of one hundred and five pounds money to me in hand paid by Thomas Spooner of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth cordwainer whereof I acknowledge myself fully satisfied and paid have bargained sold and delivered unto the abovesaid Thomas Spooner my mulatto girl named Jean being about twenty two years of age for a slave during her natural life unto the abovesaid Thomas Spooner his heirs and assigns forever from me the abovesaid Jonathon Bourne my heirs executors and administrators forever do warrant secure and defend the title of the abovesaid girl against the claim of any person or persons whatsoever and declaring before the signing hereof that I don’t know of any bodily sickness weakness or lameness that attends the abovesaid girl excepting her being with child.

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