This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records.
Battle to Janes
State of Georgia, Greene County. This Indenture made this fifteenth day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-two between John W. Battle of the one part and Absalom Janes of the other part both of the said County and State.
Witnesseth that the said John W. Battle has this day made and delivered to the said Absalom Janes his certain promissory note for three thousand two hundred and twelve 31/100 dollars and Roger Q. Dickinson security said note bearing even date with these presents have promised to pay the said Absalom Janes one day after date three thousand five hundred and twelve 31/100 dollars for value received now for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars by the said Absalom Janes to the said John W. Battle in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged as well as the better security of the payment of the aforesaid promissory note the said John W. Battle hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto the said Absalom Janes his heirs and assigns the following named eighteen negroes: Cherry a negro woman about thirty-one years old and her five children Eli a boy about nine years old, Betsey aged about seven years old, John a boy about five years old, Ailsey a girl about three, and Clarissa a girl about one year old, and Penny a woman about thirty-eight years old, Aggy a woman about forty-five years old, Margy a woman about fifty years old, Saluda a woman about thirty years old, Martha a woman about twenty-five years old, Abram a boy about eleven years old, Cresey a woman about forty-five years old, Sam a boy about ten years old, Robin a boy about six years old, Nancy a girl about four years, Mariah a woman about fifty years old, and Elizabeth a girl about twelve years old. To have and to hold the above named eighteen negroes and their increase unto the said Absalom Janes his heirs and assigns. And the said John W. Battle for himself his heirs, executors, administrators, the said bargained property unto the said Absalom Janes will warrant and forever defend against the claim or demand of all and every other person or persons whatsoever unto the said A. Janes provided never thereto if the said John W. Battle his heirs and assigns shall and do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Absalom Janes his heirs and assigns the aforementioned sum of three thousand five hundred and twelve 31/100 dollars on the day mentioned for the payment thereof in the said notes with the lawful interest for the same according to the tenor of said note then and in that case this indenture to be null and void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue in law.
In testimony whereof the said John W. Battle hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above written.
John W. Battle [Seal]
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of William Tuggle
E. Sparks Hunter, J. P.
Recorded $3512.31/100 one day after date I promise to pay Absalom Janes or bearer three thousand five hundred and twelve 31/100 dollars for value received.
August 15th, 1842
John W. Battle
Roger Q. Dickinson, Security
Test, E. Sparks Hunter
Recorded 17th day August 1842
Vincent Sanford, Clk.
Reference
Greene County, Georgia, Mortgages 1842–1863, 1842–1854, image 31, FamilySearch.
