State of Georgia 
Mitchell County 
 
Know all men by these presents that we 
Hansell Adams and Adam Adams administrators 
of the Estate of John Adams late of said county deceased after 
public notice made according to law apply on the first 
[Monday] in [December] last to Jos J Bradford ordinary of said 
county leave to Sell two negroes to wit Annis a woman a slave 
and Claborn a boy slave the property of said deceased affairs of 
the Estate of the said deceased requiring that said Slaves should 
be sold and where as leave to sell Said Slaves was granted by 
said ordinary and [publication?] of said Sale being duly made the 
under and proceeded in the first [Tuesday] in [February] inst at the 
Court house [door] in Camille within the legal hours of Sale 
to sell ["two"] slaves at public outcry where said Slaves was knocked 
off to Joseph Taylor at and for the Sum two thousand two 
hundred and twenty dollars therefore by virtue of the authority 
in us vested as administrators as aforesaid we do here by grant 
bargain and Sell Slaves Annis a woman Slave and Claborn 
a boy slave to him the said Joseph Taylor his heirs and assigns 
in consideration of the Sum of two thousand two hundred and 
twenty dollars cash in hand in witness whereof we have here unto 
Set our hands and affixed our seals this February 6 day 1861 
 
[signed] Hansill Adams 
  Adam Adams 
 
Administrators on the Estate of John Adams 
deceased 
 
Signd Sealed and delivered 
in presents of 
Samuel Palmer 
Ely Holland