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Georgia 
Stewart County 
 
This indenture made this the Eighth 
day of April in the year eighteen 
hundred and fifty eight between Clement A. Evans 
and Robert W. Walton duly constituted administrators 
upon the Estate of James H. Walton deceased 
of the one part, and Peyton D. Hill Trustee of 
Mrs. Mary A. Evans of the other part, all of said 
State and County, Witnesseth, that whereas by virtue 
of an order granted by the Ordinary of said County 
previous notice of application having been given 
arguably [?] to the Statute in such cases [?] made and 
provided to the said Clement A. Evans & Robert W. Walton 
administrators as aforesaid to sell the negroes belong- 
ing to the Estate of said James H Walton deceased, and 
the same were advertised in Conformity to law there 
being among said negroes one negro boy by the name 
Levi of dark complexion and about nineteen years 
of age, and a negro girl, by the name of Harriet 
and about Twelve years of age, the said two 
negroes were put up and exposed to sale, separately 
at the Court house door, at Lumpkin in said 
County, between the legal hours of Sale on the first 
Tuesday of this present month of April by the said 
Administrators, when the said Two negroes were knocked 
off to the said Mary A. Evans, through her Trustee the said 
Peyton D. Hill, at the sum of Eighteen hundred and 
forty dollars, that being the highest bid. Now for 
and in Consideration of the said sum 
of Eighteen Hundred and forty dollars 
paid to the said Clement A Evans & Robert W. 
Walton administrators aforesaid at and before the 
Sealing and delivery of these presents 
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged 
 
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the said Clement A. Evans and Robert W 
Watton administrators as aforesaid hath 
granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents 
do grant, bargain and Sell, unto the said Peyton 
D. Hill, for the sale and separate use, benefit and 
advantage, in trust for the said Mary A. Evans 
feme covert and wife of the said Clement A. Evans, The 
Children she now has, and those she may hereafter 
have by her present husband, the said two negroes 
Levi, a boy of dark complexion aged about nineteen 
years, and Hannah a girl of yellow Complexion 
aged about twelve years, To have and to hold the 
said Two negroes unto the said Peyton D Hill, in 
trust for the sole and seperate use, benefit and behoof 
and in trust for the said Mary A Evans wife of said 
Clement A. Evans and the Children she now has or 
Those she may hereafter have by her present 
husband (free from the debts, liabilities and control 
of her present or any future husband) forever in 
fee simple. 
In Witness whereof the said Clement A. Evans & 
Robert W Walton hath hereunto set their hand 
and affixed their seals this day and year above 
written.  
 
   [signed] Clement A. Evans, Admn 
    Robert W. Walton 
 
Word "through" on 1st page 
interlined before signed 
 
Signed, sealed, and delivered 
in presence of 
[signed] R. F. Watt 
 John S. Palmer