Bill of sale from J. E. Rial to Board of Trustees at The University of Alabama, January 3, 1845

Title: Bill of sale from J. E. Rial to Board of Trustees at The University of Alabama, January 3, 1845
transcript: "In consideration of the sum of seven hundred dollars to me in hand paid, I do hereby bargain and sell to the Trustees of the University of Alabama, a negro man, named Moses, aged about twenty eight years: which said negro I warrant to be sound and healthy and a slave for life; and do hereby undertake to defend the title to him to the Trustees &c. Given under my hand and seal, this third day of January 1845.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
Henry W. Collier J. E. Rial

The State of Alabama Personally appeared before one Moses Tuscaloosa County MGuire clerk of the county court for said county. J. E. Rial who acknowledged that he signed sealed and delivered the forgoing Instrument of writing, on the day of the date thereof. To the Trustees of the university of Alabama, for the purposes therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal this seventh day of January A. D. 1845. Moses MGuire Clerk
Filed for Registration on the seventh day of January A. D. 1845 & recorded in Book 11 pages 252 & 253
Moses MGuire Clerk"