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(Black History Month) VMSS 352 - Samuel E. Grant Agreement to Sell Slaves
Number of Pages: 4

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Know all men by these presents that I 
Samuel M Frank, of Jackson County, State of Missouri
for and in Consideration of the sum of six hundred,
dollars, which amount has been secured to me by 
Thomas P Shrock of the City of Independence, County
and State aforesaid, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged to by these presents bargain, sell,
transfer assign and deliver unto the said Thomas
P Shrock, his executors, administrators and assigns,
a negro woman Slave, called and known by the name
of Sarah, now about the age of thirty six years,
of a dark complexion—also her daughter, a negro
girl slave, called and known by the name of Ellen, 
now about the age of fifteen years, of a dark complexion, 
also a son of the said Sarah, a negro boy slave, 
called and known by the name of John Thomas
of a dark complexion, together with all my right, 
title, interest, claim and demand, of, in and to
the said three slaves, to have and to hold the
said negro slaves, above bargained and sold,
or intended so to be, to the said Thomas P Shrock,
his executors, administrators and assigns, with these
conditions to wit, whenever said slaves, or any
person in their behalf, shall well and truly pay 
unto the said Thomas P Shrock, his executors, admini
-strators, or assigns, the full sum of six hundred
dollars, together with all interest that may accur
on said $600 at the rate of ten per cent per annum,
until paid, but should the amount not be paid
within four years from this date, then the interest
is to cease, then the said slaves are to be free,
the said Thomas P Shrock, of the county and state
aforesaid, on his part, promises, that whenever said 
amount of six hundred dollars, together with interest

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As aforesaid, shall be paid unto him, his heirs,
executors administrators and assigns, that he will
amancipate, set free, the said negro woman
Sarah, in accordance to, and conditions of, the laws
of the State of Missouri—also, when the said negro
girl, Ellen shall arrive at the age of Eighteen
years, then said Shrock is to emancipate, set free
the said Ellen, in accordance to the laws aforesaid,
provided the $600 has been paid as aforesaid,
if not then said Ellen is to remain under the controll 
of said Shrock until the said amount ($600) has
been paid as aforesaid, also when the said
negroe boy John Thomas, shall arrive at the age
of twenty one years, then said Shrock is to amancipate
, set free, the said John Thomas, according to the
laws as aforesaid, and within seven years, next
ensuing, the said Shrock is to instruct the said 
John Thomas in the Brick laying business—and
after the expiration of the said seven years, and 
up to the time when said John Thomas shall arrive
at the age of twenty one years, then said Shrock
shall allow said John Thomas reasonable wages,
which wages shall be paid unto his mother (Sarah)
if living, if not then to go to himself after his eman
-cipation—but if the $600 as aforesaid be not
paid when the said John T. shall arrive at the 
age of twenty one years, then said negro boy shall
remain with, and under the control of said Shrock
until the amount is paid as aforesaid, Shrock
allowing said boy reasonable wages as aforesaid,
and shall pay all expences, as for medical services,
and cloths for said boy that may be necessary for
said boy during the seven years aforesaid, It
is further condition, that any expences that may

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Be incured for medical services, or other things
for the said Sarah and her daughter Ellen while
not labouring for said Shrock, shall be repaid
to said Shrock, in addition to the amount
($600) aforesaid; it is further conditioned that
should the said Shrock attempt to sell the 
said slaves in servitude for life, then this
instrument is to be null and void, and the
said slaves to be absolutely free of said Shrock
and further conditioned, that should slave or
slaves attempt to escape from the servitude 
of said Shrock, then such offending slave or
slaves shall forfeit his or her right of
emancipation and shall be a slave for life,
And the said Samuel M Grant for himself,
his heirs administrator, executor and assigns,
warrant that the said negroes are slaves 
and are to remain so, until the conditions
in the above instrument are complied with
as therein stated. In testimony whereof, we
have hereunto interchangably set our hands
and seals, this the twentieth day of April
one thousand eight hundred and fifty two,
signed sealed and delivered
in presence of Hereford & Bone
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Sam.l M Grant	Seal
Thomas P Shrock	Seal

the above is a true coppy of the
original 	Thomas P Shrock

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Saml M Grant
To} Bill of Sale
	of negroes
Thomas P Shrock