The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-07
WHAT WILL PROFESSOR PECK AY!.
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Below will be found two deeds of convey
ance made by William Y Gho son and Elvira
his wife, by which they convey one negro boy
NED to Sarah K. Daggett, and one negro boy
DAVY to Stephen Daggett, the vendors tcar-
ranttng the title and soundness Of said negro
bovs. These deeds are duly acknowledged ac-
cording to the laws of Mississippi, and placed
on record in the county of Pontosoc, in said
State. These sale bills, or deeds, are in the
handwriting of Judge Gholson himself, and are
now in possession of the editor of the Cleve-
land National Democrat. This is the way that
Judge Ghslson manun tilted his patrimonisl
slaves. He parted company with these two
boys for the sum of 81 400 to him in cash paid,
and he left them in Mississippi, SLAVES far life,
while he made his way to Cincinnati with the
money in his pockets. That is what the Re-
publican State Convention call setting his ne
qroes free, and by which story they completely
captured Old Giddings, and gave his orders
that Swan must be defeated, Spalding laid
aside, and Gholsou nominated. 1t is now
quite clear that Gholson cheated Giddings and
all the s.Saints'' at THE Republican Convention.
He permitted his friends to lie for him, was
nominated by base fraud, md for this alone he
stands before the people of Ohio a disgraced
man, wholly unfit for any post of trust and
confidence, and in the highest degree unwor-
thy to sit upon the Supreme Bench of our
State. And this is what comes of Republican
falsehood and knayery at the State Convention.
But to the sale bills or deeds. Here they are
with cumulative testimony, that he sold an
other negro boy, RAS, to one George w.
Payne. We extract them from the National
Dcmocrdt:
! KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that
we, William Y. Gholson and Elvira Gholson,
for aud in a0psII eraf,On 0f SQvnn Hundred Dol
lars to us il cash paid. the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, have bargained and sold
and do hereby bargain and sell unto Sarah K.
Daggett, ONE NEGRO BOY named NED, A
SLAVE FOR LIFE, aged about twenty-five
wears, TO HAVE AND TO Holt IN ABSOLUTE
PROPERTY: n WE THE TITLE
n of said negro boy.
Given under our hands and seals this 10th
day of December. 1914.
W. Y. GHoLsoN, GSeal.
ELvIRA GHoLsoN. Seal.
THE STATE or MISSISSIPPI Personally ap-
- RaAtasee- Feared before me
John A-McNeil, Clerk of the Probate Court of
said County. w. Y. Gholson, and acknoBL
edged that he signed, sealed and delivered the
foregoing bill of sale on the day of the date
thereof. for the purpose therein set forth. AL
so personally appeared before me, the under
oISucu OlcIk, EtflId OiuloOu, u Va bdiu w i
liam Y. Gholson, who being by me examined
privately and apart from her said hus-
band, acknowledged that she siSsed, sealed and
delivered the within instrument on the day of
the date thereof as her voluntary-ect and deed
without any fear threats or compulsion of her
said husband.
Given under my hand and the
Seal. seal of said Court affixed this
10Th day of December, 1874.
john A. MCNEIL, Clerk.
= Pontotoe County. Mcneil. Clerk
of the Probate Court of said County, hereby
certify that the within Bill of Sale was received
in my office for Record the 18th day of Decem-
Der. 1874, and this day duly Recorded in Deed
Book No. 5, page 800
Given under my hand and the
CSeal seal of said Court affixed this
End day of January, 1S45.
j.. A.. MCNEIL, Clerk.
Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That
we, William Nicholson and Elvira Gholson,
for and in consideration of Seven Hundred
Dollars to US in cash p.id, the receipt of which
is acknowledged, haze 6drgoined and sold and
do hereby bargain and sell unto Stephen Dag
gett, ONE NEGRO BOY NAMED DAyY,
A SLAVE FOR LIFE, aged about 10 years,
to hare and to hold in ABSOLUTE PROP
ERTY: And we hereby WARRANT THE
TITLE and SOUNDNESS of said NEGRO
BOY.
Given under our hands and seals this 10th
day of December, 1874.
w. Y. GHoLsoN, Seal.
ELvIRA GHoLsoN. Seal
TIE STATE CT MISSISSIPPI, Personally az
P1nsOtoc County. psared before
me, John A. Mcneil, Clerk of the Probate
Court of said County, w. Y. Gholson, who ac-
knowledged that he signed. sealed and deliv-
cred the foregoing Bill of Sale on the day of
the date thereof, as his act and deed. Also
personally appeared Mrs. Elvira Gholson, wife
of said W. Y. Gholson. and acknowledged that
she signed, sealed and delivered the foregoing
iced or Bill of Sale as her voluntary act and
deed for the purposes therein set forth with
out any fear, threats or conpulsion of her said
husband.
Given under my hand and the
Seal.l seal of said Court affixed this
18th day of December, 1874. !
JoHN A. McNEAL, Clerk,
THE STATEoF MISSISSIPPI, I,C. J. Jones,
P1ueotoc County. Clerk ofthe Pro-
bate Court of said County, do certify that the
foregoing Bill of Sale was fled in my Office for
record on the 18th day of August. 1859, and
that the same is duly recorded in Book Is.
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