Memorandum of Agreement
Between Calvin Bryan & John
B. Stanley Witnesseth
1st Whereas John B. Stanley had this day loaned by
draft to Calvin Bryan by drafts On Boston & Ganby of Savannah
Geo. in favor of Mannery Levit & Co., at sixty days after
date dated Dec. 27th 1849 the Sum of five Hundred Dollars
and the Said Calvin Bryan is desirous to Secure the Said
Stanley for Said Loans and the Said Stanley is anxious
to purchase two Negro Slaves of Said Bryan Named Doply
& Charles each aged about Eleven years, and the said
parties have fixed a price on Said Negro Slaves of Six Hundred
Dollars to Wit Three Hundred Dollars Each now this agreement
for the witnesseth that if the Said Calvin Bryan Shall
fail to pay the Said amount of Five Hundred Dollars
($500) to the Said Stanly at or before the time when
Said draft becomes due to Wit Sixty Days from the
date thereof then the Said Stanley Shall take in to his
possession in the payments to Said Bryan or for the sum one
Hundred Dollars and hold as his property absolutely
the Said Negro property So pledged and if the Said Bryan
does pay the Said Amount to the Said Stanley aforesaid
then the Said Stanley relinquishes all claims to the Said Negro
property above described and pledged as aforesaid
In Witness Whereof the parties hereto have
Signed and Sealed this agreement, this 27th day of
December 1849
Witness
James A. Peden Calvin Bryan (Seal)
John B. Standley (Seal)
State of Florida
Alachua County Personally appeared before me the
undersigned Clerk of the Circuit Court for the Counties
of Alachua & Levy James A. Peden who being duly Sworn
according to Law says that he Saw the above named parties
execute the Same for the purpose therein expressed
and that he Signed this Same as a witness
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 27th day of December 1849
S.W. Burnett James A. Peden
Clk
Recorded Dec.27th 1849 S.W. Burnett Clk
Written across document
Satisfied in full this 2nd
Day of March 1850
John B. Standley
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