George Strother Deed to John Rowan 1762 Craven County, SC Charleston Deed Book 86-B, page 923 TO ALL TO WHOM THESE...................KNOW ye that I George Strother of Craven County, in the Province.........................for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred pounds money to me in hand paid, have bargained and sold, and by these .........bargain and sell unto John Rowan one Negro man, named Doe, ....to hold ["the" between lines] said Negro man to him the said John Rowan his ...........I the said George Strother do by these presents warrant the .....man named Doe to be free from the Title, claim and Demand..........persons whatso- ever to the said John Rowan his.......................hereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal this ninteenth.............. ........one thousand seven hundred & sixty two. (Signed sealed &............... George Strother (Seal) ( (in the presence Jno*. Thom...... Jane Cur...... Craven County, Mem. dm* Before Jos...................Majesty's Justices of the peace.........................Craven county aforesaid personally..............................on the .........Evangelists of Almighty God saith................ .............sign seal and as his act & deed Del.......... ...............himself & Jane Curry subscribed................ (Above blanks destroyed in original book) [Note: Dots are not on original only used to keep gaps during transmission. *Denotes raised letters with both "dm" raised.]