Filed in Book 54 at Pages 258 and 259 of the deed records of Mason County, KY. April 20, 1845 Deed of trust from Alpheus W. Bascom to Thomas K. Ricketts, John Shackleford and Hamilton Gray, in trust for all of Bascom's creditors. Bascom is in precarious health and his business is in an unsettled condition. He is indebted to various entities. The trustees to dispose of his property to secure and place beyond casualty the payment of all his debts and liabilities. He transfers to the trustees all his property and effects, "together with a mulatto slave girl named Mary, aged about 14 years". He also appoints the trustees his Attorneys in Fact. In the event any funds and effects remain after the payment of the debts and the settlement of the estate, the trustees are to pay it over into the hands of Emily Bascom, his wife, for her own exclusive use.