SOLOMON MITCHELL

Lauderdale County, AL
Deed Book 5, p. 93

Freedom Papers – Solomon Mitchell

The State of Alabama Lauderdale County This day came William Moutrie personally before me Alexander H. Wood an acting justice of the peace in & for said county and made oath in due form of law that a black boy named Solomon Mitchell now in his possession about Eighteen years old about the 18 of 25 of December last rather yellow is a free boy viz his [sic] is free born and is & was bound to him the said William Moutrie until he is twenty one years of age by his father by verbal agreement and at the expiration of said time to wit when the said boy arrives at 21 years of age he is to be free. Sworn to and subscribed before me This 10 February 1831.         Alex H. Wood JP

                                                            Wm. Moutrie