This Indenture made this Twenty Second day of April 
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & forty two  
Between Richard R. Crum of Alachua County and Territory 
of Florida of the first part and Samuel L. Burritt of said Territory 
of the second part,  Whereas the said party of the first part stands 
indebted to the said party of the second part, in the sum of six 
hundred Dollars lawful money of the United States, by his certain 
Bond or writing Obligatory bearing date the day and year aforesaid 
payable to the said Samuel L. Burritt, or his Assigns with 
interest thereon six months after the date thereof in said sum of 
Six hundred Dollars, as by the said Bond or writing Obligatory 
reference being thereunto had will more fully appear
	Now this Indenture Witnesseth for the better 
Securing the payment of the said sum of money in the said Bond 
or writing Obligatory mentioned with the interest thereon acording 
to the tenor and effect of said Bond,  And also in consideration 
of the sum of Ten Dollars lawful Money of the United States in hand 
paid to the said party of the first part, at or before the ensealing 
and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged  
The said part of the first part hath bargained and sold, and by 
these presents doth bargain and sell unto the said party of the 
second part his heirs and Assigns a certain Negroe Male Slave 
(the property of the said party of the first part) named Cato aged 
forty years or thereabouts,  To have and to hold said slave 
Cato, unto him the said party of the second part, to the only purpose
use and benifit and behoof of the said party of the second part
his heirs and Assigns forever ___      Provided always nevertheless 
and these presents are upon the express condition, that if the said party 
of the first part his executors Administrators or Assigns shall well &
truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Samuel L. Burritt his 
certain Attorney Executors Administrators or Assigns the said sum of money 
mentioned in the said Bond or writing Obligatory at the time and in 
the manner specified therein, According to the tenor and effect thereof 
and the Interest which may then be due thereon According to the Tenor