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[First document] Joseph Lewis, Jr. sells to Matthew Harrison, Jr., for\n130 pounds, \"a Negro wrench Mirna [Mime] and her three children Monarcha, Philis and\nWilliam and the future increase of the females ... to have the said slaves in trust, to receive the\nprofits and labor of them and to pay the same to Mrs. Jane Thornton and her heirs forever.\"\nSigned on 8 February 1796 by Joseph Lewis, Jr.\n[Second document] \"At a Court held for Loudoun Co. [Virginia] 8 February 1796, this Deed of\nTrust was acknowledged by Joseph Lewis, party here to, and ordered to be recorded.\"","Certificate of slaves was recorded\non 11 September 18 I 0. Anthony Thornton for Jane Thornton, formerly of Fairfax Co., Virginia,\nnow of Washington City in the District of Columbia states that the following slaves are the\nseparate property of his wife, Mrs. Jane Thornton, and they were brought into the District on 3\nSeptember 1810. They are: Mirna (or Mime) age 38, Milly age 4, Hannah age 2, and Little\nMirna age 6 months. It is stated that \"all were residents and descendents of slaves residing in\nsome one of the United States previous to the 2 l s1 April 1786.\" Signed by Anthony Thornton."],"compiler_notes":[]}