Personally Came before me
William ChristyWilliam Christy for Clerk of the Circuit CourtCircuit Court for the County ofCounty of Saint Charles
Saint CharlesCounty of Saint Charles in the in the Town of Saint Charles, M. McGirk and do
state on oath that he knew a certain Negro girl named SusanSusan
to be in the possession of HenryHenry Hight administrator of James
Rain [ Deceid ], and the said Hight claimed the said girl a
the property of said Rain Deceased. and she has been claimed and is yet claimed by HightHight as a slave one under hire
to someone in St. CharlesSt Charles by said Hight

And I have often heard HenryHenry Hight say that
said SusanSusan did come from within IllinoisIllinois Territory and
that she has resided with oneJamesJames Royal
There for some time