John MJohn M Honey &
John M Jay
Grace makes oath an the
of almighty God that Truman Tyler late of Prince
Geroge County with state of MarylandMaryland was mad
in the possesion of and the owner of a negro
Boy called NicholasNicholas Jones JonesNicholas Jones that with one
thousand eight hundred and twenty six when the
said Boy was about there months old the
said Truman Tyler whose slave the mother of
the said Boydied places on said Boy in the
possesion of his father a free Man of color
called Aaron Jones, but this oponent does not
her knowledge whether the said Truman
Tyler maintained him or upon what Terms he
was given to his father-- she states however that the
said Boy has never said in possesion of said TylerTyler
grace C TylerTyler
Sworn to before the sub unto a Justice of the peace for
AnneAnne Arundel county the 12. day of Febuary 1830
James HunterJames Hunter


