Georgia Archives Drawer 81, Box 16 Elbert County Mixed Records and Deeds, Book J, pages 79 and 80 on both sides This is to certify whom it may concern that we have been intimately acquainted with Mr. Charles Berryman a son of Mr. Maximilian Berryman of the County of Fauquier and Common wealth of Virginia from the time of his youth and have always found him a very honest industrious and carefull man having heretofore supported us goods and character as any man in our County which we have a right to know as he was bred and born among us and descended from a very respectable Family and his Father worth considerable property we have universally found him The said Charles Berryman so from cheating defrauding or taken any advantage of his neighbors or others that his word has proved as good as his Bond from this his own business under our hands this 1st day of May Anno Dam, 1804. John Blackwell said County The Charles Berryman as he informec me the little down w~~light his Character, LJohn Blackwell, Stephen Blackwell, Thomas Blackwell, Nathaniel ()DOdd), Solomon Shackelford, (Browns Dowdall), George Glendening, Fielding Battaley, James (!Whyte)Capt Cont line, Alex A Smiht, George Martin Senr), Simon Brad~ord, Austin Bradford Benj Capt. William Thompson, Jacob ~IW~.nn), Daniel Withers, James Withers, (Tapley Henson), Nath Dodd Sen (Owen Ellis), Willian Ruder, (Sincfield Tharp), Jo. Blackwell Capt with the Virginia Continental Army, Berryman Rude Toliaferro Shumate Senr, James~ N. Ross, (Davis D. Shumate, John S. EA~tham, William Eustan, Lewis Smith, Daniel Turman, Daniel Marr, Capt. Augustin Smith I do hereby certify that Mr. Charles Berryman lived adjoining my father plantation death from the time of my being a small scool boy until after the of my from the time I was capable I took the management of mh fathers affairs have dealings at different times with the said Berryman and though with my father that $rrom our knowledge of Mr. Berryman who his General Caracter that it was not everi necessa~ to take his bond and always found him extremly punctual and honest and this day would take his word for as much as he is worth sooner that many a mans bond knowing his caracter to be so well supported by General Principal John Bryant Doc Dunlap Fisher, Capt Tilman Weaver, George.(Tal ) Joseph King, Samuel Simpson, Reuben Heflen, Jonas Williams, Jerimiah Preston, John Heflin, Julious Shumate, James Armstrong, William Casey Sen, William Casey Junr, Britain Lewis, Jerimiah Darnall, James Bowers; John Grooves, Peter Bowers, Walter Maddox, John Parker, Moses Groves, Moses Duncan, Vincent Games, Robert Whitton, William Bower, James Whithers Jr, Mark Hardin, John Shumate Jr, Benjamin Preston, Henry King, William (K ), Willia~ (K ) Junr, Alex Smith Jun, Fielding Sinclair, William Preston, George Duff, Ensign Joseph Parker, (ILt) Francis (B ) Esquire, George , Lewis Parker. Fauquire County dowit, I do hereby certify that Nathaniel Dodd came before me Mr (there is an area unreadeable that looks like it has been marked out) John Blackwell a Justice from the said County and made oath, that the withing nam Charles Berryman before he removed from this state publick notice to all those who had any demands against him that he was ready and willing to discharg them Given under my hand th~s first day of May 1804 John Blackwell, Justice for Said County I do certify that I heard Mr. Charles Berryman at Fouquier Ct. House on a Publick day give Notice he was going to the South with his family and ~ny person that he was owing t~ if they would come forward he would satisfy them given under my hand this 1st day of May 1804. James Withers I do hereby certify that at a County Court in Fauquir County, I heard Mr. Charles Berryman of the Same County give publick Notice that he should start in a Short time to the State of Georgia &Hwould be glad if all persons would come forward and pay him if thay had any claim against him that he might pay themalso given from under my hand thy 2nd day May 1804. James L. Martin, James E. Kinnon, Samuel Hudson, Tapley Hinson, Anthony G Hampton, Wm Kinner, Laurenel Butts We do hereby certify that from a long acqua~ntance with the Bearer Charles Berryman late of the County of Fauquier and State of Virginia (;that he as supported an honest and Character, That we never knew him to wrong any man, that he was ever willing to comply with any contract by him entered into & further that he sprang from a very respectable and wealthy family , Given under May 22 1806 Augustine Jennings, Senr who is now and have for some years past been a representative in the Virginia Legislature. It is conceived requisite by Mr. Berryman that every man should affix his title to his name as also the respectability in which he stand. Augustine Jennings, Jr, John (IWhahon), Willis Lee, John Jennings, John Conoay, George Pickett Jr, Jennings Withers, Thomas Watts, William Bradford, Armistead Blackwell, Capt - Johnzo Touqur, Bernard Roe, John Newton Towle T. Norres, John Y. Vowles, Joseph Blackwell, William D Jell, John Parker Senr, William Linclor, Geo Esth~m Capt, Charles Parker, Reuben Lee, John Smith, Jas Thompson, Tho 0 Jennings Merchant, John Kerr Virginia Fauquier County towit, I Francis Brooke clerk of the County Court of Fauquier in Virginia do hereby certify th~*L John Blackwell Gentleman, the person before whom the annexed affidavit of Nathaniel Dodd was taken is an acting Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and that full faith and credit aught to be given to all matterss and things by him so attested as well in the County of Justice as there out. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal, of my office this 17th day of May 1804, And the 28th year of the Common Wealth F Brooke CFC