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  Bill of sale for Betsy and children Polly, Mary, Caroline, Aggy, and John sold by Richardson & Franklin to Samuel Davis

  Bill of sale for Betsy, about twenty-five years old, and adolescent children Polly, Mary, Caroline, Aggy, and John, sold by professional slave traders Richardson & Franklin, who operated at the Forks of the Road slave market, to Samuel Davis, planter.

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  Bill of sale for Tom, Harrison, and Nathan sold by Reynolds Marshall & Co. to Samuel Davis

  Bill of sale for three African American men in their twenties, Tom, Harrison, and Nathan, sold by professional slave traders, Reynolds Marshall & Co., who operated at the Forks of the Road slave market, to Samuel Davis, planter.

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  Jefferson County Orphans Court Record Book

  Describes the distribution of estate assets to beneficiaries.

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  Letter from Robert M. Ayres, Roseland [Plantation], [near Natchez], to John Watt Esqr, New Orleans

  Robert M. Ayres

  The writer's Robert M. Ayers, wife nurses Amy, an enslaved woman. He also writes on possibly purchasing enslaved persons at the Forks of the Road seller's market.

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  Letter from William A. Blanchard to Absalom Blanchard

  William A. Blanchard

  Describes religious meetings among enslaved persons.

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  The State of Mississippi Harris County Circuit Court 2nd District to May Term 1861

  M. E. Dame

  Circuit court case detailing the promise to pay for the hiring of an enslaved person.

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  Bill of Salefor thirteen-year-old Walker to John Henderson

  George E. Gillispie

  Bill of sale for thirteen-year-old Walker, described as a “mulatto boy,” sold by George E. Gillespie, to slave trader Warren Offutt, who sold him to merchant John Henderson.

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  Letter from William C. Grissam to Isaac Franklin

  William C. Grissam

  William C. Grissam writes to Isaac Franklin, a trader of enslaved persons, to complain that he does not want to pay the full price for the enslaved person Charity who has "bad habits."

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  Bill of sale for Jacob, a young boy enslaved by Jesse Mitchell

  James Hendon

  Bill of sale for the sale of Jacob to Jesse Mitchell Sen.

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  Bill of sale for Jacob and Jim, sold by William Hunt to John Henderson

  William Hunt

  Bill of sale for African American young men, Jacob (name changed to Peter), aged about twenty-one, and Jim, aged seventeen, sold by William Hunt to John Henderson, merchant.

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  Letter from N.L. Hutchins, Lawrenceville, Ga., to Thomas W. Harris, Cowpens, Ga.

  N. L. Hutchins

  Describes the purchase of an enslaved person named Lavinia.

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  Bill of sale for Jenny, Abram, Harry, Isaac, Ben, George, and Hundley, sold by William W. McDonagh to Dempsey P. Jackson

  William W. McDonagh

  Bill of sale for Jenny, Abram, Harry, Isaac, Ben, George, and Hundley, sold by William W. McDonagh of New Orleans to Dempsey P. Jackson.

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  Bill of sale for Hannah and her five children sold by Daniel Miller to Halsey Townsend

  Daniel Miller

  Bill of sale for Hannah, aged twenty-six years, and her five children, sold by Daniel Miller of Virginia, to Halsey Townsend of Natchez, and attested by Jacob Soria, a professional slave auctioneer.

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  Bill of sale for Peter sold by H. G. Richardson on behalf of Rowan & Harris to Samuel Davis

  H. G. Richardson

  Bill of sale for Peter, sold to by H. G. Richardson on behalf of professional slave traders Rowan & Harris, who operated at the Forks of the Road slave market, to Samuel Davis, planter. Natchez, 1835.

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  Letter from J. Robinson to H. Nutt

  J. Robinson

  A letter detailing the death of an enslaved person, Lewis, from Phrenitis.

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  Bill for sale for Violet sold by Jame J. Rowan to Samuel Wakfield

  James J. Rowan

  Bill of sale for Violet, aged 28-30 years, sold by James J. Rowan to Samuel Wakefield, both of whom are slave traders who operated at the Forks of the Road slave market.

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  Bill of sale for Lovey, Adam, Caroline, and Mary

  Rebecca L. Taylor

  Bill of sale for the sale of Ivey, Adam, Caroline, and Mary to

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  Summons for Moses Neill

  H. Tooley

  Summons to appear before the Justice of the Peace in Adams County in regard to the cruelty case agains John D. Lenier.

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  The State v. John D. Lenier

  H. Tooley

  Court case describing the unusual cruelty an enslaver inflicted on an enslaved person.

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  Bill of sale for Cyrus, Tom, and Hannah by F. M. Bedford to Dempsey P. Jackson

  J. M. Townsend

  Bill of sale for two young men, Cyrus and Tom, and fourteen-year-old Hannah, sold by F. M. Jones of Bedford County, Tennessee, to Dempsey P. Jackson.

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  Receipt for sale of Gabriel

  R. B. Vernon

  Receipt for the sale of a boy named Gabriel, for William A. Burnside.