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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 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.

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

    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.

  • Jefferson County Orphans Court Record Book

    Jefferson County Orphans Court Record Book

    Describes the distribution of estate assets to beneficiaries.

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

    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.

  • Letter from William A. Blanchard to Absalom Blanchard by William A. Blanchard

    Letter from William A. Blanchard to Absalom Blanchard

    William A. Blanchard

    Describes religious meetings among enslaved persons.

  • The State of Mississippi Harris County Circuit Court 2nd District to May Term 1861 by M. E. Dame

    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.

  • Bill of Salefor thirteen-year-old Walker to John Henderson by George E. Gillispie

    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.

  • Letter from William C. Grissam to Isaac Franklin by William C. Grissam

    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."

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

  • Letter from J. Robinson to H. Nutt by J. Robinson

    Letter from J. Robinson to H. Nutt

    J. Robinson

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

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

    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.

  • Bill of sale for Lovey, Adam, Caroline, and Mary by Rebecca L. Taylor

    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

  • Summons for Moses Neill by H. Tooley

    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.

  • The State v. John D. Lenier by H. Tooley

    The State v. John D. Lenier

    H. Tooley

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

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

    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.

  • Receipt for sale of Gabriel by R. B. Vernon

    Receipt for sale of Gabriel

    R. B. Vernon

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

 
 
 

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