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1. Bill of sale for Philip, an enslaved man, to A. Carson, Alexander County, North Carolina, 1839 June 6 :manuscript copy.

Creator:
McIntosh, Alexander Campbell, 1810-1889, author, seller, trustee
Date:
June 13, 1839
Format:
bills of sale
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4vx06k07
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

2. Receipt for payment received by Martha Power for the lease of enslaved persons from the estate of John L. Ward, 1838 April 23 :manuscript signed.

Date:
April 23, 1838
Format:
receipts (financial records); leases
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r44f1n10g
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

3. Bill of sale for Malinda and Elisha, enslaved children, from Jane N. Cole to Obediah Farmer, 1838 December 18 :manuscript signed.

Creator:
Cole, Jane N., author, seller, enslaver
Date:
1838
Format:
bills of sale
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r40p0x66q
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

4. Bills of sale for John and Nancy, two enslaved children, sold by Maria Cohen, Levi Sheftall D'Lyon and James Hamilton :manuscript.

Date:
November 1, 1836
Format:
bills of sale; specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4k64b871
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

5. J. H. Leverich, New Orleans, Louisiana, letter to John Hunt, Pensacola, Florida, 1835 September 1 : autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
Leverich, J. H.(James Hervey), 1800?-1844, creator
Date:
September 1, 1835
Format:
correspondence; advertisements
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4862bt3q
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

6. Ship manifest for the schooner DeKalb transporting four enslaved persons, Sophia, Kitty, and Harriett and her infant daughter Elizabeth, from Baltimore, Maryland to Savannah, Georgia, 1835 June 29 :manuscript and printed text.

Date:
June 29, 1835
Format:
ships' manifests
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4cz32m62
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

7. Indemnity bond between Captain William Longcope and 27 subscribers and the owners of the barque Hercules, 8 December 1832 :manuscript copy.

Date:
December 8, 1832
Format:
bonds (legal records); surety bonds
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4pz5231g
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

8. Court order settling the estate of John Jenkins, 1832 September 24-1835 June 22 :manuscript copy.

Creator:
Rosson, Elijah, 1791 or 1792-plaintiff
Date:
September 24, 1832
Format:
legal documents
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4nc5sv2b
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

9. Affidavit confirming that Betsy Crumwell was born with free status, 1832 May 7 :manuscript.

Date:
May 7, 1832
Format:
certificates; affidavits
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4s46hn8f
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

10. Bill of sale for Henry, an enslaved boy, by Morgan Davis to James Bisland, 1832 January 4 : autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
Davis, Morgan, -1831, seller, enslaver
Date:
January 4, 1832
Format:
bills of sale
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4m61c56s
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

11. Bill of sale for Dianah, an enslaved woman, from Benjamin Grandstaff to John W. Rice, 1831 April 19 :manuscript signed.

Creator:
Grandstaff, Benjamin, 1794-1873, author, seller, enslaver
Date:
April 19, 1831
Format:
bills of sale
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4qz23007
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

12. Statement of Thomas Berry that he intended to sell William Williams' wife and child to Williams, not Thomas C. Duvall, 1831 February 28 :autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
Berry, Thomas, 1815-1879, author
Date:
February 28, 1831
Format:
testimonies
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4dv1d44g
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

13. Affidavit confirming that Solomon Snowden was manumitted by Valentine Doub, 1830 September 2 : autograph manuscript signed.

Date:
September 2, 1830
Format:
certificates; affadavits
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4jm23x86
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

14. Affidavit confirming that Mathew Scroggins was manumitted by Ignatius Davis, 1830 April 16 : autograph manuscript signed.

Date:
April 16, 1830
Format:
certificates; affadavits
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4pc2tr32
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

15. Public notice for auction of Will, Aggy, Fader, and Caleb, four enslaved persons, 1830 January 18 :manuscript.

Date:
January 18, 1830
Format:
announcements
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4hd7p82b
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

16. Caroline County warrants related to Eldrid, an enslaved man, 1829 December 31-1830 March 19 :manuscript.

Date:
December 31, 1829 to March 19, 1830
Format:
warrants
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4xg9s38d
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

17. Court order to the jailer of Caroline County issued by Pichegru Woolfolk, 1829 Sept. 10 :autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
Woolfolk, Pichegru, 1797-1863, author
Date:
September 10, 1829
Format:
legal documents
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4sq92954
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

18. Caroline County warrant for the jailing of Walker, an enslaved man, 1829 Sept. 2 :autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
George, Lewis (Of Caroline County, Va.), author
Date:
September 2, 1829
Format:
warrants
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r45x2h542
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

19. Bill of sale for an enslaved woman and her three children, from H. MacLaurin to Gilbert MacMillan, 1829 August 21 :manuscript signed.

Creator:
MacLaurin, H., author, seller, enslaver
Date:
August 21, 1829
Format:
bills of sale
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4n58d26g
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

20. Court order to the constable and jailer of Caroline County from Fleming Terrell, 1829 Aug. 1 :autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
Terrell, Fleming, 1778-, author
Date:
August 1, 1829
Format:
legal documents
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4251sc26
Collection:
American Slavery Documents