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[Note secured by deed of trust on slaves]
A note secured “by deed of trust on negroes.”
[Bill of sale for purchase of slave by E.M. Pease]
A bill of sale for the purchase by E.M. Pease of a slave named Tim or Tom.
[Petition in case about ownership of slaves]
Petition in a case ("Calvitt v. Harris") about ownership of slaves including Grace (age 27), her son, George (12), and another child of hers who is not named.
[Agreement for sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy]
An agreement for the sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy who was "eleven or twelve years old." Hercules was sold by enslaver Ephraim M. Guthrie to enslaver Thomas Graham. The agreement names Hercules a "slave for life."
[Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease]
A bill of sale for the purchase of an enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease.
[Deed for purchase of slaves]
A deed for the purchase of slaves ("forty two negroes") and "some stock."
[Affidavit regarding seizure of enslaved people]
An affidavit—related to a legal dispute between enslavers William R. Smith and John W. Cloud ("Smith v. Cloud")—by Sheriff William McMaster regarding his seizure of Grace, an enslaved woman, and her three children.
[Bill of sale for purchase Harriet, an enslaved woman]
A bill of sale for enslaver William McMaster’s purchase of a Harriet, an enslaved woman, from enslaver William B. Smith. E.M. Pease, also an enslaver, was a witness to the transaction.
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from R.M. Forbes]
A letter to E.M. Pease from R.M. Forbes, who discusses political issues, including the recent repeal of “The Negro Law.” Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman]
An agreement for enslaver E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman.
[Deed for sale of slave to E.M. Pease and John W. Harris]
A deed for the sale of a slave ("one mulatto girl") from D.R. and E.B. Walker to E.M. Pease and John W. Harris.
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