A note on the hiring of enslaved persons owned by Charlotte and Eliza Gooch. The names of the enslaved persons are Polly, Fanny, Liza, Isaac, Emily, Minor, Milly, Dave, Sillar, Sally and Reuben.
A set of estate papers that includes a statement about a docket against H. Ball and Thomas Waring, a bill of sale between the estate of Thomas Waring and Robert F.W. Allston for enslaved persons named Paul, Miles, Elizabeth, Phillis and Toney, and a mortgage for the enslaved persons Paul, Miles, Elizabeth, Phillis, Toney, Katy, Morris, Josh, William and Castilio.
Letter to Langdon Cheves Jr. from Langdon Cheves Sr. in Abbeville on sickness and an advertisement in the paper regarding the runaway enslaved man Jim owned by "Judge Cheves." He writes that his son should use "light iron" on Jim as well as hire a guard to watch over him at the plantation.
A bill of sale for seventeen enslaved persons purchased by Langdon Cheves Sr. from James Gray, Master in Equity, for $6,670. The names of the enslaved persons are Andrew, Betty, Celia, Jack, Colonel, Chloe, Simon, Cain, Cudjo, Cyrus, Mingo, Judy, Daphne, Sampson, Amelia, Mary, and William.
