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1. Mary Magdalen Poyas' Will, 1795

Mary Magdalen Poyas' Will, 1795
Date:
1795
Description:
This document is the last will and testament of Mary Magdalen Poyas. Makes the notation that her two female slaves, Lydia and Sarah, are free upon her death.

2. Slave Bill of Sale, 1797

Slave Bill of Sale, 1797
Date:
1797
Description:
A slave bill of sale for "a negro girl named Philis" bought by Mary Lightbourne for twenty-two pounds.

3. Case of enslaved women named Maria, 1799

Case of enslaved women named Maria, 1799
Date:
1799
Description:
This document is a summary of a court case involving a slave woman named Maria (referenced as "negro woman") accused of striking a white person.

4. Case of Lydia Witten, 1799

Case of Lydia Witten, 1799
Date:
1799
Description:
This document is a court case discussing a law suit to recover wages brought by Lydia Witten, a midwife who delivered the child of a slave women (referenced as "negro woman") without the consent of her master.

5. Thomas Farr Financial Account

Thomas Farr Financial Account
Date:
1793, 1794
Description:
These documents are financial accounts detailing the sale of a group of sixty-one enslaved people and their buyers, referenced as "negroes" who are named in the document as well as lands owned by the estate of Thomas Farr.