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11. 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.

12. 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.

13. Peter Villepontoux estate record, ca. 1799

Peter Villepontoux estate record, ca. 1799
Description:
A document with the title "Negroes, The Estate of Peter Villepontoux Deceased" in which the writer lists the names of enslaved men, women and children. Makes notation "Abby-mulatto wench" as well as the relationships between slaves.

14. 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.

15. William Mills' Will, 1802

William Mills' Will, 1802
Date:
1802
Description:
This document is the last will and testament of William Mills where he discusses the distribution of his properties and items. Makes notation on the first page that he leaves his son Thomas "my two negroes Jacob and Binah." On the second page, he makes the notation that he leaves his son Henry "my negro wench Maryanne," his son Robert, "my two negro men Dunder and Jeffrey" and his daughter Sarah, "my two negro girls named Jinney and her sister Cate." On the third page, makes the notation that he leaves to William Mills, "a negro boy about the age of (14)."

16. Thomas Hunter Forrest's Will, 1806

Thomas Hunter Forrest's Will, 1806
Date:
1806
Description:
This document is the last will and testmament of Thomas Hunter Forrest. Includes the notation that he bequeathed his entire estate, including slaves (referenced as negro slaves) and household furniture, to "a certain mulatto boy named Frank or Frederick and lately emancipated by me." In the event that the boy dies before he reaches the age of twenty-one, the estate is bequeathed to the "Orphan House in the City of Charleston." Also makes the notation that his executors see that Frank or Frederick recieved a "good English education," learns a trade and that the "wench Sarah" is not to be sold in order to take care of Frank or Frederick.

18. Goddard Receipt's, 1811

Goddard Receipt's, 1811
Date:
1811
Description:
A list of receipts for the Goddard estate with associated figures in dollars.

19. Simons Expenditures, 1812

Simons Expenditures, 1812
Date:
1812
Description:
This document is a list of receipts and expenditures on behalf of the children of John Simons.

20. Joseph Waring's Will, 1815

Joseph Waring's Will, 1815
Date:
1815
Description:
This document is the last will and testament of Joseph Waring. Makes the notation that he left his son William "one negro fellow named Billy" and Marcella, Clara and Jacob.