Pattie Ann Bird's application for membership for The North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames of America. On the last page, makes notation that her ancestor Col. William Eaton "brought eleven white and twenty-three black persons into the colony of N.C."
A document listing the items, cattle and slaves owned by John Smith Sr. that were sold to numerous buyers upon his death. The slaves are referenced as "negroes" and are listed as Theophilius, Adam, Andy, Silvey, Celia, Mary, Lavenia, Hester and Mandy.
A document with the title "List of Negroes on my Marriage Settlement" listing the names of fourty enslaved men and women in an 1835 marriage settlement.
Bill of sale for "sixteen negro slaves" for $5,800 sold by Edward North, executor of the estate of J.P Gough, to E.B. Means. The slaves are listed as Patty, Peggy, William, Mary, Tenah, Harriett, Willoughby, Jenn, James, Delia, Silvey, Toney, Sally, Henry, Kate and Caroline.
One enslaved woman named Charlotte, described as being "mulatto" was sold from the estate of Robert Francis Withers to Stephen C. Ford for the sum of $900.
This torn newspaper clipping is written by William M. Bird, Jr. describing how if the arrested men, referenced as "negroes" are hung, "it will be an outrage on humanity."
