BERTIE COUNTY   Bill of Sale  Gillam, Thomas - 1858

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State of North Carolina
Bertie County Court, November Term 1858
Thomas Gillam to the Court:  Petition to Divide Slaves

It is ordered that Samuel A. Bernard (JP), Samuel Tayloe, Lewis Bond,
W.A. Pugh, and James R. Decerr or any three of them with the justice be
appointed commissioners to divide the slaves as prayed for in the
petition and report to the next term of this court.

Wm. P. Gurley, Clerk
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After having been duly sworn on the holy evangelist of Almighty God, the
undersigned commissioners proceeded to value and divide the Negroes
mentioned in the annexed order as follows:
LOT #1

Dick valued at $700, 47 yrs. old
Rachel at $450, 45 yrs. old
Marcia at $700, 28 yrs. old
Lucy at $900, 24 years old
Sara at $950, 19 years old
Sila at $975, 17 years old
Hester at $975, 15 years old
          __________
Total  = $5650

LOT #2

Eliza, valued at $950, 14 years old
Graham, at $1050, 13 years old
Joe , at $850, 10 years old
Armistead, at $850, 8 years old
Ned, at $700, 7 years old
Nathan, at $700, 5 years old
Total = $5100

$5650 + $5100 = $10750    whole valuation of Negroes
one half to each = $5375


Lot #1
Dick valued at $700
Lucy                 900
Sila                 975
Eliza                950
Graham           1050
Armistead         850
Total              = 5425
to pay lot#2          -50
Total                5375

Lot #2
Joe valued at $850
Maria             700
Sara              950
Hester            975
Rachel             450
Ned                700
Nathan             700
Total =           $5325

to rec'vd from
lot #1                  + $50
Total =           $5375

Lot #1 was drawn by Thomas Gillam and wife, Fanny, valued at $5425.
They are to pay to Lot #2 the sum of $50 to make the shares equal.  Lot
#2 was drawn by Thomas C. Watson, trustee for Norman Alston and wife
Sally valued at $5325. To receive from Thomas Gillam and wife Fanny to
make the shares equal the sum of $50.00.

Given under our hands and seal this 29th day of December, 1858.

Samuel A. Bernard, JP
Samuel Tayloe
Lewis Bond
James Decerr



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