Craven County NcArchives Court.....Negroes, Slaves And Free 1775 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Guptill sguptill@mindspring.com July 6, 2019, 3:06 pm Source: N C Archives Craven County Slaves and Free Negroes Bonds-Petitions No date 1775-1861 (broken series) CR.028.928.10 Folder: Antonio MUSAY (a free Negro) petitions for freedom from Thomas PARSONS 1775 Inferior Court of Craven County: Petition of Antonio MUSAY (a free Negro) humbly showery: In the year 1769 petitioner left a wife & children in Havanah, shipped himself on board a vessel bound to Jamaica and arrived at Jamaica & from thence to Cathagene, and back to Jamaica, and that he had lent one of the sailors (John TAYLOR by name) a pistol while at Cathagene and on return to Jamaica a dispute happened between petitioner and TAYLOR, who refused to repay it. They got in a fight and petitioner being a black man was taken up at the complaint of TAYLOR and kept in goal [sic] for three months and not prosecuted. 5 or 6 pounds was due as a fee for the incarceration. A certain Timothy CLEAR and Capt. ROBERTS came to the goal & talked about purchasing some Negroes, and at last agreed with the goaler to pay the fees for petitioner and another free Negro; Clear paying for petitioner and ROBERTS for the other negro. Before they left the goal an indenture was made for 6 or 7 years to CLEAR who promised to set petitioner at liberty as soon as he had earned the value of the money which he paid, and promised to use petitioner kindly & not detain him longer than sufficient to reimburse him for about the sum of £6. Nevertheless CLEAR treated petitioner cruelly, by unmerciful whippings frequently for 6 years, and not being satisfied with his labors as a slave, sold him to his present master Thomas PARSONS, who treats him very ill. Petitioner "humbly prays that your Worships will take my unhappy case into serious consideration, and do what Justice and Humanity requires to be done in the premises." R. COGDELL for the Petitioner. December 1775. Read and rejected. Folder: Negro girl Benny (confiscated property) put in possession of Lewis BRYAN 1782 Bond by Lewis BRYAN with William BRYAN and Nathan BRYAN, bondsmen for £500. The condition of the bond is that the Commissioners of Confiscated Property have put Lewis BRYAN in possession of a negro girl called Benny, taken by the law from the property of William [smeared-ends in "sell"]. Lewis BRYAN must account with the [torn and faded] of Craven for the future hire of the negro girl and also deliver her up when ever ordered by the court in case she should be adjudged forfeited under the law of the State. Witness: Chris. NEALE. June Court 1782. Folder: Dorcas BRINSON petitions for freedom 1785 Petition of Dorcas BRINSON shows "that she is illegally held in servitude by William CLARK when she conceives she is entitled to her freedom & the Liberty which free persons in a free country are entitled to, and as her complaint is returned to your Worships, she humbly hopes you will take her case into consideration and discharge her from servitude." [Note: Name Dorcas BRINSON is written as a signature in same handwriting as the petition. Not sure if Dorcas BRINSON actually wrote this, or if someone else signed her name]. March term 1785 Folder: Stephen TINKER's bond respecting Negro Tenah and children brought from Connecticut 1789 Captain John CLARK appeared before Henry DAGGETT, Esq., Alderman of the City of New Haven, Connecticut and deposed that at the City of New York and County and State of New York at the request of Stephen TINKER, on 7 Aug instant, he received on board the sloop Catherine (of which he is clerk and master) a Negro wench named Tenah alias Senah and Phyllis her daughter and Caesar her son to be transported into the State of Connecticut. CLARK accordingly landed the three Negroes at the Port of New Haven on 10 Aug instant & from thence at the request of INKER sent the Negroes to the son of TINKER in Lyme in the County of New London. 20 Aug 1789 Bond posted in Craven Co., NC by Stephen TINKER with John DALY and William M. HERRITAGE. Condition is that TINKER has imported into this state a certain Negro woman named Senah, alias Tenah and Phillis her daughter and Caesar, a boy-her children and sold them to William SHEPARD as slave, which Negroes have [last line is torn off]. Continues on back: "shall produce an authentic certificate of his performance to the County Court." Witness: Samuel CHAPMAN. 12 June 1789 "Whereas Stephen TINKER did import into this State a certain Negro woman named Tenah alias Selan and Phillis her daughter and Caesar her son, which negroes he sold to William SHEPARD as slaves and they having been by this Court …considered as entitled to her freedom…Whereupon ordered that Stephen TINKER enter into Bond with two good and sufficient sureties in the sum of Five hundred pounds Sterling…, with condition that he shall and do within one year (if the said Negroes choose) transport (dangers of the seas & life only excepted) such Negroes sold by him as slaves … in the State of Connecticut from whence he brought them-and that he produce an authentic certificate of his performance thereof to this court…" s/Samuel CHAPMAN. 13 June 1789 Folder: TINKER, Euphemia 1798 Petition to emancipate slave Petition by Euphemia TINKER shows that she is possessed of a mulatto slave named Sylvester to whose industry she has been for several years indebted for her support. He has served her with fidelity for several years & has rendered her meritorious service. She wishes to reward him by providing his freedom. 15 Dec 1793. Back: Prayer granted. Folder: Petitions to emancipate slaves, petitions for freedom and bonds of emancipated slaves 1795-1799 Petition of Amelia GREEN shows that she purchased her two daughters, to wit Nancy GREEN of William HOWE and Princess GREEN of Bell CHAPMAN, to whom she paid valuable consideration and that she has received bills of sale conveying her all right and title to Nancy and Princess. March term 1795 Now from maternal affection as well as from meritorious services rendered to petitioner for some years, petitioner desires that a license of emancipation be granted for her children so that they might enjoy all the privileges and rights of free persons of like color. Back: "Petition to emancipate Nancy HANDY & Charlotte GREEN. Granted" [Note that name "Charlotte" is different from petition. See next petition]. Petition of Amelia GREEN shows she now is and for several years past has been a free woman. She is the mother of a large family of children all of whom except two daughters have been enabled as the fruit of their own industry and meritorious behavior to acquire their freedom. One of those two daughters not yet made free, a mulatto of the name of Princess and about the age of sixteen, was the property of Isabella CHAPMAN of New Hanover County by the will of Ann SHAW, but that petitioner "(being induced thereto by her maternal affection toward her and a desire to see all her family on the same footing)" has raised a sum of money to purchase her daughter from Isabella CHAPMAN, and has purchased her by fair bill of sale. Petitioner's sole motive was to give her freedom to her daughter. Petitioner states that she is now "far advanced in life that she feels the infirmities of age growing upon her, and contemplates the awfull event of her death as at no very distant period, an event (which unless the goodness of your worships prevent) might frustrate the pious intentions of your petitioner, towards her daughter and disappoint her of the reward of her labour." Petitioner says that Princess is a good girl, a good daughter, that she possesses mild and peaceful dispositions and industrious habits. Petitioner prays a license to set free and emancipate her daughter Princess. s/Amelia [X] GREEN. Witness: Edward GRAHAM. Sept term 1796 Petition of Amelia GREEN for the emancipation of her daughter Princess filed Sept '76. Granted Petition of Margaret MOORE, a free woman of color. Petitioner has possessed for seven years a negro man named Jack FENNER, with whom she has lived for several years as a wife, and by whom she has had a number of children. She has acquired, chiefly through the industry of this slave a planation of 200 acres, on which he built her a good house & great many valuable improvements. The farm is stocked with cattle, hogs, etc. The slave has rendered her several other meritorious services. Her duty prompts her not to detain her husband in bondage and her endeavor if she can to prevent him from becoming on her death the property of his own children. Prays for emancipation of Jack FENNER. June term 1797 Petition of Ann G. DALY, Administratrix of the goods, etc. of John DALY, Esq. decd. & guardian of Ann G. DALY & Sidney Maria DALY, children of John DALY, decd., Robert DONNELL & Eliz. his wife & guardian of John DALY, son of John DALY, decd. & John SEARS. Administratrix has in her possession a female mullattoe slave named Mary about the age of 20 years, who is part of the personal estate of John DALY. Mary has always been reputed to be the child of John DALY and in that light treated & regarded by John in his lifetime. It was ever the full determined and avowed intention & desire of John to give or procure for Mary her freedom, and to that effect John repeatedly expressed himself during his lifetime and at the hour of his death. Mary is a girl of excellent character, industrious sober & honest, & has always behaved dutifully and affectionately towards the whole family. Petitioner is bound to state that John DALY, Ann G. DALY, & Sidney M. DALY, three of the children of John DALY are under age, & that to remove all objections that may arise on account of the interest they have in Mary, petitioners Robert DONNELL & Jno. SEARS are ready to give any security the Court may require either for their or the indemnification of the Administratrix. Petitioners pray an order granting Ann G. DALY, Administratrix a license to make free & emancipate Mary. June 1798 Petition of Alexander STEWART and Lydia STEWART his wife. Petitioners have a mulatto boy slave named John of the age of 21 who has from his infancy faithfully & meritoriously served them and has demeaned himself with propriety. Petitioners desire to reward his meritorious service by emancipating & restoring him to freedom. Petition for a license for emancipation. 12 Mar 1795 Back: "…Ordered they have license accordingly…" Petition by Elizabeth YOUNGER. States that for the valuable services for a number of years and the consideration of £90 paid by a molatto man named Moses, "I do give the said Moss his freedom on his paying a balance which is now due me of the sum of £18.6.6, which when paid will be in full of the sum of £90 and Moses cannot obtain his freedom without the approbation of the County Court of Craven my desire is that the …court …pass an order for Moses freedom." Subscribing witnesses can inform the court of the circumstances of the case. 3 Jan 1798. Witnesses: John CARNEY, Wallace HINSON, Southy T. REW. Back: Freedom pass Receipt from Elisabeth YOUNG to Moses for £18.6.6 in full for his services as a . 9 Mar 1798 Petition of William GIBBS of the Town of Newbern. Petitioner owns a negro named Jerry, by whom he has been faithfully served for a great many years- and who has been a principal instrument in the obtaining of whatever property petitioner has acquired. Fidelity of the slave has been great, and his care and attention to petitioner in sickness and in health unremitted. Petitioner is about to leave the state forever and cannot justify carrying the slave from his connections and native county, nor to dispose of him in a manner which would take out of petitioner's power to reward the many & meritorious services which he has received from the slave. Petitioner prays assistance from "Your Worships" that he may be enabled to do justice to Jerry by rewarding his services by granting him his freedom. Petitioner reassures the court that the negro will not be likely, by his emancipation, to become a public charge. He therefore represents that altho Jerry is of a strong constitution & healthy of body, and is sufficiently expert in the baking business, not only to procure his livelihood but yet to gather some property, petitioner has made a sufficient provision for his further & better support, which justifies him in advancing that there is no reasonable cause to apprehend that he will become a public charge, petitioner having executed a deed conveying a house and lot in Newbern, which is ready to be delivered to the negro after emancipation, it being useless to do so before, and petitioner leaving to the negro a sum of money & some other property as tools &c which the negro has acquired by his industry. 5 Mar 1796 Bond of £50 by Adam TOOLEY with John TOOLEY and John F. SMITH, bondsmen. Condition is that Adam TOOLEY has applied to emancipate [this is very faded, but it appears to be a slave named Diver], and to assure he can get a living and not be chargeable on the county. [In other words, this is to assure that Diver can support himself, and if not, Adam TOOLEY and his bondsmen will forfeit their bond, which will be used for Diver's support]. 12 Mar 1799 Folder: Bonds to convey slaves 1811-1847 (broken series) Bond by Nancy MORRIS of New Bern, NC to John MORRIS Junior of AL (Trustee of Nancy JONES, wife of Bryan JONES of Newbern) for $700. Condition is that whereas John MORRIS, trustee has purchased from James MCDANIEL of Jones Co., NC a negro slave named Redddick age 40 or thereabouts at the price of $700 and from the separate & private funds of Nancy JONES wife of Bryan JONES has paid $400 and Nancy MORRIS has loaned to John MORRIS the sum of $300 to be repaid out of monies secured to the sole & separate use of said meme covert within 12 months with interest. If Nancy MORRIS, her executors or administrators, shall upon the payment by John MORRIS of $300 with interest and at his request, execute, seal, & deliver to John MORRIS for the separate use of Nancy JONES, not liable to the control nor subject to the debts of Bryan JONES, a good deed and title to the slave Reddick, then the obligation is void. [In other words, once John MORRIS repays the loan of $300 to Nancy MORRIS, she will make a deed for the slave Reddick to him for the use of Nancy JONES, and Nancy MORRIS has no further obligation. If she does not deliver the deed, then she must pay John MORRIS, Jr. (for Nancy JONES) the sum of $700]. 30 Oct 1838 Deed from William TAYLOR to Amos CUTHREL for the sum of $75 for TAYLOR's right to one half of a negro boy named Spencer, who is the son of Old Rachel, and who has been absent from Newbern for some time past, and therefore cannot be delivered unto CUTHREL, but he takes him wherever he may be. 18 Mar 1811 Deed from John B. SMITH of Hyde Co. to Joseph H. LAMOTTE for the sum of $600 for two negro slaves Alice and her child Caroline, paid by Joseph LAMOTTE's agent Francis Lamotte Snr of Newbern. 22 May 1842 Order to sheriff of Hyde Co. to execute the following document: Joseph H. LAMOTTE vs. John B. SMITH: Suit pending in Craven Superior Court "To the defendant John B. SMITH Please take notice that you are hereby required to produce on the trial of the above suit now pending in Craven Superior Court the original letters written to you by Francis LAMOTTE the agent of the plaintiff in this case dated Newbern June 14th & July 5th AD 1842, in relation to the negroes which for the subject matter of said suit and the fraud and deceit alleged to have been perpetrated by you in the purchase and sale of the same to the plaintiff and his agent, or a copy of the same or parol evidence of the same will be given. s/Joseph H. LAMOTTE by J.W. BRYAN, atty. Newbern December 5th 1842" Decision by arbitrators agreed on by Jos. H. LAMOTTE and John B. SMITH (John BLACKWELL, M.A. OUTTEN, A.S. JERKINS, M.W. JARVIS, Thos. SPARROW, & John CHARLOTTE): LAMOTTE is awarded the sum of $600 + interest from 22 May 1842 to be paid by SMITH, and SMITH is liable for all court costs. The arbitrators are fully of the opinion that $600 was paid by LAMOTTE previous to 25 Oct 1841 for the purpose of purchasing negroes for LAMOTTE. 26 Apr 1843 Petition by William GASTON states that he has given unto George W. GRAHAM of Prince George Co., MD, the husband of GASTON's daughter Eliza, a mulatto girl a slave for life, aged about 14 and called Mary Ann to be the absolute property of GRAHAM; the fiat has been made bona fide for the purpose of an advancement in part of the daughters dower in marriage. GASTON has executed a deed of gift to George his son-in-law for the slave bearing date 9 May aforesaid [1843] and asks that this written declaration be filed with the clerk. May term 1843 Bond by John B. SMITH to Joseph LAMOTTE to abide by the decision of the arbiters (John L. BLACKWELL, Thomas SPARROW, Alonzo T. JERKINS, Moses W. JARVIS, Matthew A. OUTTEN, and John CHARLOTTE) in an action in relation to a negro woman Alice and her child. 25 Apr 1843 Deed from John R. GREEN to Margaret WILLIAMS, a free woman of color for the sum of $50 for an old woman slave named Bridget. 3 Sept 1847 Witness: Richard G. HAZEL Folder: Roert LISBON's petition to emancipate slave No date Petition of Robert LISBON shows that he was formerly a slave and in consequence of his meritorious service was on the petition of his master, emancipated. Petitioner further shows that being married to a negro woman slave the property of John C. OSBORN, usually named Venus, he purchased Venus and is now in law her master. Petitioner shows that the conduct of Venus has been highly meritorious and exemplary and petitioner is anxious to be permitted to emancipate her, and prays that he will have license to do so. No date. Back: Prayer granted Folder: Petitions to emancipate slaves, petitions for freedom and bonds for emancipated slaves No date Petition of John C. STANLY shows that he is desirous to emancipate two negro women Sally and Tabitha and prays permission to do so. He says that the women are honest and industrious and for this meritorious service are entitled to liberty. John TEMPLETON, Elijah SCOTT, securities. No date. Back: Petition granted Petition by Owen STANTON shows that he is the owner of two negro men slaves of about the age of 25 & 26 years named Silas and Peter and is desirous to emancipate and set them free for their meritorious service and orderly and moral conduct. Petitioner is ready to enter into bond as required by law in such cases. Below this: Upon the petitioner executing with two sufficient securities the bonds required by law, that the petitioner have leave to make free the slaves named in this petition Silas and Peter. Mar term 1810 Petition by John C. STANLY shows that he is owner of a negro named Lydia and her children Vinchey Mary Susan Virgil & Fred, formerly the property of Virgil CRAWFORD, whose meritorious service he wishes to award by emancipation. He prays he may be permitted to emancipate them giving the bonds required for their good behavior. No date. Back: Granted Petition of Jno C. STANLY shows that Margaret HARTIN dec. was the owner of a negro woman Rachel who had rendered her many meritorious services and that Mrs. Margaret HARTIN was anxious that Rachel should be liberated-and with a view to obtain the same, Mrs. HARTIN bequeathed the negro to petitioner with an implication that he should secure this liberation. Petitioner prays that the court will give him permission for the liberation of the negro. No date. Back: Allowed Petition by William HOLLISTER shows that he is now the owner of two slave by the name of Thomas, commonly called Tom HOLLISTER, aged between 46 and 50 years, and another by the name of Mary, aged about 28 (wife of Richard SMITH a mulatto), that he is desirous of emancipating the Slaves for their meritorious services. Thomas has served him faithfully in various capacities for near 20 years, that during that time he has made several voyages to the West Indies & New York where he might have easily obtained his freedom by absconding from his service-that he has always been obedient, humble & respectful in his deportment towards the whites. Mary has been the property of petitioner for 15 or 16 years; she has been much trusted in the management of his household and as nurse to his children and has proved herself to be faithful, humble & obedient-she has now been living to herself for five or six years as free and has maintained a good character for orderly & decent conduct and industrious habits. Prays permission to emancipate the slave. Petition of Ann DOWDEN, Executor of William DOWDEN shows that DOWDEN, intending to reward the meritorious services of a negro man named York his property, by his will enjoined upon your petitioner to emancipate York. Petitioner prays that she may be permitted by license of the court to emancipate & free York, agreeably to the wish & direction of William DOWDEN. No date. Witnesses: Thos. LINLEY, B. SHANAWOOLF Back: Prayer granted Petition by Thomas NEWTON shows that he was the property of Benjamin WOODS, Esqr in his lifetime and that in conformity to the intention and desires of his master often time expressed, the Executor of Mr. WOODS was pleased to obtain leave from this court to give petitioner his freedom which has been confirmed to him accordingly. Petitioner has a wife named Sarah late the property of Mr. John DEVERAU and petitioner has been enabled to purchase his wife from DEVERAU by the fruits of his industry. Petitioner presumes to say that his wife has been an exceptional character for sobriety industry and orderly and peaceable conduct. Petitioner is master of the Carpenter business and is able to maintain himself wife & children. Petitioner is therefore anxious to procure his wife freedom and humbly prays a license for this purpose, upon petitioner entering into bond with securities. No date. Back: Granted Folder: Petitions to emancipate slaves, petitions for freedman bonds for emancipated slaves 1800-1809 Petition of Amelia GREEN humbly shows that Nancy HANDY is her daughter and the property of petitioner by purchase from William T. HOWE as referenced in the deed of sale. Petitioner is aged "& not long expecting to enjoy the pleasures of this world & to whom the womb of time is not open to inspect what hereafter be brought forth or in what manner it may affect her daughter, should she be the survivor." Petitioner wishes license to liberate her daughter; she certifies that her daughter is entitled to merit in always having conducted herself toward petitioner as a dutiful daughter. Dec term 1801. Back: Granted Petition of Nancy HANDY a free person of color shows that during the time she was a slave and the property of Wm. T. HOWE she conceived and bore two children, Louisa and Betsy and that by certain allowance and indulgence granted to her by her master was able to gather & accumulate cash in sufficient quantity to purchase herself and children and that Nancy did purchase her children. Petitioner has always endeavored to conduct herself as a peaceable citizen and a useful one to the community, and prays the court will grant freedom of the children. Dec term 1799 Petition of J.C. STANLY shows that he is the owner of a boy slave named James whose meritorious services he is desirous to reward by emancipation, and prays a license to emancipate him. June term 1800. Back: Granted Petition of Wilson BLOUNT and Ann his wife shows that they own a mulattoe female slave named Hannah, of about the age of 26 years, raised up from infancy under the eye and strict care, and in the family of petitioner. Goes on to state what an exemplary person she is and that her life has been one uniform display of meritorious services. Under the influence of these considerations and strengthened by the presence of infirmities under which petitioner Wilson labors, petitioners are desirous to remunerate Hannah with her freedom. Pray for license to set free and liberate Hannah from slavery. March 1800. Below this: Long statement allowing emancipation. [Stained and faded document, partly illegible]. Petition of Philip NEALE Jun. He is owner of a negro mane named Ben whose long meritorious services [can't read rest]. Prays for permission of the court. Sept 1801 [Document torn in two, both parts present]. Petition of Mary CARTER. States she is the owner of a negro man called Anthony, formerly the property of Aaron BROWN of whom she purchased him by paying a valuable consideration. Anthony is her husband, from which consideration, as also from the knowledge she has of his upright conduct & manners towards his fellow citizens in general she requests leave for his freedom. Sept 1802. Back: Granted Petition by Lydia STEWART shows that she is the owner of a negro woman slave named Mary who has for many years past served petitioner with great fidelity and rendered her the most meritorious services. Petitioner is desirous of rewarding her for her fidelity by emancipating her and prays license to do so. 14 Sept 1804. Back: Granted Petition of Elijah CALLOWAY, farmer shows that he is desirous to reward the faithful & meritorious services of a negro slave named Reuben and solicits leave and consent to do so. June 1805. Following the petition is a statement affirming the merits of the slave Reuben and recommending him as a proper object of the attention of the court. The signers are all acquainted with Reuben and testify to his honest and decent behavior, industry, attention in honest pursuits, and his quiet deportment towards all persons. Signed: Elijah CALLAWAY, David WHITFORD, Aaron ERNUL, Levi REEL, John WHITFORD, John REEL, Moses ERNUL, David D. DUNN, Joshua WILLIS, Ephraim WILLIS, Richd. WILLIS, Norman WILLIS, David PEARCE, John BRIGHT, Chas WILLIAMS sheff, Isaac WILLIS, William SEARLES, Henry WARRIN. No date Back: Petition granted Petition of Elizabeth HENRY shows that she is the owner of two negro slave, Harry and Emmanuel, whose long and meritorious services she is desirous to reward with emancipation, and prays license for that purpose. June term 1806. Below this: Granted. Petition of Amelia GREEN and Nancy HANDY, the mother and sister of Harriet GREEN, a woman of color pray that court will take into consideration the situation of Harriet GREEN. Petitioners state that they being the mother and sister of Harriet GREEN and so closely connected with her, they purchased her of Mrs. Betsy GAIL the owner of Harriet for the express purpose of setting her free; they therefore pray to liberate and set free Harriet. Sept term 1805. Back: Granted Petition of William JESSOP shows that he is owner of the negro slaves named Isaac, Simon, Joshua, Higgins, George, & Dinah whose long and meritorious services he is desirous to reward with emancipation. Prays he may be permitted to do so. Dec term 1807. Below this: Granted upon complying with requisite of law. Petition of Patty HORTON shows that she owns a negro fellow named Will, whom for meritorious services she is desirous of obtaining leave to emancipate. June session 1807. Granted. Petition of John C. STANLY shows that Petitioner is the executor of the last will and testament of Richard GREEN decd. who devised to petitioner by will a certain mullatoe man slave about the age of twenty one years named John by trade a barber formerly the property of George MERRICK and brother to petitioner's wife. "In consideration of the good conduct of John and of what your petitioner supposes to have been the desire of the said testator his father" and various considerations, petitioner is desirous to liberate John and prays leave for that purpose. Below this: Long statement identifying John as the son of Richard GREEN and brother to the wife of petitioner John C. STANLY and former slave of George MERRICK Decd., now property of petitioner, leave is granted accordingly upon his complying with the laws in such case. Dec 1807 Petition of Elizabeth HENRY shows that she is possessed of the following slaves, whose meritorious services she desires to reward with the blessing of freedom: Chelsea and her children Peter, Hannah, Abram, & Rosanna; Tenah and her child Ben; Rose and Peggy. Prays that she may be permitted to emancipate the slaves at such time as she thinks proper. 17 Mar 1808. Back: Prayer granted Bond by Elijah CALLOWAY with John WHITFORD and David WHITFORD, bondsmen for £100. Condition is that slave Reuben, about to be emancipated will not become a charge on the county. 10 June 1809. Bond by Benner VAIL for £2000. Condition is that the court having passed an order setting free the following slaves named Ola George, Binah, Lanah, Stephen, and Lydia, late the property of John BENNERS and by his will desired to be set at liberty, which order requires that security should be given for the good behavior and that the slaves not become a charge to the county. 8 Oct 1801 Bond by Lydia STEWART with Thomas WEBBER for £200. Condition is that the court having given permission for the emancipation of a slave named Phillis. Bond is for Phillis not becoming a charge to any county. 4 Jul 1801 Bond by John HOWARD with Richard WILLIAMS for £400. Condition that Court having passed an order for the purpose of setting free Peter GODETT, formerly the property of John HOWARD. Bond is that Peter GODETT will not become a charge to the county. 29 Oct 1801 [Document very faded and almost entirely illegible] Bond by Benjamin NEALE with Philip NEALE Junr, Philip NEALE Sr, and Wm. JOHNSTON, bondsmen for £200. The condition is that [can't read] Benjamin NEALE take a negro slave at the [can't read] of his master or owner set free by [torn] of the County Court if having made [can't read] shall well and truly [can't read] according to the interest and [can't read] Assembly in that Case made & provided whilst he shall remain within the limits of the state aforesaid then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness: John BRASS Junr. 15 Sept 1801 Emancipation bond by Jeffrey SAMPSON with Benjamin BORDEN, bondsman. Condition is that SAMPSON having obtained his freedom upon the petition of his master that he will conduct himself in a peaceable orderly manner and with good behavior and not be chargeable to any County in the state. 27 Oct 1790 Emancipation bond by Francis LOWTHORP and George ELLIS. Condition is that permission was given to Jas. MCKINLAY & William GOOD, Executors of Thomas THOMLINSON, decd to emancipate a negro woman slave named June [might be Jane] agreeable to the direction of the deceased in his will; if June shall demean herself and not be chargeable to any parish or county in this State, bond is void. 11 June 1802 Emancipation bond by John C. STANLY, John TEMPLETON, John MCLIN. Condition is that Bob LISBON has been given permission to emancipate negro slave Robert W. CONWAY that he will not become chargeable to the parish of Craven County or to any County in the State. 16 June 1804. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Robert will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Lydia STEWART with John C. STANLY. Condition is that at the County Court, September term 1804, STEWART was granted permission to emancipate woman slave named Amey; she will be of good behavior. 10 June 1806. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Amey will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Lydia STEWART with John C. STANLY. Condition is that at the County Court, June term 1805, STEWART was granted permission to emancipate woman slave named Bet; she will be of good behavior. 10 June 1806. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Bet will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Lydia STEWART with John C. STANLY. Condition is that at the County Court, June term 1805, STEWART was granted permission to emancipate boy slave named Toney; she will be of good behavior. 10 June 1806. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Toney will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John C. STANLY and John CLARK. Condition is at the County Court at December term 1804 that John C. STANLY was granted permission to emancipate a mulatto Slave named John; he will demean himself in an order & peaceable manner. 10 Dec 1804 Emancipation bond by Reuben CALLOWAY, Elijah CALLOWAY, John WHITFORD, & David WHITFORD. Condition is that Reuben has been emancipated; he will be of good behavior. 1 June 1805 Emancipation bond by Frederick NASH and George H. B. BURGWIN. Condition is that Frederick NASH has procured an order for the emancipation of a Negroe man named Virgil; Virgil will not at any time become burthinsome or chargeable on the parish or county. 9 June 1807 Emancipation bond by Joshua LEWIS, Lovick JONES, & G. JONES. Condition is that at the county court held this day permission has been granted to William JESSOP to emancipate Joshua LEWES, a negro slave; he will not become chargeable on the parish of Craven County or any County in this state. 15 Dec 1807 Emancipation bond by Isaac LUIS, William PHYSIOC, Jas. PHYSIOC. Condition is that William JESSUP has been granted permission to set free negroe slave Isaac; Isaac shall not become chargeable to the parish of Craven or any county of the state. 15 Dec 1807. Emancipation bond by Simon LEWIS, Thos. AUSTIN, Benjamin BENDIN. Condition is that permission was granted this day to William JESSUP to emancipate Simon; he shall not become chargeable to the parish of Craven or any County of the State. 15 Dec 1807. Emancipation bond by Seniah LEWIS, George COOPER, & Michael ELLIS. Condition is that William JESSUP has been granted permission to emancipate Seniah LEWIS; she shall behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. Witness: W.M. PHYSIOC. 15 Dec 1807 Emancipation bond by Simon LEWIS, Thos. AUSTIN, Benjamin BENDIN. Condition is that permission was granted this day to William JESSUP to emancipate Simon; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 15 Dec 1807. Emancipation bond by Isaac LUIS, William PHYSIOC, Jas PHYSIOC. Condition is that permission was granted this day to William JESSUP to emancipate Isaac; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 15 Dec 1807. Emancipation bond by Joshua LEWIS, Lovick JONES, G. JONES. Condition is that permission was granted this day to William JESSUP to emancipate Joshua; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 15 Dec 1807. Emancipation bond by Seniah LEWIS, George COOPER, & Michael ELLIS. Condition is that William JESSUP has been granted permission to emancipate Seniah LEWIS; she shall not become chargeable to the parish of Craven County or to any County of the State. Witness: W.M. PHYSIOC. 15 Dec 1807 Emancipation bond by George LEWIS, Abner WHITEHEAD, & Jno. WHITEHEAD. Condition is that William JESSUP has been granted permission to emancipate George LEWIS; he shall not become chargeable to the parish of Craven County or to any County of the State. Witness: W.M. PHYSIOC. 24 Feb 1808 Emancipation bond by Ann DOWDEN John TEMPLETON, Wm. TIGNOR. Condition is that Ann DOWDEN has been given permission to emancipate a negro slave named York; he will behave as an honest and peaceable citizen. 28 Dec 1808. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that York will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John DEVEREUX & WM. hollister. Condition is permission has been granted at September term last past to Sarah WOODS to emancipate a negro slave named Tom NEWTON; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 18 November 1808. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Tom will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John L. TERRANCE, Catherine CHAPMAN, William P. LUCAS. Condition is permission has been given to H. L. CHAPMAN to emancipate a negroe slave named Nathan; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 20 Mar 1809. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Nathan will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John BRAGG, Adam BANLY. Condition is Permission has been granted to Hannah ARTHUR to emancipate a slave named John; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 18 December 1809. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that John will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by George LUIS. Condition is permission has been granted to William JESSUP to emancipate George LUIS; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 24 Feb 1808. Emancipation bond by Elizabeth HENRY, John C. STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to Elizb. HENRY to emancipate a negro slave named Ben; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 June 1808. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Ben will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Elizabeth HENRY and John C. STANLY. Condition is permission has been given to Elizb. HENRY to emancipate a negro slave named Rosanna; she will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 June 1808. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Rosanna will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Elizabeth HENRY and John C. STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to Elizabeth HENRY to emancipate a negro slave named Rose; she will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 June 1808. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Rose will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Elizebeth HENRY, John C. STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to E. HENRY to emancipate a negro slave named Chelsea; she will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 June 1808. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Chelsea will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Eliza'a HENRY, John C. STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to E. HENRY to emancipate a negro slave named Hannah; she will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 June 1808. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Hannah will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Elizabeth HENRY & John C. STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to Eliz'a HENRY to emancipate a negro slave named Peggy; she will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 June 1808. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Peggy will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Elizabeth HENRY & John C. STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to HENRY to emancipate a negro slave named Tenah; she will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 June1808. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Tenah will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Elizabeth HENRY & John C. STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to E. HENRY to emancipate a negro slave named Peter son of Chelsea; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 June 1808. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Peter will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Elizabeth HENRY & John C. STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to Eliza. HENRY to emancipate a negro slave named Abram; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 June 1808. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Abram will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Margaret HASLEN and Ann NASH. Condition is permission has been granted to Margaret HASLEN to emancipate a negro slave named Phoebe; she will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 8 March 1809. [Following this: similar bond; condition is that Phoebe will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John DALY and Charles ROACH. Condition is permission has been granted to the Executor of Edward GRIFFITH at June term last to emancipate a negro slave named Alice a negro slave of Edward; she shall not become chargeable on the parish or County. 25 Jul 1805. [Next page: similar bond; condition is that Alice will be of good behavior]. Emancipation bond by Elizabeth HENRY & Saml. BARRON. Condition is permission has been granted to Elizabeth HENRY to emancipate a negro slave named Emanuel; he will not become chargeable to the parish or county of Craven. 10 Jan 1806. [Next page: similar bond; condition is that Emanuel will be of good behavior]. Emancipation bond by Elizabeth HENRY & Sam. G. BARRON. Condition is permission has been granted to Elizabeth HENRY to emancipate a negro slave named Henry; he will be of good behavior. 10 June 1806. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Henry will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Folder: Petitions to emancipate slaves, petitions for freedom and bonds for emancipated slaves 1810-1819 Emancipation bond by Gideon RICHARD, Gideon JONES, William PHYSIOC. Condition is permission has been granted to Owen STANTON to emancipate a negro slave named Peter; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 12 March 1810. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Peter will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Silas REECE, Gideon JONES, & William PHYSIOC. Condition is permission has been granted to Owen STANTON to emancipate a negro slave named Silas; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 18 June 1810. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Silas will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John J. MCLIN & James SUYDAM. Condition is permission has been granted to John J. MCLIN to emancipate a negro slave named Sally; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 12 June 1812. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Sally will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Abner HARGETT & Alfred HARGETT. Condition is permission has been granted to Abner HARGETT to emancipate a negro slave named Peter; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 10 Mar 1812. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Peter will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John F. SMITH, Donum MUMFORD. Condition is permission has been granted to John F. SMITH to emancipate a negro slave named Douglas; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 21 Apr 1811. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Douglas will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by William CONWAY & William MITCHELL. Condition is permission has been granted to William CONWAY to emancipate a negro slave named Luke; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 23 March 1811. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Luke will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by William MITCHELL & William CONWAY. Condition is permission has been granted to William CONWAY to emancipate a negro slave named Bachus; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 23 Mar 1811. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Bachus will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Thomas NEWTON and Marcus C. STEPHENS. Condition is permission has been granted to Thomas NEWTON to emancipate a negro slave named Sarah; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 18 Mar 1811. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Sarah will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John OLIVER and William OLIVER. Condition is permission has been granted to John OLIVER to emancipate a negro slave named Thomas [can't read]; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 2 Mar 1814. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Thomas [can't read] will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Sacher DUBBERLY. Condition is permission has been granted to Sacher DUBBERLY to emancipate a negro slave named Cannon; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 19 Mar 1814. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Cannon will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Lovick JONES, Asa JONES. Condition is permission has been granted to Lovick JONES to emancipate a negro slave named Jeoffrey; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 24 Mar 1814. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Jeoffrey will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Sacher DUBBERLY. Condition is permission has been granted to Sacher DUBBERLY to emancipate a negro slave named Cannon; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 13 Aug 1814. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Cannon will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John ARTHUR & Asa ARTHUR. Condition is permission has been granted to Jacob BURCH to emancipate a negro slave named Penny; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 13 June 1814. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Penny will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Benjamin WALLCE & Benners VAIL. Condition is permission has been granted to Benj. WALLACE to emancipate a negro slave named [space left blank]; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 10 July 1812. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that [space left blank] will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. "We, Allen BACKHOUSE, Nathaniel STREET, & William S. MORRIS, being all freeholders of said county, and being duly summoned by Thomas C. MASTERS, Dy Shff. to view and Examine a Negro girl named Charlotte, attached by him as the property of John B. PATRICK, Deft. At the suit of Joh SNEAD Webb & Sheffield & Increase BRADLY, Pltffs., having carefully examined and viewed the same, do say upon our oaths the said Negro girl, are perishable." 22 Nov 1815. Emancipation bond by Robert LISBON, Asa JONES, Frederick KIREOUX. Condition is permission has been granted to Robert LISBON to emancipate a negro slave named Evelina; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 13 September 1816. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Evelina will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John R. DONNELL. Condition is permission has been granted to Will BLACKLEDGE admin with the will annexed of Mary Jones SPAIGHT to emancipate a negro slave named Sarah; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 15 September 1816. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Sarah will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John DOWNS. Condition is permission has been granted to John DOWNS to emancipate a negro slave named Sarah; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 15 June 1816. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Sarah will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Good behavior bond by Charles [X] HARRIS with Zina ROBBINS & Dewey JUDD. 29 Jan 1816. Witness: Thomas MASTERS. [Note: This bond does not mention emancipation or indicate the race of Charles HARRIS] Emancipation bond by David MOORE, Valentin RICHARDSON, and _____. Condition is permission has been granted to David MOORE to emancipate a negro slave named Alsey; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 12 Mar 1817. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Alsey will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Reuben CALLOWAY, Hezekiah WILLIS, & Elijah CALLOWAY. Condition is permission has been granted to Reuben CALLOWAY to emancipate a negro slave named Indey; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 12 Sept 1817. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Indey will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Bond by John HALL and Joseph WALL [note: name unreadable due to stain on document, but signed Joseph WALL]. Condition is that John HALL'S man slave Kimbo has been granted permission to carry a gun on HALL's property. Kimbo to demean himself and [stained] good behavior. 13 Mar 1817 Emancipation bond by Joseph WALLACE. Condition is permission has been granted to Joseph WALLACE to emancipate a negro slave named Simon; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 June 1817. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Simon will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Asa JONES and Frederick JONES. Condition is permission has been granted to Asa JONES, exr of Sarah JONES to emancipate a negro slave named Robin; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 12 Mar 1818. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Robin will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Richard D. SPEIGHT. Condition is permission has been granted to R.D. SPEIGHT to emancipate a negro slave named John; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 13 Mar 1818. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that John will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Thomas NEWTON, William HOLLISTER, John JUSTICE. Condition is permission has been granted to Thomas NEWTON to emancipate a negro slave named Macklin NEWTON; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 17 Dec 1818. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Macklin NEWTON will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. "This is to certify that old Daniel is free Left to me By my brother Benjamin NELSON Will and since that time I have let him have his time he has not had his freedom agreeable to law as to the privileges of a free living man of color but, there is no person that hath any jurisdiction over him but myself and I have none but to defend him and keep him with in the bounds of the Law and on these terms he has liberty to pass and repass where he Pleases." 16 Nov 1808. s/John NELSON. Back: John S. NELSON pass to the Late John NELSON's Old Daniel On hearing petition on behalf of executor of James MCKINLAY, decd praying to emancipate a slave Dick belonging to the estate of MCKINLAY and the proof in support thereof-Ordered that the Executor have leave to emancipate Dick, on entering into bond for his good behavior and to indemnify the State against his [torn]. Filed March term 1819 Petition of Francis HAWKS shows that he is owner of a negro woman slave named Pomona, formerly the property of Elizabeth HOWARD. He is desirous to reward the long and meritorious service of Pomona with emancipation. June term 1811. Back: Prayer granted Petition of William CONWAY is the legal owner of a certain Negro man slave named Bachus, a carpenter by trade and also of his wife, a negro woman named Sukey, both of them lately belonging to Fredrick NASH & George BURGWYN. Petitioner became the purchaser of the sales under a trust that upon the performance of certain conditions on their part your petitioner would release his claim upon the slave and assist them in an application for their freedom. Petitioner states with confidence that in industry, fidelity, and honesty in all the qualifications of good citizens Bachus & Sukey will not suffer by a comparison with any persons of their color. Petitioner prays to emancipate them, in accordance with Acts of Assembly. Back: Filed March 1811. Allowed. Emancipation bond by Robert LISBON, Asa JONES, Frederick DIVOUX. Condition is permission has been granted to Robert LISBON to emancipate a negro slave named MYRTILLA; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 31 Dec 1813. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Myrtilla will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Petition by Robert LISBON a free man of color shows that from the fruits of hard labor he was able to purchase his daughter Myrtilla his only child who was the slave of Frederick DIVOUX. He is anxious to secure to this daughter the blessing of liberty which he confidently believes she will be found to deserve for her meritorious services & good conduct. For her character he refers the court to the accompanying testimonial & prays permission to emancipate her upon giving the required bonds. Filed Sept 1813. Granted. The Subscribers are acquainted with the girl Myrtilla the daughter of Robert LISBON whom he wishes to emancipate. The recommend her as industrious, honest, and sober. 13 Sept 1813. s/F. DIVOUX, Michael H. LENTE, V. ALLEN, Wm LAURENCE, Thomas WADSWORTH, M.C. STEPHENS, E. HENRY, A. ELLIS, John JONES, Steph. B. FORBES, Jno J. MCLIN, John JUSTICE Petition of Jno C. STANLY shows that he is the owner of a negro man named Edmund who for his faithful & meritorious services has rendered himself worthy of the greatest privileges which petitioner can confer on him. Petitioner prays that he may have permission to set free Edmund. June term 1815. Back: Jno SNEAD & Jno JONES security for good behavior. Granted Petition of Bothwick GILLESPIE shows that Mary JONES by her last will and testament directed petitioner who was executor to emancipate a slave called John DOWNS in consideration of the faithful and meritorious services rendered by John DOWNS while in her service a period of near fifteen years. Petitioner wishing to yield obedience to the wishes of Mary and from a knowledge of the correct conduct and good behavior of John DOWNS prays a license to emancipate the slave. Mar term 1811. Back: Prayer granted "Daniel former slave of Benjamin NELSON deceased prays your worships that an order may be made & a certificate granted him of his emancipation agreeable to the last will of Benjamin NELSON-who gave him thirty five acres of Land during his life-he will give security according to law. June term 1811. Back: The Court are of opinion that Daniel by giving security may be freed according to Law. [Note: This petition has torn in two pieces; both pieces are present]. Petition of Wm. B. GREEN shows that he is the owner of a mulatto slave called James York GREEN whose faithful & meritorious services he is desirous to reward with the blessing of freedom. He prays license to emancipate him upon paying bonds as required by law. 13 Sept 1812. Below this: The subscribers certify to the Court of Craven that they are acquainted with James York GREEN-he is a tolerable workman at the carpenter trade; a sober, honest and industrious fellow and in their opinions would not disgrace the character of a free man. Sept 1812. s/J. MASTIN, M.C. STEPHENS, John GREEN, W.B. GREEN, Jno A GREEN, Wm MITCHELL, Thomas WADSWORTH. Back: Granted Jno C STANLY prays the court to emancipate a negro woman Tempe. He shows the court that the woman has ever conducted in an orderly & discrete manner, that she has been remarkable for her honesty, industry and her affection & attachment to her owners. He particularly begs leave to state that in his late illness her diligence in watching attending to & nursing him was such as merit from him thanks & praise & to induce him to apply to have her liberated for her meritorious services. Fredk. JONES & Wm. HANDCOCK, securities. Filed Dec term 1813. Granted Petition of John C. STANLY shows that he is owner of a woman slave named Rachael & boy Kelsey, Hannah, Amy, Ketty, John, & Alford whose meritorious services he is desirous to reward with emancipation. The negroes are of good moral character, sober & industrious, and are ready if emancipated to give the bond required by law that they shall not become chargeable to the parish. Petition prays to emancipate the negroes. 13 June 1816. Back: Granted Petition of John C. STANLY represents that he is the owner of a mulatto woman named Charlotte, and her son Richard whose faithful & meritorious services he is desirous to reward with emancipation. The slaves are person of unexceptionable character for sobriety, honest & industry and able to earn their livings by labor. Petitioner prays that on giving security he may have license to emancipate them. March 1816. Granted. Petition of Donner MONTFORD shows that he is the owner of a mulatto boy called Abraham Moody Russell ALLEN whose meritorious services he is anxious to reward with freedom. The boy sustains a good moral character and is healthy & industrious. Prays license to emancipate him after bonds given. Sept 1816. s/Donner MONTFORD. Witnesses: John GREEN. [can't read 2nd witness name] Petition by Robert LISBON shows that by his honest industry he has obtained means to purchase his daughter Evelina whose meritorious services he is desirous to reward with emancipation. The girl is honest, industrious, & healthy. Prays license to emancipate Evelina, giving bonds as required by law. Sept 1816. Below this: Undersigned certify that the girl Evelina is a girl of honest character & industrious and healthy. s/ J.W. TEMPLETON, B.C. GOODY. Back: Granted Petition of Reuben CALLOWAY shows he is owner of a woman slave named Indy, whose meritorious services he desires to reward by emancipation and prays license to set her free. Sept term 1817. Back: Read & granted. Petition of Jno C. STANLY shows that he is the owner of a negro woman slave named Mariah whose meritorious services has induced petitioner to wish to liberate her. Petitoiner prays that the Court will grant him permission to liberate Mariah. Mar term 1818. Back: Granted Petition of David MOORE shows that he is the owner of a mulatto girl slave named Alice, whose meritorious services he desires to reward by emancipation. The girl is hones & industrious. He prays license to emancipate her, giving bonds as required by law. Mar term 1817. Back: Granted Petition of James Y. GREEN shows that he is the proprietor and owner by purchase of the petitioner's mother Violet and his brother Rigdon GREEN both of whom are held in slavery by petitioner, and petitioner purchased them under a deep conviction that it was an act of duty and piety in petitioner to make such purchase in order to redeem his mother and brother from the state of slavery. Petitioner further shows that the Slaves Violet & Rigdon have always sustained and still sustain, fair moral character are industrious in their habits & peaceable in their deportment & Meritorious for their services to their former owner. Petitioner is desirous to set free Violet and Rigdon and to this end prays license first entering into bonds for the indemnity of the public against maintenance of the slaves and also for their good conduct. Sept term [no year]. Granted Petition of John DOWNS shows that he is the owner of a negro woman named Sarah whose meritorious services he is desirous to reward with emancipation. Sarah is honest and industrious and sober. Prays petition be granted. Petitioner will give bonds that Sarah shall not become chargeable to the county. June 1816. Below this: Undersigned recommend the petitioner John DOWNS as an industrious, honest, & sober man and the woman Sarah deserves the good character given of her in the petition. June 1816. s/Asa JONES, John JONES, Jno. OLIVER, Wm. HOLLISTER, M.C. STEPHENS, Saml. OLIVER. Back: Granted Subscribers have been many years acquainted with Reuben CALLOWAY, a free man of color and his wife Ruth. The are industrious, honest and sober people. Reuben has a freehold and considerable other property. His wife is his slave and he is desirous to have her emancipated. We recommend her as a deserving woman. Ruth has no child by Reuben & has no had a child for 20 years. March 1815. s/David LEWIS, Wm. R. STREET, David WHITFORD, Norman WILLIS, Samuel WILLIS, Major WILLIS, Adam GASKINS, Richd. WILLIS, Elijah CALLOWAY, Aaron ERNUL, John WHITFORD, W. HANDCOCK, Eijah CLARK, Abner PEARCE, Levi REEL, John JUSTICE, M.E. STEPHENS, R.P. JONES, John GREEN. Below this: Reuben CALLAWAY begs permission to emancipate the woman Ruth named in the above recommendation for her meritorious services. Durant HATCH respectfully represents that he is the owner of a Negro man slave named Jacob, commonly called Jacob MCCLURE, whose meritorious services he is desirous to reward with emancipation-Jacob is honest, sober & industrious, and petitioner if permitted to set him free will give bonds required that he will not become chargeable to the county. June 1816. Back Petition of Richard Dobbs SPEIGHT shows that he is the proprietor of a mulatto man slave named John GREEN who hath conducted himself morally and with sobriety as far as your petitioner knows. John has conduced himself generally and towards your petitioner meritoriously. In consequence of this meritorious conduct, petitioner is desirous of emancipating him. Mar term 1818. Back: Granted Emancipation bond by Bothwick C. GILLESPIE and John JONES. Condition is permission has been granted to Executor of Mary JONES to emancipate a negro slave named John DOWNS; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 14 Mar 1811. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that John DOWNS will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by James A. GREEN and James W. BUNTON. Condition is permission has been granted to James A. GREEN to emancipate a negro slave named Rigdon; He will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 18 Sept 1818. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Rigdon will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John C. STANLY, Richard D. SPEIGHT. Condition is permission has been granted to JOHN C. STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Maria; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 Mar 1818. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Maria will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John C. STANLY, Thomas MCLIN, and Elijah SCOTT. Condition is permission has been granted to Jno C. STANLY & Elijah SCOTT to emancipate a negro slave named Sophy; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 June 1817. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Sophy will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by William HOLLAND and Joseph BRITTAIN. Condition is permission has been granted to William HOLLAND to emancipate a negro slave named Cesar; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 Sept 1817. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Cesar will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Elijah SCOTT and John TEMPLETON. Condition is permission has been granted to John C. STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Charlotte GREEN; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 11 Mar 1816. Below this: Emancipation bond by Elijah SCOTT and John TEMPLETON. Condition is permission has been granted to JOHN C. STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Richard GREEN; He will will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State. 11 Mar 1816. [2 copies of this in folder] Emancipation bond by Bachus SIMONS and John TEMPLETON. Condition is permission has been granted to John C. STANLY to emancipate negro slaves named Rachel & Kelsey, Hannah, Amy, Kitty, John, & Alfred; They will behave themelves as honest and peaceable citizens. 16 June 1816. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Rachel & Kelsey, Hannah, Amy, Kitty, John, & Alfred will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Durant HATCH and Thomas H. DAVIS. Condition is permission has been granted to Durant HATCH to emancipate a negro slave named Jacob MCLURE; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 13 June 1816. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Jacob MCLURE will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Donum MUMFORD and James Y. GREEN. Condition is permission has been granted to Donum MUMFORD to emancipate a negro slave named Abram M.R. ALLEN; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 12 Sept 1816. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Abram M.R. ALLEN will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Frederick and William HANDCOCK. Condition is permission has been granted to John C. STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Tempe; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 15 Dec 1813. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Tempe will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John JONES and John SNEAD. Condition is permission has been granted to John C. STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Edmond; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 19 June 1915. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Edmond will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Daniel CARTHY and John STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to JOHN C. STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Tom BUNYON 12 June 1812; he will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State Emancipation bond by Daniel CARTHY and John C. STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to John C. STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Tom BUNYON; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 12 June 1812. Emancipation bond by Bachus SIMON and James York GREEN. Condition is permission has been granted to John C. STANLY to emancipate negro slaves Lydia and her children Virchey, Mary, Susan; they will behave themselves as honest and peaceable citizens. 14 Mar 1815. Emancipation bond by Bachus SIMON and James York GREEN. Condition is permission has been granted to John C. STANLY to emancipate negro slaves Lydia and her children Virchey, Mary, Susan; they not become chargeable to the county. 14 Mar 1815. Emancipation bond by James Y. GREEN and Alexander HENDERSON. Condition is permission has been granted to James Y. GREEN to emancipate a negro slave named Violet; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 18 Sept 1818. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Violet will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by William B. GREEN and John FRANKLIN. Condition is permission has been granted to William B. GREEN to emancipate a negro slave named James York GREEN; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 13 Sept 1812. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that James York GREEN will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Reuben CALLOWAY, David WHITFORD, and Abner PEARCE . Condition is permission has been granted to Reuben CALLOWAY to emancipate a negro slave named Ruth; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 13 Mar 1815. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Ruth will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Folder: Petitions to emancipate slaves, petitions for freedom and bonds for emancipated slaves 1822-1829 (broken series) Petition of Mary SHARP shows that he is the owner of a female slave named Jenny, otherwise called Jenny GAYNOR or Jenny BRYAN; the slave is about 60 years of age and is past the age of child bearing. Petitioner shows that the slave has been always faithful, honest and humble and has rendered highly meritorious services to her owners; that she has been living many years as a free person and has uniformly behaved with propriety & humility towards white persons, has been submissive to the laws and exemplary in her conduct. Petitioner prays for emancipation. Oct term 1827. Back: Prayer granted. Petition of Frederick JONES of Newbern shows he is the owner of a negro man slave named Peter, commonly called Peter REYNOLDS, whose long and repeated meritorious services entitle him the petitioner to the highest reward a master can bestow upon his slave-the blessing of emancipation. The slave has not only uniformly proved industrious and sober, but has for a course of years been entrusted by petitioner with the chief direction and care a a turpentine distillery in which a considerable capital was invested & several laborers employed-in which employment his fidelity and diligence have been high meritorious. Petitioner prays a license to emancipate Peter REYNOLDS upon giving bond as required by law. 26 Apr 1822. Below this: John JONES & Asa JONES make oath that they believe the character & services of the negro Peter mentioned above in the petition are true. 26 Apr 1822. Back: Granted Emancipation bond by Asa JONES and John JONES. Condition is permission has been granted to Frederick JONES to emancipate a negro slave named Peter REYNOLDS; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 27 Apr 1822. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Peter REYNOLDS will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Petition of Saml. STREET shows that he is now the owner of a negro woman slave called Delia, aged about 40, whom for her meritorious services he is desirous to emancipate. Petitioner alleges that the slave acted as a faithful & attentive nurse to his oldest son & that from her breast his infancy was supported. He further shows that he has been in the habit for a number of years, upon the occasion of any absences from home to confide to the slave the custody of his household & domestic concerns & has always found that the duties have been faithfully discharged with the utmost fidelity and honesty-Influenced by these considerations & prompted by a sense of conscientious obligations, petitioner prays he may be able to liberate the slave. Spring term 1823. Back: Prayer granted Emancipation bond by Samuel STREET with John S. MORIS, bondsman. Condition is permission has been granted to Samuel STREET to emancipate a negro slave named Delia; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 25 Apr 1823. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Delia will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Petition by Joshua SCOTT states that he is the owner of a negro man slave named Moses, whose fidelity & valuable & meritorious services he is desiring to reward with emancipation. Moses was once the property of Charles SANDERS of Craven who desired to emancipate him for preserving his dwelling house & property from destruction by fire occasioned by lightening, but SANDERS was embarrassed [financially] & the negro was sold for his debts. Petitioner has been and is engaged in the butchering business, buying & selling cattle-in which business he has had greatly to rely on the honesty & industry of Moses, who is honest, sober, industrious, & is now nearly or quite 60 years old. Petitioner prays license to emancipate him. Back: Filed Apr term 1824. Request granted. Petition of James W. BRYAN shows that a female negro slave by the name of Caty, commonly called Caty WEBBER, has been from the time of her birth the slave of petitioner and his ancestors-that she has rendered faithful and meritorious services of various kinds, both to your petitioner and his father & family, and is now advanced to an age exceeding 50 years. Petitioner has been informed that she was a favorite slave of his father and attended him with great fidelity & care through various long & severe illnesses and has also acted as nurse to several of the younger family members of the family; she has performed her duty in a highly exemplary manner-her character for honest, correct, & humble deportment is extremely known & admitted. Petitioner desires that this faithful servant should enjoy the remnant of her years in freedom & security and prays that she may be emancipated. Below this: "I unite in this petition-Jno C. STANLY." Spring term 1827. Back: Prayer granted. Emancipation bond by James W. BRYAN with John H. BRYAN, bondsman. Condition is permission has been granted to James W. BRYAN to emancipate a negro slave named Caty WEBBER; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 24 Apr 1827. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Caty WEBBER will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Petition of Stephen FERRAND shows that he is the owner of a colored female slave usually called Caroline LANE, whom he is very desirous of being permitted to emancipate; that Caroline has uniformly conducted herself with a propriety and decency far above her station in life and in the highest degree exemplary; her services have been singularly meritorious; she is strictly honest, industrious, modest; has been brought up in virtuous habits and is scarcely distinguishable from a white person in complexion and is fitted to enjoy with propriety and to use with discretion the privileges and rights which appertain to freedom. No date. Back: Prayer granted Emancipation bond by Stephen S. FERRAND. Condition is permission has been granted to Stephen S. FERRAND to emancipate a negro slave named Caroline LANE; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 24 Apr 1827. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Caroline LANE will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Petition of Silvester BROWN, executor to the estate of Nathl BROWN shows that as executor he is in possession and owner of a negro woman slave by the name of Edny; that with the consent of the legatees of the will of Nathl. BROWN he is desirous to emancipate the negro slave. She is about the age of 50 years and during a long period of 24 or 25 years she was the property of his testator; her conduct has a been marked by the utmost propriety diligence and attention to the wishes of her late master. During a long and protracted illness of her late master she was diligent and attentive sitting up with him and nursing him with the utmost diligence & care and by her diligence assisted in saving the life at one time of her late master. During the infancy of the legatees of Nathl BROWN she was a careful and diligent nurse and during the infancy of one of the legatees who at that period of her life suffered very much from disease the slave attended upon her with diligence night and day so carefully that it was thought that the preservation of her life was owing to the attentions of the slave. During a period of illness of petitioner's testator she attended with the utmost diligence & care and indeed throughout the whole life of the slave since she has been the property of testator her conduct has been highly exemplary and she has been constantly rendering meritorious services for the benefit of her owners both in sickness and health. Petitioner prays he may be permitted to emancipate the slave. Spring term 1829. Back: Prayer granted Mrs. CHADWICK makes oath that she is the daughter of Nathl. BROWN and one of the legatees. From her earliest recollection the negro woman Edney was a slave of her father and living in the family. Her conduct has always been extremely exemplary. She knows that during a long and protracted illness of her father Edney was extremely attentive sitting up with him and nursing him. She was the nurse of the children and confidential servant of her late mistress and that the attention and kindness she rendered the children was such as would have been rendered by a mother. During the infancy of affiant she suffered very much from sickness and that during that time Edny was her nurse and although at that time an infant she cannot recollect any particular services rendered she recollects having heard her mother say that she was very serviceable. At one period of the illness f her late father she verily believes that Edny by her diligence & care was instrumental in saving his life. During the sickness of her late mother the slave was extremely diligent and attentive. [Signature is smeared-it looks like Cha?? CHADWICK] Next page: Miss Evelina BROWN makes oath that she is the daughter of Nathaniel BROWN and one of the legatees. Negro slave Edney has been in the family since her earliest recollection and that her conduct has always been highly exemplary. She was so young she has no recollection of the sickness of her father at the time spoken of. She knows that Edney was her nurse and that during her infancy she was extremely kind & attentive to her as much so this affiant thinks as if she had been her mother. That she was very attentive to her mother during her illness. s/Evelina [X] BROWN. No date Petition of Nathaniel SMITH of New Bern shows that he is the owner of a female slave called Polly AARON, about 25 years of age. The slave has been remarkable for her obedience & fidelity to her owners-and has always been noted for her honesty & industry; her services have been uncommonly meritorious. He prays that he may be permitted to emancipate her. Spring term 1829. Back: Paryer of petitioner granted Petition of John C. STANLY shows that he is the owner of negro slaves-two negro men and two negro women, the men named Boston and Brister and the women named Betty & Money. These servants have each performed meritorious services for which it is the wish of petitioner to reward them with emancipation They have each been dutiful and obedient, faithful and honest in the discharge of duties committed to their care, remarkable for their attention the interest of petitioner & humble and respectful in their deportment to the whites. Boston is between 30 and 40 years, owned by petition more than 30 years and was the first slave ever owned [by] petitioner. Brister is about the same age and has belonged to petitioner more than 20 year; they were purchased by petitioner when they were quite small and reared by him and taught the trade of a barber. After the increase of business compelled petitioner to direct his attention to other matters he left to the care of these two slaves the management of the establishment-during many years the establishment has been made the exclusive management of the servants and they have faithfully collected and paid over to petitioner the money received by them from the customers to the shop, and petitioner has not been informed and does not believer that a single instance exists to which they have wrongfully withheld the money coming to petitioner. Thru the agency of Brister he has recd. information as has enabled him to apprehend one of his negroes which had run away and to prevent the absconding of others who had manifested an intention of deserting. The same negro has at least once given information to petitioner and thru him to the owner of a slave which had run away and had reached the state of N. York as enabled the owner to apprehend and recover his run away slave and petitioner believes but will not positively affirm that more than once he has recd. an intelligence which has been useful to the inhabitants of the town. Petitioner further states that during the period he has owned the men it has fallen to his lot to be afflicted with severe illness-twice at least petitioner's life was despaired of and the office of nurse devolved on and by petitioner's family was committed to the men Boston and Brister and it was the fidelity and tenderness with which they regarded the trust reposed in them that petitioner verily believes that (if his life was not preserved) at least his recovery was accelerated by their attentions. The negro woman Betty is about 40 years old & Money is about ____ years old. They have been and are most faithful and honest and humble servants, attentive to the wishes and interest of petitioner and humble and respectful to the whites. These servants were the nurses of [petitioner's] wife during her last illness, which continued for 10 years-the greater part of which time she was unable to render to herself any assistance and was dependent during all the time on the kindness of the negroes. The services which these slaves were called on to perform during all this time were arduous and menial and which any money could not have procured, yet they were performed with a cheerfulness and alacrity and kindness which demands to be rewarded by petitioner with emancipation. Petitioner prays leave to liberate the slaves. No date. Affirmed in open court Mrs. Winney WILSON makes oath that she is well acquainted with the two negro women slaves named Betty & Money the proper slaves of John C. STANLY. They are obedient and humble servants and so far as affiant knows are honest. She has never heard them charged with dishonesty or disobedience or a want of due respect to their superiors. They were the nurses who attended the wife of Jno C. STANLY during her last illness which lasted for a very long time. Affiant has known the slaves for more than 10 years as she can recollect. s/Wineford [X] WILSON. 2 Oct 1828 Below this: Elijah SCOTT makes oath that he is well acquainted with Betty the slave of Jno C. STANLY-that he believes her an obedient and humble and honest servant and has never heard her charged with dishonesty or improper conduct either towards her owners or towards the whites. 22 Oct 1828 Summons for George WILSON to appear and testify on behalf of the state against the petition of John C. STANLY for the liberation of slaves. Oct 1828 Emancipation bond by John STANLY and Jno C. STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to John STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Moses; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 28 Oct 1828. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Moses will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John C. STANLY and John STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to John C. STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Money; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 28 Oct 1828. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Money will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John C. STANLY and John STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to John C. STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Boston; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 28 Oct 1828. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Boston will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Stephen B. FORBES. Condition is permission has been granted to Stephen FORBES to emancipate a negro slave named Lettice; she will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State. 21 Apr 1829 Emancipation bond by Stephen B. FORBES & Robert PRIMROSE. Condition is permission has been granted to Stephen B. FORBES to emancipate a negro slave named Lettice; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 21 Apr 1829. Emancipation bond by Ismael AARONS and Nathaniel SMITH. Condition is permission has been granted to Nathaniel SMITH to emancipate a negro slave named Polly AARONS; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 12 May 182__. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Polly AARON will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. [Note: Back gives date April term 1829] Emancipation bond by Charles GEROCK and John SNEAD. Condition is permission has been granted to Charles GEROCK to emancipate a negro slave named Jenny; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 2 Nov 1827. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Jenny will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. "This is to certify that John is a freeborn colored man and has lived with me at the rate of six months during this time I found him an industrious prudent fellow he was born in Connecticut in the town of Greymed. s/Stephen LOCKWOOD" 30 Jun 1828 Emancipation bond by John W. GUION and John R. GREEN. Condition is permission has been granted to John W. GUION to emancipate a negro slave named Boston [can't read-might be FENELSON]; he will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State. 28 Nov 1829 Emancipation bond by William HOLLISTER & Saml OLIVER & Robt. ORNE. Condition is permission has been granted to William HOLLISTER to emancipate a negro slave named Thomas; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 20 Oct 1828. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Thomas will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Deed or bill of sale from John C. STANLY to Mary SHARP for a certain woman slave called Jenny. 23 Oct 1827 Emancipation bond by Mary SHARP. Condition is permission has been granted to Mary SHARP to emancipate a negro slave named Jenny; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 1 Nov 1827. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Jenny will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. "Borrowed and recd. of William FERRAND one hundred Spanish Mill Dollars. July 28th 1795." s/A. BACKHOUSE Emancipation bond by John STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to John STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Peggy; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 28 Oct 1828. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Peggy will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by William HOLLISTER, Saml. OLIVER, and Robt V. ORME. Condition is permission has been granted to Willam HOLLISTER to emancipate a negro slave named Mary; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 20 Oct 1828. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Mary will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John C. STANLY & John STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to John C. STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Brister; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 28 Oct 1828. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Brister will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Donum MUMFORD. Condition is permission has been granted to Donum MUMFORD to emancipate a negro slave named Nelson; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 29 Feb 1828. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Nelson will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by John C. STANLY and John STANLY. Condition is permission has been granted to John C. STANLY to emancipate a negro slave named Betty; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 28 Oct 1828. [Below this: similar bond; condition is that Betty will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State]. Emancipation bond by Joshua SCOTT and Daniel SHACKELFORD. Condition is permission has been granted to Joshua SCOTT to emancipate a negro slave named Moses; he will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State. 14 May 1824 Emancipation bond by Joshua SCOTT and Daniel SHACKELFORD. Condition is permission has been granted to Joshua SCOTT to emancipate a negro slave named Moses; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 14 May 1824. "Kinston Oct 10th 1837 Dr Sir- I will thank you to deliver to the bearer Mr WHITE for me letters of administration precisely similar to the one which James BRYAN requested you to render for him, and which he carried on with him Yrs respectfully John C. WASHINGTON" Back: Addressed to James G. STANLY, Esqr. Folder: Petitions to divide and sell slaves No date, 1834-1846 (broken series) Report of commissioners (J.G. STANLY, Z. SLADE, Wm. SESSIONS) appointed to divide slaves held in common by Elizabeth M. ARMISTEAD and Susan ARMISTEAD. The total value of the slaves was $13,875; ? part is worth $4625. Allotted to Mrs. Elizabeth M. ARMISTEAD, entitled to ? part: Name Age Value ($) Philis 16 400 Granville 20 600 Hardy 22 600 Cynthia 39 450 Peter 30 600 Julia 7 200 Arette 22 450 Henry 5 175 Margaret 18 400 Joe (sickly) 12 200 Tom (sickly) 11 200 Cicero 5 175 Joanna 7 200 Total 4650 $25 to be paid to Susan ARMISTEAD Allotted to Miss Susan ARMISTEAD, entitled to ? part: Name Age Value ($) David 16 600 Henry 35 (turpentine hand) 700 Philip 31 (distiller) 700 Jenny 30 (cook) 500 Crecy 27 (cook) 500 Mahala 26 (seamstress) 500 Theresa 24 (cook) 500 Mary 35 (cook) 500 Sophia 38 (cook) 500 Phillis 60 100 Shade 24 (turpentine hand) 700 Laura 24 (cook) 500 Silvia 16 400 Junius 16 450 Philip Henry 5 175 Hannah 15 400 Patsey 11 350 Milley 45 (cook) 450 Total 9225 $25 to be received from Mrs. E.M. ARMISTEAD 24 Mar 1845 [Note: The handwriting on this document is very hard to read, so some names might not be accurate. Some of the names of the enslaved people look like last names, but it's not certain that they are. I have put commas only where they appear in the text, so some names might be a first and middle name or two different people]. Petition to divide slaves by Hannah TAYLOR, Phobe TAYLOR, Frances TAYLOR, Katherine TAYLOR, Janet T. HOLLISTER, William W. CLARK & Louisa his wife, George S. ATTMORE and Mary his wife, & Alexander TAYLOR. They are tenants in common of the following slaves: Sukey, Hannah, Moses, Betty Tooley, Dinah, Susan Henry Andrew Rose Lyttleton Isaac Lido KNOX Jim KNOX, Bill FOY, Mary Ann Bill Jones Jane Dolly Tempe Manly, Daphney Elijah Jim Stanly, Ferebee Robert Lydia, Charles, Sam Lane, Hollon Maria Elaja Tom Kate Pomfrey Hudler, Sofia Dawson, Abram Warren, Lucy John Sylvia Barbara Margaret Francis Tanner Sofia Moses Tempe Martin Alfred Patricia Betty, Harry Gaskins Patty Arnot Sarah Sam Gibbs Alexander John Sam Julia Frederick Hester Eleanor Linton Sally Esther Hollon Isral, Cicero and Lovet. November 1846. s/ATTMORE, solicitor. [Note: Solicitor is George ATTMORE, who is also one of the petitioners]. Back: Lists names of people appointed to divide the slaves: W. S. BLACKLEDGE, Thos. SPARROW, M. C. BOGEY, Jno H. RICHARDSON, Elijah CLARK. Petition to divide slaves by Mary MILLER, Henry MUSE, Asa BROOKS and wife Milly, G.W. DANIELS and wife Hannah, Frederick B, John T., Charles, Lawrence, & Church, Festus, & James MILLER (minors by their next friend & mother Mary MILLER). They are tenants in common of the following slaves: Hannah, Easter, Cesar, Mariah & her infant Frank, Perry, Easter, John Ceasar Cecily Owen & Church. Appointed to divide slaves: F.P. LATHAM, Willson FERREBY, Charles FOWLER. No date. Petition of Charles CARRAWAY to divide slaves. CARRAWAY is the tenant in common of a negro girl and two children with John B. PARRIS, who is an infant under 21. Feb 1834 Petition to divide slaves by Susan RYAL, Tolson RYAL, and John B. WALLACE and wife Susan. They are tenants in common of the following slaves: Betty Isaac Gregory and Julia (each entitled to ? part). Aug term 1839. Back: Freeholders appointed: Abner NEALE, James MASTERS, John S. NELSON Petition to divide slaves by Archibald FRANKLIN and Nancy his wife, Sarah Jane PAUL an infant under 21 by her next friend Benjamin PAUL, and of Benjamin PAUL and wife Winefred, Penelope HOWARD and of Elijah W. ELLIS assignee of the said PAUL & wife & FRANKLIN & wife. There are two slaves named John & Elizabeth which belonged in common to all the petitioners except Elijah W. ELLIS; that he has purchased the unrestricted interests of Paul & wife and FRANKLIN and wife. Petitioners own the slaves in common with Penelope HOWARD & Sarah J. PARKER and are desirous of their share but they cannot be divided [can't read]. They petition for an order of sale. May term 1840 Petition to divide slaves by Martha BROCK, George HILL & Betsy his wife, Joseph BROCK and Hannah A. BROCK. They are tenants in common of negro woman Lucy and her five children. Petition is for them to be divided as follows: ¼ to Martha BROCK, ¼ to George HILL and Betsy his wife, ¼ to Joseph BROCK and ¼ to Hannah A. BROCK. Nov term 1845. Back: Commissioners to make division: Nathaniel H. STREET, Washington CARMON, John RHEM. Petition to divide slaves by Abram NEALE, Penelope HOWARD, Tillman WILLIS & Ann N. WILLIS his wife, Elijah Taylor and Elizabeth his wife and Thamas BRAGG assignee of John and Christopher NEALE. They are tenants in common the the following negroes which were the property of the late Philip NEALE: Jim LETTICE, Peter, Mary Ann Rhody, Matilda Henry Philip and Lavinia. May term 1845. Commissioners to divide slaves: Jno. H. NELSON, J.H. NELSON, F. MASON Wiley NELSON Petition to divide slaves by Elizabeth M. ARMSTEAD and Susan ARMSTEAD. They are tenants in common the the following negroes Jim Drew, Milley, Tamar & child, Granville, David, Hannah, Patsey, Henry, Peter, Shade, Hardy, David, Philip, Jenney, Mahala, Theresa, Phillis, Sophia, Margaret, Phillis 2nd, Joanna, Mary, Junius, Sylvia, Tom, Cynthia, Joe, Julia, Ritta, & Henry 2nd. They request division such that Elizabeth has ? & Susan has ?. Feb term 1840. Back: Commissioners to divide slaves: J.G. STANLY, W.S. MORRIS, Z. SLADE Note: Attached to this is a list of the slaves. Petition by Isaiah [X] BUTLER, a free man of color, who is now confined to the jail of the County of Craven, NC. He has been confined for more than a year, and he has heard that he is about to be sold as a slave for life for the purpose of paying the amount due the county arising from having been confined in jail. He prays to be brought before the judge in order that he may be heard with regards to the question of whether he is not entitled to the justice of the laws of the county in such cases. He believes that he can satisfy the judge if a chance should be granted that he is not a slave, but a free man. 20 Nov 1845 "It was false prove by deft that the timber had never been out of his possession was at the public wharf and not at the puffs mill whereas it was [can't read] to believe it, by persons selling him timber & that the timber had not been [can't read] or taken on a/c of by plff and the deft offered no evidence of an offer to pay or his ability to pay for the timber but on the contrary it was proved that he was unable to pay." No date, signature, or other information. "The time that Dorum MONTFORD broke his leg was April 26th 1826. s/Isaac W. HUGHES." No date, signature, or other information. List of names and amounts. These all appear to be judgements in court cases, but there is no date or other information. N.T. EVERETT, David N. SIMMONS, Wm. EVERETT $600 John WALLEN, Edwd SCOTT, Ed W. SHIVER Edw COX $600 Robert AMANN, Edwd SHIVER, Ch DUFFY, John A. EVERETT $400 (Onslow) Jesse LASSITTER, Len C. DESMOND, N.G. BLOUNT $1100 John C. PATRICK, Len C. DESMOND, John C. WASHINGTON $800 (Lenoir) "State of North Carolina, Chatham County I hereby certify that the bearer Edward HARRISON about fifteen years of age is a free boy. I have given this to him to enable him to go to Newbern N.C. unmolested- Nov. 21st 1840 N.A.STEOMAN, CCC" [Note: Document torn in 3 parts] Notice by John T. LANE that he gives notice that he intends to file his Petition at the next term of the Superior Court of Craven County, praying the emancipation of his negro man slave named Edward, about 58 years old. Below this is certification by Weston R. SALES, Editor & Proprietor of the Raleigh, printed at Raleigh, NC that this notice is an exact copy of the one inserted in the paper for 6 weeks. 18 Apr 1848 "Archat Nova Scotia 18 June 1845 Sir Your letter of 21st last I received yesterday and am leaving for Boston immediately I hasten to forward my certificate as a Notary respecting I. BUTLER. From the statement made by him to you I have no doubt he is what he represents himself to be--You can prove him further if so inclined by asking him who is the clergyman of Sackville Church and who keeps the large Inn between Hamilton and Sackville bridge if he answer-the Rev. A. GRAY-and to the second question-Mr. Wm. FULTZ-he is not deceiving you. Hoping the document enclosed will obtain his freedom I subscribe myself Yours &c Wentworth FLIEGER Mr. Sam BISHOP [addressee]" Back: Addressed to Mr. Sam BISHOP, Jailor, Newbern, Craven County North Carolina, U.S of America Document from Wentworth FLEIGER, Notary & Tabellion Public, Prov. Nova Scotia. He states that James BUTER and Priscilla BUTLER his wife, color'd people resided on a farm near Brown Bank in the County of Halifax and are still residing there, the farm then belonging to John H. FLIEGER. They have a large family; one of the boys is called Isaiah or Isaac; he left his father some years since. From the information in a letter received from Samuel BISHOP, jailor at Newbern North Carolina dated 20 May 1845, he [Wentworth FLEIGER] has no hesitation in saying the person now in his custody is Isaiah BUTLER, that he resides on the Windsor Road [with] John HAMILTON mentioned in the letter. James BUTER, wife and family are free people under the control or mastery of no person, BUTLER being a yearly tenant of the farm. 18 June 1845. Witnessed by Jno Jean Custis ROTINLONUM, John Jamison, JP, G. N. SMITH, J. Peace Order by Thos. S. SINGLETON, JP to sheriff of Craven Co. to receive the body of Isaiah BUTLER, a runaway slave (owner unknown) and keep him until discharged according to law. 3 Aug 1844. Below this: Sheriff returns writ that he has the body of Isaiah in custody under the process herewith as a runaway slave whose owner is unknown. He has been advertised according to law, 6 months in the public newspaper and no application has been made claiming to be the owner, and under the order of the Court the sheriff is about to sell BUTLER according to the act of assembly. 22 Nov 1845. Order to sheriff or jailer to have the body of Isaiah BUTLER, by whatever name he is known before Matthias E. MANLY, judge of the Superior of Court at the sheriff's office in Newbern at a 10:00 on Saturday 22 Nov instant. 21 Nov 1845. Next page: Judgement by Matthias E. MANLY: Prisoner Isaiah BUTLER being detained in prison upon a presumption of law that he is a slave. He has been in the jail 15 months, during which time he has been advertised & no owner or claimant has as yet presented himself. He came voluntarily to this state from the state of New York with Capt. Anthony FERGUSON, master of the schooner [can't read] in the capacity of a sailor in which he is a person of skill. Satisfactory testimony shows that there are persons of color residing near the city of Halifax & province of Nova Scotia named James & Priscilla BUTLER who had a son by the name of Isaiah who left them some years ago. These persons he has claimed to be his father and mother from the first. From the consistency of this story and description of the persona and places about the city of Halifax & the alleged place of his birth, as well as from other corroborating oral and documentary proofs, I am convinced he is the son of James and Priscilla. I therefore consider him a free man and not a slave as charged, and he is entitled to his discharge from prison upon the payment of prison charges. Below this: The prisoner being manifestly without the means to satisfy the jail fees & the jailor the waiving the formality of legal notice, the prisoner is permitted by me to take the oath of insolvency. Below this: Thomas MORRIS, one of the witnesses sworn in the case in the course of his examination made oath that he has good reason to believe from the threats of Isaiah BUTLER & his character that if he be set at liberty he will do some grief against him (MORRIS); Isaiah is to remain in custody until he find surety in the sum of $250 for his good and peaceable behavior, especially MORRIS for 12 months. 24 Nov 1845. Warrant for John C. STANLY to appear and answer Kelcy (a negro man) of a plea of trespass with force and arms, damage $1000. Oct 1831 Emancipation bond by Silvester BROWN and David W. CHADWICK. Condition is permission has been granted to Silvester BROWN to emancipate a negro slave named Edney; she will behave herself as an honest and peaceable citizen. 28 Dec 1831. Emancipation bond by Silvester brown and David Chadwick & James [can't read]. Condition is permission has been granted to Silvester BROWN to emancipate a negro slave named Edney; she will not be chargeable to the parish of Craven County or any County in this State. 28 Dec 1831 Petition by Elizabeth ARMISTEAD who states that the road from South River to Adams CREEK runs through a tract of land her property to the great injury of the plantation & improvements. She believes the road may be so turned as to relieve her from the present inconvenience without any injury to the public, and prays that a jury may be summoned to enquire & report on according to law. 11 Nov 1823 Petition of Webb S. FOWLER admr of Jarvis PENCE shows that as admr he is entitled to ¼ part of one negro man named ______ and that in his own right he is entitled to the remaining ¾. It is impossible to make division the the ¼ among the distributes without a sale of the negro, and prays permission to do so to make partition. No date. Plea granted. "[To] James G. STANLY Esq. Mr. STANLY In thinking over our conversation I have concluded that it will be better to subjoin the qualifications of the negroes as you suggested when I had the pleasure of seeing you. Very Respectfully E. M. ARMISTEAD [No date or other information] Report regarding sale of slaves John & Rachel, they being advertised for 30 days at 3 places. Sale was led on Monday 13 Jul 1840 at public auction when Elijah W. ELLIS became the purchaser at the following prices Boy John at $325 girl Rachel at 201 $527 Aug 1840 List of slaves with no other information: David Distiller Phillip Distiller Milly Good cook Laura Good cook Mahala Tailoring and temptress Theresa Good cook Jenny Excellent cook washer, good semptress Henry Turpentine hand Mary Excellent cook &c Shade Turpentine hand Cecy Good cook &c Sophia Good cook [Note: These names match the names of the enslaved people in the ARMISTEAD estate division above]. "It appearing to the court that a division of the slaves mentioned cannot be made without a sale it is ordered & decreed that Abner NEALE as admr make sale of said slaves at the late dwelling house of Susan WALLACE in Adams Creek, first advertising…" No date Elijah W. ELLIS & others: Petition to sell slaves John & Rachel: "It appearing to the court that a division of the slaves mentioned cannot be made without a sale it is ordered & decreed that an administrator be appointed make sale of said slaves at the court house in Newbern…" No date Receipt from Wm. S. MORRIS to J.G. STANLY for $1.25 (paid in full) for crying negroes and [can't read] the bell to sell negroes of E.W. ELLIS & others under a decree of May term of Craven County Court. 13 Jul 1840 Scrap of paper that looks like this: John & Alex MILLER $326 Rachel Elija W. ELLIS 201 527 Cost 25 cents $502 263.50 12.50 251.00 Elizabeth ARMISTEAD } In Craven County Petition to turn } May Term a road AD 1831 Ordered that notice issue to the Petitioner to show cause at the next August term of this court, why her petition should not be dismissed. [Note: reason for petition "to turn road" hard to read-might not say that] Elijah W. ELLIS & others: Petition to sell slaves. This is an advertisement for the sale of slaves John & Rachel that are the property of the petitioners. Sale will be on 6 months credit. May term 1840. Back Copies were posted at the Court House in New Bern & at Simsson's Corner and at Benj. GOOD's. Note from Bartholomew PAUL to James G. STANLY. States that he [PAUL] is unable to come to this court and asks STANLY to attend to the business about the negroes; asks STANLY to take the notes from Mr. ELLIS with sufficient security and keep them till PAUL can come up. 11 Aug 1841 Summons for Abner NEALE, Esqr., James MASTERS, & John NELSON to divide the negro slaves Betty, Isaac, Gregory & Alsy between Susan RYAL, Tatum RYAL, & John B. WALLACE and Susan his wife. Nov 1839. [Note: This document is torn into three parts]. Folder: Petitions to emancipate slaves, petitions for freedom and bonds for emancipated slaves 1830-1848 (broken series) Warrant for Francis Alexander GOLDING to be detained by whatsoever name he may be called and to be brought before the court to answer charges against him. 22 Feb 1836 Petition addressed to John R. DONNELL, judge of Superior Court of Francis Alexander GOLDING shows that he is a colored man but free, having been heretofore a citizen of Maryland. In the month of July 1835 he came to Newbern as a sailor on board the schooner Susan Mary Capt. Stow from New York out of which port he had been in the habit of sailing. He then shipped as a sailor on board of the schooner Henry belonging to William HOLLISTER Esq. of this place, that she got ashore in a storm and the voyage was broken up, & he returned to Newbern. He has been taken up and committed to jail for what crime he is ignorant, that he has been in prison several month & is very anxious to have the benefit of the laws of the country to either be tried for any offense with which he stands charged or be discharged if none be alleged against him. Back: Sworn 22 Feb 1836. Below this: Judgement that based on testimony of several witnesses there is not enough evidence that he is a free man to justify his discharge, and he is remanded to prison. 22 Feb 1836 Petition addressed to William GASTON, judge of Superior Court of Francis Alexander GOLDING alias Charles RIGBY, shows that he is a colored man but free, having been heretofore a citizen of Maryland. In the month of July 1835 he came to Newbern as a sailor on board the schooner Susan Mary Capt. Stow from New York out of which port he had been in the habit of sailing. He then shipped as a sailor on board of the schooner Henry belonging to William HOLLISTER Esq. of this place, that she got ashore in a storm and the voyage was broken up, & he returned to Newbern. He has been taken up and committed to jail for what crime he is ignorant, that he has been in prison several month & is very anxious to have the benefit of the laws of the country to either be tried for any offense with which he stands charged or be discharged if none be alleged against him. 18 Nov 1836. Next page: Warrant to sheriff to bring Francis Alexander GOLDING alias Charles RIGBY before him. Below this: The petitioner was brought before William GASTON having been held in custody on suspicion of being a runaway slave. Based on testimony by sundry witnesses, that is, David LEWIS, William HOLLISTER, Benjamin DOWNING and Joseph W. WORTHINGTON, and upon consideration of the affidavit of Thomas WILSON taken before Samuel FERNANDES, a notary public at Baltimore, GASTON was brought to the belief that the petitioner is a free man and not a slave. Direct that the petitioner be discharged and let at liberty. 19 Nov 1836. Petition of negro man Kelso shows that he is unjustly detained in slavery by John C. STANLY. Petitioner shows that Mrs. STEWARD in her lifetime, sometime in 1804 or 1806, filed her petition in the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for leave to emancipate her negro woman Amy, the mother of petitioner. Amy was duly and legally emancipated and that sometime after the emancipation petitioner was born. Mrs. STEWART, sometime in the year 182__ departed this life leaving a last will and testament and appointed John C. STANLY as executor, who lays claim by such authority to the services of petitioner, none such having been given him the the will. Petitioner being exceedingly poor, and feeling himself much aggrieved is compelled to resort to a court of law to assert his rights & prays to be allowed to institute a suit against John C. STANLY and prosecute it informs pauperis. Next page: Sworn 3 Mar 1832. Below this: Statement by James W. BRYAN, attorney, that he has examined the papers and matters of fact, and believes that Kelcy has good cause for action against John C. STANLY. Summons for James G. STANLY to bring the record of the emancipation of the mother of Kelcy DAVIS, late the slave of Mrs. STEWART, and to testify in a matter in which Kelcy DAVIS is plaintiff and John C. STANLY is defendant. Apr 1832. [Note: See "Petitions to emancipate slaves, petitions for freedman bonds for emancipated slaves 1800-1809" for emancipation of enslaved woman Amey by Lydia STEWART]. Letter from A.V. RUSSELL, jailor, Halifax County, NC date 28 Dec 1840. RUSSELL states that there is a man of color in his jail who says he came from Craven Co. and was raised about 20 miles from Newbern. He says he is acquainted with a Mr. CROOM of that county. He has his free papers but they do not agree with his size or height nor in any other respect. The papers state his height to be about six feet; he is not more than five feet eight & a half inches, and the papers state that he has a flesh mark on the back of his right hand and this man has none. He calls his name Richard BRYANT and says there was another man by the same name in that county, who was raised in the town of Newbern, NC. He also states that the other man has gone to Ohio and before he left they swapped coats and changed their free papers. He was taken up and committed to this jail on suspicion that he was a slave and had stolen some person's free papers; the papers he has was given in 1835. RUSSELL asks if there has been any such papers given to any man in that county please let him know so that he will know how to proceed. Petition by Abraham CARPENTER shows that he is a free mulatto. He was born of free parents in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut. He is aged 21 and his father is now living and resides between the Sawpits and Staunford at a place called Horsenut in that county. Influenced by a disposition to rove and see the City of New York, he ran away from his father and shipped on board a sloop called the Mary at Staunford, commanded by a Capt. Merritt or Myrick and arrived in the City of New York about the 12th Apr 1829, that shortly after he shipped on board the schooner Fox, commanded by Capt. SMITH for Beaufort, NC with a cargo of lime for the Fort erecting at that place. While at Beaufort he left the vessel and made his way to Newbern where he arrived and was apprehended and confined in jail in the month of August last. He has been confined in jail without any just cause for six long and weary months. He has been informed that advertisement has been made during that time, describing petitioner and calling upon any person who claimed him as a slave to come forward and show their title to him. No claimant has appeared, nor has any evidence been obtained, tending to show that petitioner is a slave. Petitioner is young and ignorant and has not seen the face of any friend by whom he might have procured any evidence of his freedom since his confinement. Petition is for a writ of habeas corpus commanding the jailor to bring the process by which the petitioner has been taken that he may be discharged. 5 Feb 1830. [Note: There is a second copy of this petition with the same words, dated 9 Mar 1830]. Letter from Ard REYNOLDS, Greenwich, to the postmaster of Newbern, NC. REYNOLDS states that a letter directed to the postmaster at Stamford was received. The letter requested information relating to a colored man that has been taken up in Newbern as a runaway slave, of the name of Abraham CARPENTER. This communication was put in REYNOLDS hand yesterday by Isaac CARPENTER, father of Abraham, and at his request REYNOLDS is answering and providing other documents that he presumes will be satisfactory evidence that Abraham is a free colored man. REYNOLDS has known Abraham's father Isaac for a number of years; Isaac is about 60 years old and is a free man. His son Abraham is about 20 or 21 years old; he worked for REYNOLDS for a short time; he is rather light skinned for a black man. REYNOLDS has not seen him for 9-12 months, and by the description furnished, REYNOLDS has no doubt that he is the son of Isaac CARPENTER; he [Abraham] is a free man and a bad man of a pilfering and thievish disposition and has been flogged in the public whipping post for theft, but notwithstanding his bad conduct, REYNOLDS feels it to be his duty as an act of humanity to give this information that he may not be sold as a slave. His father resides in Horsenut which is the name of a society in the Town of Greenwich and is about 6 miles from Stamford. REYNOLDS received a letter from J. T. CANNON of Newbern some time last fall requesting to give the description of a colored man in this town by the name of John alias Abraham but supposed that the information required was for a person that had runaway from Newbern and was supposed to be in this town and not knowing any person that had come into this town which could be claimed as being a runaway, and the communication not being sufficiently explicit, he did not answer the letter. REYNOLDS has now come to the conclusion that the information wanted was respecting this same Abraham and if he had understood it as such at the time would have immediately given the information required. If any doubt still remains about Abraham as being a free man, REYNOLDS refers to Hunter REYNOLDS, Esqr. Who resides in the Town of Windsor in the county of Bertie, NC; he is practicing law and is a brother of the writer. He will not be able to give any information respecting Abraham but will tell you that a statement by the writer can be relied on. 18 Feb 1830 Oath by Jacob DAYTON of Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CN that he is acquainted with Isaac CARPENTER, a colored man living in this town who is about 60 years of age. He has a son by the name of Abraham who left the town about 9 months or a year ago. He is about 21, of light complexion, and rather slim and tall. DAYTON is constable of the town and has flogged Abraham at the post inflicting on his naked back 10 stripes. Isaac is a free man and has long resided in this town and Abraham son of Isaac is a free man and has resided in this town from his youth. 17 Feb 1830. Next page: Oath by Abraham HUBBARD who says that he knows Isaac CARPENTER a colored man who has long resided in this town and who is a free man and about 60 years old. Isaac has a son Abraham who has lived in this town from his infancy and is about 21 years of age. Isaac and Abraham lived within 6 miles of the town of Stamford. Abraham has worked for HUBBARD on his farm and has been absent for nearly a year. 17 Feb 1830. Next page: Certification by Samuel CLOSE, JP, that Abraham CARPENTER, a colored man was brought before him for the crime of theft and was found guilty and was sentenced to receive 10 stripes. Abraham is a son of Isaac CARPENTER, and is about 21 years of age and is an inhabitant of Greenwich. 18 Feb 1830. Next page: Statement by a long list of inhabitants of the town of Greenwich who are well acquainted with Isaac CARPENTER a colored man who has lived in the town for a number of years and is believed to be about 60 years of age. Isaac has a son Abraham who is about 21 and has lived in the town since his infancy. They live within 6 miles of the town of Stamford. Abraham has been absent about 1 year; Isaac and Abraham are both free. Signed by: Daniel OLMSTEAD, David RUNDLE, Joshua KNAFF, Charles SMITH, Wm SMITH, Amos MEAD, Ira LOCKWOOOD, Jaren SMITH, Joseph INGERSOLL, Jonathan SINETH, Amos FINCH, Benjamin BRUTHERS, Reubin FINCH, Hugh MACKAY, Silas NOVEL, Ard REYNOLDS. Order to keeper of jail of Craven Co. to have Abraham CARPENTER before [can't read; appears to be JP] at Bill's Tavern at Newbern at 5:00 PM to consider all evidence in his case. 9 Mar 1830. Back: Judgement: Appears that Abraham CARPENTER is a free man and order that he be discharged upon his payment of court costs and jail fees. Below that: Oath of insolvent debtor administered, and prisoner set free. 9 Mar 1830 Boy Edward HAMMONS brought before Mattias E. MANLY [Judge of Superior Court]. Evidence has been considered, and there is no sufficient ground for the allegations of the warrant, but that Edward is a free boy by the laws of the state & entitled to discharge. Ordered that he be discharged upon payment of court costs and jail fees. 8 Jun 1841. Below this: The boy being without means of paying, was allowed to take the oath of insolvency. Petition of Edward HAMMONS shows that he is a free person of color. He is a residence of Chatham Co., NC. He came to Newbern on a visit to his friends. He procured from the Clerk of the County Court of Chatham Co. a certificate of his freedom & he supposed that would be ample evidence of the fact, but while in Newbern the petitioner was seized & committed to the fall of Craven Co. by allegation that he was a runaway slave. He has been in jail of six months and most unjustly & illegally detained, and prays a writ of habeas Corpus that he may be discharged. 3 June 1841 Order to sheriff to bring Edward HAMMONS, currently detained in the sheriff's custody before judge Matthias E. MANLY (judge of Superior Court) on 8 June at 9:00 to consider all evidence in his case. 4 June 1841. Below this: "You [sheriff] are hereby commanded to summon George TAYLOR & William H. HANDCOCK." Back: Certification by Jno. B. DAWSON, sheriff, that he holds HAMMON in his custody, and produced him on 8 June 1941. Order to sheriff to collect £8.9.6 from Mary HUNTER, recently taxed against her in the suit in which James Y. GREEN was plaintiff and Mary HUNTER defendant, for costs and court charges. Dec 1817. [Note: This appears to be misfiled]. Order to jailer to receive into jail a mulatto boy named Edward apprehended under suspicion of being a runaway. 10 Dec 1840 Document that says: "I have been acquainted with Tom HARRIS for thirty years. I have always found him honest & a good colored man & can recommend him to the court as far as any colored man I know of to act with propriety. Nov 10 1841." s/M.C. BOGY. Below this: "I have been acquainted with John HARRIS for thirty years. I have always found him honest & a good colored man & can recommend him to the court as far as any colored man I know of to act with propriety. Nov 10 1841." s/M.C. BOGY. Below this: "The above named Tom HARRIS is permitted to carry a gun upon his own premises. Also Jno. HARRIS." Nov. 1841. s/G. WILSON, JP, J. SCOTT, JP, J. FOWLER Petition of John T. LANE shows that he is the owner of a male slave named Edward now about 50 years old. The slave was the property of Stephen HARRIS and came to petitioner as one of the next of ken of HARRIS in the division of his slaves. The slave has been an old family servant that petitioner has been well acquainted with for 30 years or more and that he has been uniformly a faithful and trusty servant well entitled as far as his behavior extends to the boon of freedom. If honesty obedience, faithfulness and good conduct in a slave can constitute [can't read], then he has performed meritorious services and petitioner believes his past life offers a sure guarantee of his future good behavior. The former owners of the slave Edward expressed the most earnest wishes that he should be emancipated and petitioner under the circumstances is desirous to have their wishes gratified. Petitioner also states he has not received in money or otherwise the price in value or any part thereof of the slave or been induced to petition for the emancipation thereof in consideration of any price paid. 26 Apr 1848. Separate page: Allowed. In the matter of John T. LANE} Petition for the emancipation of slave Edward: Judgement that public notice has been given by the petitioner for his intention to file the petition in the Raleigh Register and that the slave is over 50 years, that the slave has performed meritorious services and the petitioner has not in money the price or value of any part of the slave or been induced to petition for his emancipation in consideration of any price paid or to be paid, it is ordered that the petitioner John T. LANE have license to emancipate the slave upon entering into bond according to law, and John T. LANE enters into bond in the sum of $500 with William W. ORMSBEE. John T. LANE now relinquishes all right to Edward. No date Copy of notice by John T. LANE of his intention to file his petition at the next term of court praying the emancipation of his negro slave named Edward about 50 years old. 22 Feb 1848. Below this: Statement that a copy of this notice was posted at the Court house in Newbern 22 Feb 1848. Emancipation bond by John T. LANE with William W. ORMSBEE. Condition is permission has been granted to John T. LANE to emancipate a negro slave named Edward; he will behave himself as an honest and peaceable citizen and not become a charge to the parish. 27 Apr 1848. Folder: Petitions to divide and sell slaves 1853-1861 Petition by John R. JUSTICE, James C. JUSTICE, Alexander JUSTICE, Elizabeth JUSTICE and Ann Maria JUSTICE shows that they are tenants in common of the following negro slaves: Nancy, Kitty, Phillis, Rose & her four children Ann Isaac, Jim, & Maria & Caroline & child Mary. Each petitioner is entitled to 1/5 part, and are desirous to have them divided as equally as possible. Petition is for the appointment of three freeholders unconnected with petitioners by consanguinity or affinity to divide the slaves and allot to petitioners their respective shares. Mar 1853 Report of freeholders appointed to divide among John R. JUSTICE, James C. JUSTICE, Alexander JUSTICE, Anne Maria JUSTICE, & Elizabeth JUSTICE tenants in common of slaves Nancy, Kitty, Phillis, Rose and her for children Ann, Isaac, Jim, & Maria and Caroline and her child Mary. Divided as follows: Lot 1: Slaves Phillis & Nancy valued at $650 assigned to Alexander JUSTICE Lot 2: Slaves Rose & child Maria and valued at $700 assigned to Ann Maria JUSTICE Lot 3: Slaves Caroline & child valued at $575 assigned to Elizabeth JUSTICE Lot 4: Slaves Ann & Jim valued at $625 assigned to James C. JUSTICE Lot 5: Slaves Isaac & Kitty valued at $550 assigned to John R. JUSTICE To make equitable distribution: Lot 1 (Alexander JUSTICE) is to pay to Lot 3 (Elizabeth JUSTICE) $30 Lot 2 (Ann Marie JUSTICE) is to pay Lot 3 (Elizabeth JUSTICE) $15 Lot 2 (Ann Marie JUSTICE) is to pay Lot 5 (John R. JUSTICE) $65 Lot 4 (James C. JUSTICE) is to pay Lot 5 (John R. JUSTICE) $5 13 June 1853. Commissioners: Wm. G. BRYAN, Wm. P. MOORE, Alex MILLER Petition of William C. PARSONS & wife Mary Frances, of Martha Ann HOWLAND, Sarah Jane HOWLAND, and Solomon HOWLAND, infants by their next friend William C. PARSONS shows that they are tenants in common of a slave Nancy who has come to petitioners in proportion 1/4 part to Wm. C. PARSONS & wife and 1/4 part to each of the infant petitioners. They are desirous of division, or if division cannot be equitably had for sale of the slave so that each petitioner can have an equitable share from the proceeds. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes and allot to each petitioner a share or to appoint a proper person to make sale of the slave. Dec term 1853 Order to sheriff to summon William B. WADSWORTH, Esq., Dr. Edwin R. HUBBARD, and Charles F. BRACKSTON to meet to divide the following negro slaves: John, Donum, Daniel, Big Philip, Jane, Henrietta and her infant child, Minerva, Sarah Jane, Elisa & child Elenor, Charlotte, Matthias, John Roger, Big Peter, Nelson, Julia Ann, June and child, Barthena, Job, Hugh, Mary, Roseanne, Tamar, Eli, Penny, Ansley, Emanuel, Caleb, Joe, Zilphia, Charles, Lockey, Virginia, Mary Ann, David, Lewinda & child, Aunice, Aley, Barbara, Bryan, Jenny [or Jerry], Simon, Jim, Dicey, Harriet and child, Louisa, Elisabeth, Enoch, Lewis, Ben, Tamer Junr, Franky, Charity, Serena, Brister, Silas, Brown, Sylla, Hollister, Emily, Sarah, Oliver, Patsey, Nancy & child, Isabel & child, Shade, Porter, Washington, Narcissa, Nicey, Sidney & child, Amanda, Caroline, Susan, John Street, Tenar & child and Dinah between Walter DUFFY and Elisabeth his wife 1/6, Richard G. COBB and Susan V. COBB his wife 1/6, William B. POPE and Ann his wife 1/6, Benjamin F. BIDDLE 1/6, Henry H. BIDDLE 1/6, & Sarah F. NORCUTT 1/6 and allot on sixth part to each. March 1854. Back: Commissioners summoned met, but made no report Petition of Walter DUFFY and Elisabeth his wife, Richard G. COBB and Susan V. COBB his wife, William B. POPE and Ann his wife, Benjamin F. BIDDLE, Henry H. BIDDLE, & Sarah F. NORCUTT shows that they are tenants in common of slaves John, Donum, Daniel, Big Philip, Jane, Henrietta and her infant child, Minerva, Sarah Jane, Elisa & child Elenor, Charlotte, Matthias, John Roger, Big Peter, Nelson, Julia Ann, June and child, Barthena, Job, Hugh, Mary, Roseanne, Tamar, Eli, Penny, Ansley, Emanuel, Caleb, Joe, Zilphia, Charles, Lockey, Virginia, Mary Ann, David, Lewinda & child, Aunice, Aley, Barbara, Bryan, Jenny [or Jerry], Simon, Jim, Dicey, Harriet and child, Louisa, Elisabeth, Enoch, Lewis, Ben, Tamer Junr, Franky, Charity, Serena, Brister, Silas, Brown, Sylla, Hollister, Emily, Sarah, Oliver, Patsey, Nancy & child, Isabel & child, Shade, Porter, Washington, Narcissa, Nicey, Sidney & child, Amanda, Caroline, Susan, John Street, Tenar & child and Dinah who have come to petitioners in proportion 1/6 to each. They are desirous of division, or if division cannot be equitably had for sale of the slave so that each petitioner can have an equitable share from the proceeds. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes and allot to each petitioner a share or to appoint a proper person to make sale of the slave. Mar 1854 Petition of William H. MARSHALL & Sarah Jane his wife, Jane M. HO[can't read], Eliza C. PERKINS, Charles GREEN & William GREEN infants by their next friend shows that they are tenants in common of slaves Fanny, Polly, Sam, Mary, Lenen & Tamar 6 in number who have come to petitioners in proportion 1/4 part to MARSHALL and wife, Jane [can't read], & Eliza C. PERKINS (each) and 1/8 part to each of Charles & William GREEN. They are desirous of division, or if division cannot be equitably had for sale of the slave so that each petitioner can have an equitable share from the proceeds. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes and allot to each petitioner a share or to appoint a proper person to make sale of the slave. March 1854 Petition of Henry P. WHITEHURST trustee of Adolf COHN and his wife Sarah E. And Lydia E. ERNUL shows that they are tenants in common of slaves Lavinia, Mary, Dilsey, Jenny, Simon, Dourrie, Frank, Noah, Romeo, Africa, Sarah, Isaac, Brian, & Philip. They are desirous of division. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes into two equal parts and allot to each petitioner one share. Mar term 1855 Petition of Benjamin F. JOYNER and James G. GASKINS and Clarissa his wife shows that they are tenants in common of slaves Ann Mary Dorcas, Veney, Rachel, Andrew, James, Caroline, Sarah, Shade, Milly and her last child. They are desirous of division. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes and allot to each petitioner 1/2 share. Dec 1854 Petition of Alonza Y. JERKINS, Alexander MITCHELL & his wife Nancy, Francis MCILWAINE and wife Julia shows that they are tenants in common of slaves Jim FISHER aged about 60 & his wife Etsy aged about 60, Caesar DAWSON aged about 45 years, Danzy aged about 45 years, Charles aged about 30 years, Abitha aged about 30 years, Susan about 9 years, Mary about 7 years, Shade about 5 years and Ben about 12 years. They are desirous of division. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes and allot to each petitioner a 1/3 share. Back: Commissioners: Charles KELLY, Wm. C. WHITFORD, Moses W. JARVIS. Date on back is Sept 1856, not sure if this is date of petition or date report due to court. [Note: There is 1 other copy of this petition with exact wording, dated June 1856]. Petition of Alonza Y. JERKINS, Alexander MITCHELL & his wife Nancy, Francis MCILWAINE and wife Julia shows that they are tenants in common of slaves Jim FISHER aged about 60 & his wife Etsy aged about 60, Caesar DAWSON aged about 45 years, Danzy aged about 45 years, Charles aged about 30 years, Abitha aged about 30 years, Susan about 9 years, Mary about 7 years, Shade about 5 years and Ben about 12 years. They are desirous of division; however, equal division cannot be made without sale of the slaves. Petition is for an order allowing sale of the slaves for this purpose. June 1856 Alonzo T. JERKINS, Alex MITCHELL & wife, et all} Petition for sale of slaves. Ordered by the court that sale of slaves mentioned in the petition be made on credit of 6 months, with notice for 20 days at the court house and two other public places and newspapers and that Alonzo T. JERKINS be appointed to make sale. No date Petition of Edward JONES, Henry I. LOVICK, Sarah M. WILSON, Joseph TOMLLINSON and Elizabeth his wife shows that they are tenants in common of slaves Thomas Sr, Zibby, Sophia, Lydia, Peter Sr., Charlotte, Nancy, Emmanuel, Peter, David, Stephen, Eliza, Clarissa, Edward, Hetty, Matilda, Smith, Syncho, Amos, Margaret, Thomas, Moses, Isaac, & Daniel. They are desirous of division. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes into three equal shares and allot to each petitioner as follows: Edward JONES 0ne share, Joseph TOMLINSON & Elizabeth M. his wife one share, one share to be divided equally between Henry I. LOVICK and Sarah M. WILSON. Sept term 1856. Back: Commissioners: Will P. MOORE, C.B. WOOD, Zacheus SLADE. Petition of Stephen D. SPARROW, Ann E. SPARROW, Lucinda MCDONALD, Thomas SPARROW, William T. SPARROW, & W. R. L. BURBANK and wife Mary Eliza shows that they are tenants in common of slaves Elisha, Big George, Little George, Jim, Sarah, Hetty & child, and Adeline who have come to petitioners in proportion 1/6 part to each petitioner. They are desirous of division, or if division cannot be equitably had for sale of the slave so that each petitioner can have an equitable share from the proceeds. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes and allot to each petitioner a share or to appoint a proper person to make sale of the slaves. Dec term 1856. Back: Commissioners: Wm. P. MOORE, Wm. G. BRYAN, N.W. JARVIS Petition of John S. RIGGS & wife _____, Josephus MILLER & wife Matilda, Chas S. PIPKINS and wife Sallie Ann, James BURNETT & wife Clarissa, & Richard TINGLE & Burney TINGLE shows that they are tenants in common of slave Jim who has come to petitioners in proportion 1/6 each. They are desirous of division, or if division cannot be equitably had for sale of the slave so that each petitioner can have an equitable share from the proceeds. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negro and allot to each petitioner a share or to appoint a proper person to make sale of the slaves. Dec 1856 Philip PIPKIN appointed commis. At Dec term 1856 on the petition of John S. RIGGS & wife & others to sell a negro slave the property of petitioners. After due legal advertisement, he sold the leave Jim at public auction at the Court House in New Bern on 1 Jan 1857 to Burton SHIPP for $885. Having hired him for three months previously for $5, the commr reports the sum a full value. s/Philip PIPKIN Adm de bonis non of Silvester TINGLE Petition of Shadrick R. [can't read], Smith J. WISE, John R. RIGGS shows that they are tenants in common of slaves Peggy & child Linda who have come to petitioners in proportion 1/3 each. They are desirous of division, or if division cannot be equitably had for sale of the slave so that each petitioner can have an equitable share from the proceeds. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes and allot to each petitioner a share or to appoint a proper person to make sale of the slaves. Dec 1857. Back: This is labeled "petition to sell slaves." Petition of Ann PRIMROSE, John PRIMROSE by his next friend and guardian Ann PRIMROSE, Cairo PRIMROSE, Robert S. PRIMROSE, and Albert M. NOBLE and wife Mary Ann shows that they are tenants in common of slaves William, Romeo, Mary HUDLER, Mary GOOSE, Eliza, Jessey, Esther & Caroline who have come to petitioners in proportion 1/5 each. They are desirous of division, or if division cannot be equitably had for sale of the slave so that each petitioner can have an equitable share from the proceeds. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes and allot to each petitioner a share or to appoint a proper person to make sale of the slaves. Sept 1858. Back: Commissioners: James W. CONNER, John D. FLANNER, John M.HARRISON Petition of Julia Ann CHAPMAN, William J. ARCHIBALD & wife Caroline, John CHAPMAN, Elizabeth G. CHAPMAN, & John CHAPMAN, administrator of Mary Ann CHAPMAN, & infants Noah & Radford CHAPMAN by their next friend & guardian Julia Ann CHAPMAN shows that they are tenants in common of slaves George, Caswell, Luke, Charles, Robert, Tabitha, Sarah, Jane, Sabra, Holland, Sely, Jamisey, Patrick, Allen, Miles, Hannah, Tovauk, Peter, Oliver, Surcata, Silas, Annice, Susan, Pamela, Urnight, Lucy, Anderson, Washington, Isaac, Reuben, Martha, Dircees, Daniel, Jarvis, William, Sidney, Cheney, Brister, Kater, Helinda, Sylvester, Benjamin, Lucretia, Africa, Phillis, Judy, Rachel, Amos, Elias, Margaret, Harriett, Clarissa, Bill, Elsy, Shade, Auguster, Spencer, Lewis, Barheba, Maria, Dennis, Elsy, & Israel, & three infants names unknown. They are desirous of division. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes into seven shares and allot to each petitioner a share. Mar 1859. Back: Commissioners: John JACKSON, Bishop DUDLEY, William BRUNER. [Note: Compare names of slaves with those in petition of Henry P. WHITEHURST trustee of Adolf COHN and his wife Sarah E. And Lydia E. ERNUL, Mar 1855. Julia Ann CHAPMAN was born Julia Ann ERNUL] Report of commissioners appointed to make division among Julia Ann CHAPMAN, John CHAPMAN, William J. ARCHIBALD and wife wife Carolyn, Elizabeth, G. CHAPMAN, John CHAPMAN admin of Mary Ann CHAPMAN decd, and the infants Noah and Radford CHAPMAN, tenants in common of certain property: "(No. 7 Julia Ann CHAPMAN, Negros Jamsey & child Emily, Lewis, Lucy, Susan, Sarah, Allen, Daniel, and Caswell) (No. 2 John CHAPMAN Negroes Celia and child Elva Augusta, Shade, Morning, Brister, Jane, Fred, Luke, and Charles) (No. 3 Elizabeth CHAPMAN-Negros Margaret and child Mariah, Africa, Sidney, Cato, Tabitha, Silas, Oliver & Jarvis) No 6 Radford Negros Dorcas & child Basheba, Philis, Sabra and child Israel Washington, Parmelia, Amos Isaac and Robert) No 1 Noah CHAPMAN Negros Hanna, Spencer, Allice, William, Clarissa, Martha, Delia, Frank, Write and Ruben)-No 4 Wm J ARCHBELL and wife Negros Selecta and child Cathron, Lucretia, Vina Silvester, Annice, Hollon Miles, Elias, and Bill-and did allot to John CHAPMAN Admr of Mary Ann CHAPMAN dec Negros Judy and child Clary Benjamin, Elnor Chany, Harrell, Rachael, Peter, Anderson and George." This lot receives from lot No. 6 $1.72 and from No. 7 $42.86. No. 3 receives from No 2 $17.86 and from No 6 $110.71. No 4 receives from No 7 $228.57. No. Receives from No. 2 $103.57. 7 Apr 1859. Commissioners: John JACKSON, Bishop DUDLEY, Wm. BREWER. [Note: Text in quotations is exactly as it's written in the document, including all punctuation]. Small slip of paper referring to John S. RIGGS & wife & others} Petition to sell slaves. This is a calculation of fees in relation to petition. Petition of Mary DIXON, James A. ERNUL and wife Mariah J. ERNUL, Percy A. DIXON, Matilda DIXON, Sarah A. DIXON, George DIXON, and Victoria DIXON by her guardian Charles KELLEY shows that they are tenants in common of slaves Nathan, Simon, Charles, Fanny, Mary, Phillis, Betsey, Daniel, Henry who have come to petitioners in proportion 1/7 each. They are desirous of division, or if division cannot be equitably had for sale of the slave so that each petitioner can have an equitable share from the proceeds. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes and allot to each petitioner a share or to appoint a proper person to make sale of the slaves. MARCH 1859 Report of commissioners appointed to divide slaves of the deceased Cornelius. They met at the home of Cornelius DIXON for this purpose and divided the slaves as follows: Lot # Slave's names Drawn by Valued at ($) 1 Nathan Pearcy Ann DIXON 1300 2 Charles James A. ERNUL & wife. 1200 3 Simon George W. DIXON 1200 4 Daniel Victoria DIXON 800 5 Phillis Sally Ann DIXON 800 6 Mary Matilda DIXON 400 6 Henry Matilda DIXON 300 7 Fanny Mary DIXON 300 7 Betty Mary DIXON 700 Lot No. 1 pays to lot No. 6 $300; Lot No 2 pays to No 4 $200; Lot No 3 pays to No 5 $200. 23 Apr 1859. Commissioners: Thos. H. GASKINS, Danl. H. BRINSON, David B. BRINSON. Below this: Order appointing David BRINSON, Daniel BRINSON, Thomas H. GASKINS to divide slaves Nathan, Simon, Charles, Daniel, Henry, Phillis, Mary, Betsey, Fanny between Mary DIXON, James ERNOLD and wife Maria Jane, Percy Ann DIXON, Matilda DIXON, Sarah Ann DIXON, Victoria DIXON, & George DIXON. Mar 1859 Petition of David W. BELL, administrator of Benjamin W. THORPE decd shows that a slave belonging to the estate named Henry "has written or procured to be written for him papers purporting that he is a free negro and your petitioner believes that …Henry was using the said papers for the purpose of effecting his escape to some non slaveholding state and petitioner believes that unless he is sold he will succeed in making his escape to some non slaveholding state." Petition is for or to sell Henry and apply the proceeds arising from the sale in due course of administration. Sept term 1858 Petition of John M.F. HARRISION of Craven County and Bryan S. RHODES and wife Cassandra of the State of Georgia shows that they are tenants in common of slaves Isaac, Venus, Sarah, Eli, Sarah, William, Nathan, John, Mary Ann and Basil who have come to petitioners in proportion ½ to each. They are desirous of division, or if division cannot be equitably had for sale of the slave so that each petitioner can have an equitable share from the proceeds. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes and allot to each petitioner a share or to appoint a proper person to make sale of the slaves. Dec 1861 Petition of Osias C. STAPLEFORD, William TINGLE and wife Nancy, Alice GASKINS, and May STAPLEFORD shows that they are tenants in common of slaves Morning, Aaron, Tom, Stephen, Martha and her two children Teen and Lewis who have come to petitioners in proportion ¼ part to each. They are desirous of division, or if division cannot be equitably had for sale of the slave so that each petitioner can have an equitable share from the proceeds. Petition is for appointment of three freeholders to divide the negroes and allot to each petitioner a share or to appoint a proper person to make sale of the slaves. Mar __ [Back says 1860] Report of commissioners ordered to divide slaves among William H. MARSHALL and Sarah Julia his wife ¼, James M. HODGE ¼, Eliza C. PERKINS ¼, Charles GREEN ?, and William GREEN ? tenants in common of slaves Fanny, Polly, Sam, Mary, Levin, and Tamer. Slaves were valued as follows: Polly aged 39 550.00 Mary aged 13 750.00 Sam aged 14 987.50 Levin aged 19 700.00 Tamer aged 6. 350.00 3337.00 And deducted for maintenance of Old Fanny 87.50 $3250.00 [Note that total should be 3337.50, and this appears to be total used in final calculation. This is probably a copying error from a worksheet to the official document] Allotment: Lot No. 1 to James M. HODGE Polly 550 Tamer 350 950.00 Deduct old Fanny 87.50 812.50 Lot No 2 to W.H. MARSHALL and Sarah Julia his wife Mary 750 & received from Lot No 4 the sum of 62.50 812.50 Lot No. 3 to Eliza C. PERKINS Levan 700 and received from Lot No 4 112.50_____________ 812.50 Lot No 4 to Charles GREEN & William GREEN Sam 937.50 and pays to No 2 & 4 [Should be 2 & 3] 175.50_____________ 812.50 June 1854. Commissioners: Will S. BLACKLEDGE, Wm. P. MOORE, John BLACKWELL Order appointing William S. BLACKLEDGE, Esq., William P. MOORE, & John BLACKWELL to divide the negro slaves Fanny, Polly, Sam, Mary, Leven, and Tamer among William H. MARSHALL and Sarah Jane his wife ¼, James M. HODGES ¼, Elisa C. PERKINS ¼, Charles GREEN ? and William GREEN ?. March 1854 In response to petition by Wm. C. PARSONS & others for sale of slave for division. It appears to the court that a sale of the Negro Nancy is necessary to an equal division among petitioners, and appointed Wm. C. PARSONS commissioners to sell Nancy at the Court House in New Berne, having previously advertised the sale for 20 days at the courthouse and four other places, and for the purpose of enhancing the price, that he give six months credit. Dec term 1853 Order appointing William G. BRYAN, Alexander MILLER, & William P. MOORE to divide the negro slaves Nancy, Kitty, Phillis, Rose and her four children Ann Isaac Jim & Maria, and Caroline and her child Mary between John R. JUSTICE, James C. JUSTICE, Alexander JUSTICE, Elisabeth JUSTICE and Ann Maria JUSTICE (each of whom owns 1/5). Mar 1853 Order appointing Bishop DUDLEY, John JACKSON, and Nathan WHITFORD to divide the following negro slaves Ann, Mary, Dorcas, Viney, Rachel, Andrew, James, Caroline, Sarah, Shade, Milley and her last child between Benjamin F. JOYNER and James G. GASKINS and Clarissa his wife. Dec 1854 Order appointing Frederick P. LATHAM Esq, Rufus W. LATHAM and David R.WHITFORD to divide negro slaves Lavinia, Lewis, Sophia, Tempe alias Sylvia, Mary, Dilcey, Jinney, Simon, Joannee, Frank, Noah, Romeo, Africa, Sarah, Isaac, Bryan, and Philip between Henry P. WHITEHURST trustee of Adolph COHN and his wife Sarah E. And Lydia E. ERNULL. Attached: Report of commissioners who met at the residence of Moses ERNUL to divide the negroes between Henry P. WHITEHURST trustee of Adolph COHN and his wife Sarah E. And Lydia E. ERNULL as follows: Lot No. 2 consisting of Philip, Luvenia, Mary, Lewis, Sophia, Temperance, Isaac, Jane, & Africa to Henry P. WHITEHURST trustee of Adolph CHON and his wife Sarah Valued at $3300 and to receive from lot No 1 $50 Lot No. 1 consisting of Bryan, Dilsey, Romeo, Frank, Noah, Joan, Simon, & Sarah valued at $3400 to Lydia E. ERNUL and to pay lot No 2 $50. 3 Jan 1855. Commissioners: D.R. WHITFORD, George REEL, Albert REEL, F.P LATHAM . [Note that this does not exactly match commissioners originally appointed]. Order appointing William P. MOORE, William G. BRYAN Esq., & Moses W. JARVIS Esq. to divide the negro slaves Elisha, Big George, Little Goerge, Jim, Sarah, Hettty and child and Adeline between Stephen D. SPARROW, Ann E. SPARROW, Lucinda MCDONALD, Thomas SPARROW, William T. SPARROW, & W.R. S. BURBANK & wife Mary Elisa. June 1857 "It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the sale of slave mentioned in the petition is necessary for the payment of debts due by the estate of said Intestate the court doth so adjudge -And Henry WOODARD is hereby appointed Commissioner for the sale of slave Elijah upon the premises of said intestate…" Mar term 1857. [Note: No other information, such as name of "intestate" is included]. Report of commissioners to divide slaves among Julia A. CHAPMAN, John C. CHAPMAN, Wm. J. Archabald & wife Caroline, Elizabeth G. CHAPMAN, and the infants Noah & Radford CHAPMAN, tenants in common of certain property: To Julia A. CHAPMAN by her next friend William ARCHEBOLD, negro boy Peter $112.00; to Wm. J. ARCHEBALD & wife Caroline, negroes Juda, Clay and receives from Julia A. CHAPMAN $112; to Elizabeth G. CHAPMAN negroes Ben & Ellmer by paying to Wm. J. ARCHABALD $22.43, to Radford CHAPMAN$26 & to John CHAPMAN $38; to Noah CHAPMAN negroes Anderson and Rachell, by his paying to Radford CHAPMAN $112; to Radford CHAPMAN, negroes Hariet and he is receiving from Noah CHAPMAN $112, from Elizabeth G. CHAPMAN $26. 7 Apr 1859. Commissioners: John JACKSON, Wm. BREWER, Bishop E. DUDLEY Report of commissioner (P. HOLLAND) authorized to sell negro slave Virgil. Virgil was exposed to sale at the courthouse in Newbern on Monday 4 January last (1858) after proper advertisement. Franklin MCCAY became the last and Highest bidder for the sum of $655 on a six month note with good security. Mar term 1858 In response to petition by Shade Mesic & al to sell slaves, it appears to the court that the sale of the slaves will greatly promote the interest of the petitioners. Court therefore appoints Shadrick R. MESSIC commissioner of sale to sell slaves upon giving legal notice. No date or other information Report of commissioners appointed to divide the negroes between the distributees of Thomas SPARROW. No 1: Elisha valued at $1200, to Ann SPARROW & pays No 4 $83.33 No 2: George Sr valued at $1250 to Wm. T. SPARROW & pays No 5 & 6 $133.33 No 3: George Jr valued at $1250 to S.D. SPARROW & pays No 4 $133.33 No 4: Jim valued at $900 to T. SPARROW & receives $216.66 No 5: Hetty & Infant valued at $850 and Sarah valued at $200 (total $1050) to L. MCDONALD and received from No 2 $66.66 No 6: Adeline valued at $650 and Mary valued at $400 (total $1050) to W.B.S. BURBANK & wife and receives from No 2 $66.66 Value of each share is $1116.66 3 Jan 1857. Commissioners: Moses W. JARVIS, Jas Mc BRINSON, Wm. P. MOORE Order appointing John JACKSON, Bishop DUDLEY, & Wm. BREWER to divide slaves Mavis, Judee, Clay, Benjamin, Ellnor, Chaney, Harriet, Rachel, Peter, & Anderson & George between Julia Ann CHAPMAN, William J. ARCHBELL & wife Caroline, John CHAPMAN & Elizabeth CHAPMAN infants Noah & Radford CHAPMAN. Mar 1859 Order appointing John JACKSON, Bishop E. DUDLEY, & William BREWER to meet and divide the following slaves George, Caswell, Luke, Charles, Robert, Tabitha, Sarah, Jane, Sabra, Holland, Sely, Jamisy, Patrick, Allen, Miles, Hannah, Frank, Peter, Oliver, Sureda, Silas, Annice, Susan, Pamela, Wright, Lucy, Anderson, Washington, Isaac, Reuben, Martha, Dorcas, Daniel, Jarvis, William, Sidney, Cheney, Brister, Kater, Helender, Sylvester, Benjamin, Lucretia, Africa, Phillis, Judy, Rachel, Amos, Elias, Margaret, Harriett, Clarissa, Bell, Elsey, Shade, Augusta, Spencer, Lewis, Basheba, Maria, Dennis, Elvy, Israel between Julia Ann CHAPMAN, William J. ARCHBELL & wife Caroline, John CHAPMAN & Elizabeth G. CHAPMAN, & John CHAPMAN administrator of Mary Ann CHAPMAN & infants Noah & Radford CHAPMAN. Mar 1859 In response of petition of Josias BALL & others for sale of slaves for division: Prayer is granted and a sale of slaves is to be made at the courthouse in New Berne after advertising for 20 days. Terms of sale to be $50 in cash & the balance at 6 months credit on a note with good security. Willis G. RAWLES is appointed commissioner to make sale. Dec 1860 Order appointing William HAY, Zaccheus SLADE & W.H. PEARCE to divide slaves Sam, Henry, Charles, Little Henry, Lydia, Jinny, Henrietta, Tener, Dolly, Catharine, & Sally and lay off and allot to Eliza B. DUDLEY ¼ of the slaves. Dec 1859 Benjamin CARRAWAY vs. Alexander MITCHELL: Decree. Based on petition and report of clerk, the court declares that the petitioner arrived at the age of 21 years in the summer of 1856, and that there is in the hands of the defendant of the estate of the petitioners the following negro slaves: Tom, Simon, David, Jacob, Eunice, George, Rebecca and her children, Southy, Asa, & Martha Ann, & Bill, Frank, & Clarice and also the sum of $2, 456.59 due 1 Jan 1857. Ordered that Alexander MITCHELL (after first paying out of the $2456.79 the costs of this suit and the sum of $20 to the clerk) pay to the petitioner the balance of the sum, interest to be calculated from 1 Jan 1857, and if it's not paid by 1 April next, petitioner may sue. Further decreed that the defendant deliver to the petitioner the negro slaves Tom, Simon, David, Jacob, Eunice, George, Rebecca and her children Southey, Asa & Martha Ann and Bill, Frank, and Clarice. Mar 1857 Petition of Josias BALL and Robert & Alonzo PHIPPS, the last two infants by their guardian Matthias A. POWERS shows that they are tenants uncommon of two slave Rena & child Cason, owning ? each. They are desirous of partition so that each may hold his share in severalty and to make partition it will be necessary to sell the slaves. Petition is for the court to order a sale of the slaves and the proceeds to be divided among petitioners. Mar term 1860 Order appointing Fredk P. LATHAM, Bryan WHITFORD, & Stephen G. BARRINGTON to divide the slaves Mourning, Aaron, Tom, Stephen, Martha and her two children Reen & Lewis between Osias C. STAPELFORD, Alice GASKINS, & Mary STAPLEFORD ¼ each & to Wm. Tingle & wife Nancy ¼. Mar 1860 Attached: Report of commissioners appointed to divide slaves. Commissioners met at the home of William STAPLEFORD deceased and divided the negroes belonging to him as follows: Lot 1: Tom valued at $1400 to Wm. P. TINGLE & wife Lot 2: Stephen valued at $1300 & Mourning valued at $75 to Mary STAPLEFORD Lot 3: Martha & child Lewis valued at $1600 to Ozias STAPLEFORD Lot 4: Aaron & Reen valued at $100 to Alcy GASKINS Lot 1 pays to Lot 4 $31.35 Lot 2 pay to Lot 4 $6.25 Lot 3 pays to Lot 4 $231.25. 3 Apr 1860. Commissioners: F.P. LATHAM, Bryan WHIHTFORD, S.G. BARRINGTON Summons for Edmond M. FORBES to appear and answer the petition of Geo B. CLITHERAL & wife Ally Ann, Mary E.P. BATER, Frank I. HOOD. Sept. 1860. Back says, "Petition fo division of slaves." Report of commissioners appointed to divide slaves on petition of Geo B. CLITHERALL & wife & others vs Edward M. FORBES: Lot 1 consisting of slaves Venus & Kate valued at $800 to Mary E.P. BARNE Lot 2 consisting of slaves Sam and Lawrence valued at $890 to Francis F. FORBES Lot 3 consisting of slaves May and Horace valued at $800 to George B. CLITHERAL Lot 4 consisting of slaves Cornelius and Gabe valued at $800. Charge lot 2 with $67.50 to be divided equally between Nos. 1, 3, & 4 15 Dec 1860. Commissioners: Lewis WEBB, R.S. EUBANKS, Alex MILLER Order appointing Charles SLOVER, Frank J. JONES, & Jno D. FLANNER to divide slaves Isaac, Venus, Sarah, Eli, Sarah, William, Nathan, John, Mary Ann, & Basil between John M. F. HARRISON & Bryan S. RHODES & wife Cassandra, ½ to each. Dec 1861 Report of commissioners appointed to divide slaves between Bryan S. RHODES & wife Cassandra and John M.F. HARRISON. Allotted to Bryan S. RHODES and wife Isaac, Venus, Sarah, and Elis and to John M. F. HARRISON Sarah William, Nathan, John, Mary Ann, and Basil. Value allotted to Bryan S. RHODES and wife is $2150 and to John M.F. HARRISON $2,500 and John M.F. HARRISON must pay in cash $175 to Bryan S. RHODES and wife. 6 Feb 1862. CommissionersFrederick J. JONES, Charles SLOVER, A.D. FLANNER Folder: Petition for Freedom in the General Court, Maryland, William Dowrey vs. Francis Thomas 1793 William DOWRY agt. Francis THOMAS: Deposition of Ann RIDGELY of Ann Arundel Co., MD. Deponent is between 57 and 58 years of age. RIDGELY states that she has seen William DOWRY but does not know him. She knows Fanny, the mother of the petitioner very well and knew Mary DOVE, mother of Fanny since she knew her own mother. She has known Fanny, who is about the age of the deponent from the time she was a child until she was a woman. Deponent is the daughter of Eliazar BIRKHEAD, who was the son of Abraham BIRKHEAD, to whom Mary and Fanny both belonged when deponent first knew them. Abraham gave Fanny to his daughter Frances SHEKELL, wife of John SHEKELL. Mary was a tall spare woman of a brown complexion and was the granddaughter of the woman who came, or was imported into this country and belonged to deponent's great- grandfather as she has been informed from her mother and grandfather; her grandfather was the only child of his father and possessed the whole estate. Deponent has always understood that the grandmother of Mary DOVE was a yellow woman and had long black hair, but deponent does not know whether she was reputed to be an East Indian or a Madasgarican, but she was called in the family Malaga Moll, her name being Mary, and Mary DOVE the granddaughter claimed her surname. The mother of Mary DOVE (whose name deponent does not remember) died before her mother while Mary DOVE was still a small girl. After the death of her [deponent's] father, her mother married Leonard THOMAS and Mary DOVE lived in the family and belonged to deponent's brother James BIRKHEAD. Forty years ago, she sued for her freedom, and before any determination was made, Leonard THOMAS moved with his family to North Carolina about 20 miles from Newburn and carried Mary DOVE with him; deponent's brother was five or six years of age. Mary DOVE prosecuted her claim to freedom at Newburn in North Carolina soon after she removed there, and obtained her freedom upon trial as deponent understood, together with three of her children and two of her grandchildren and they were all discharged from possession of Leonard THOMAS. The children were named James, Nell, and Sue and the grandchildren Will and Sal. Deponent has heard her father in law [stepfather] Leonard THOMAS say that a certain Alexander LANDS, who was the son of an East Indian woman and was commonly called Indian LAWNY was a witness for Mary DOVE, and that he proved that the grandmother of Mary DOVE was an East Indian woman; deponent does not recollect to have heard her father in law mention any other witness in particular who was sworn for the petitioner, but thinks he mentioned John WELLS was sworn on her behalf. Mary DOVE had a brother named Dowry who belonged to deponent's uncle. Leonard THOMAS moved back to Maryland in a few years and sometime afterwards returned to North Carolina near the Yadkin and died about a twelvemonth ago. 16 Oct 1791 Commission from the General Court of Maryland to take depositions in a matter depending there. A copy of the above deposition of Ann RIDGELY is attached. The request is for records of the results of the petition mentioned in the deposition [for freedom of Mary DOVE and her children and grandchildren]; however, it is the understanding of the court in Maryland that the records of the County where Newbern I located were destroyed by the enemy during the late revolution. If that is so, this commission requests evidence from the clerk of court that the evidence is wanting [missing]. If there are records, a copy of the trial & judgment of the court will be sufficient. "It is certainly a fact that there was a petition, as stated by Ann RIDGELY in her deposition & that the petitioners were discharged from the service of Mr. THOMAS. That there was such a trial if the records are existing or that the records are not to be had, if they were destroyed is all that is expected to be proved by this commission." Annapolis, 3 Apr 1794 List of questions, in matter of William DOWRY vs. Francis THOMAS. The questions are: 1. Do you know the parties in this suit, and how long have you known them? 2. Do you know Mary DOVE (grandmother of petitioner) who lived in the family of Leonard THOMAS late of the neighborhood of newbern in North Carolina, and did you know Leonard THOMAS, and how long? 3. Do you know that Mary DOVE prosecuted her claim to freedom in Newbern, NC against Leonard THOMAS, and did she obtain her freedom; if yes, when was it, & who were the witnesses sworn on the occasion, and what was the judgment of the court? 4. Do you know that any of the descendants of Mary DOVE, and how many, & what was their names, obtained their freedom of Leonard THOMAS? 5. Do you know that the records of the County Court held at Newbern were destroyed by the Enemy, and when were they destroyed, and if the whole of the records, or a part only, and what part were destroyed during the late Revolution? Relate your knowledge fully. 6. Have you any further knowledge of the subject that will benefit the petitioner's claim to freedom if you have relate it fully and freely. Order from the chief judge of the General Court for the western shore of Maryland to Joseph TAGGERT, Silas COOKE, Robert DONNELL, and Samuel GEROCK, Esquires of Newbern, North Carolina in regard to the case between William DONREY and Francis THOMAS to take the depositions of all such evidences as shall be named or produced for the plaintiff or defendant, touching their knowledge or remembrance of any thing related to this cause. Goes on to order that proper notice be given and the depositions reduced to writing. 12 Sept 1793 (Signed by Samuel CHASE, Esq, chief judge and by G. DUVALL, atty for petitioner and B. JOHNSON, atty for Defendt.) [Note: Name of petitioner clearly looks like DOWRY in the Ann Ridgely deposition, and the handwriting is very legible. It very clearly looks like DONREY in the court order; this handwriting is also very legible] Folder: Thomgeaux, Pierre 1791 (Petition for liberate slave) Petition of Peter THOMGEAUX of Newbern shows that he owns a mustee, a person of mixed blood, called Martial, whose faithful services he is desirous of rewarding by granting him his freedom and emancipation. Petitioner finds himself proscribed by an Act of Assembly passed in 1791 from emancipating his slave without the assistance of "Your Worships" [justices of the court of Craven County]. He prays the court execute the authority vested in them by the Law and give him a license permitting him to free his slave Martial. Newbern 16 Dec 1791 Peter THOMGEAUX of Newbern, Merchant, makes oath that his servant Martial, a mustee or person of mixed blood has during a period of years served him with uncommon faithfulness. During that time he has been entrusted with the care of a store in which were large quantities of goods & often sums of money & has ever withstood the temptation such trust gave rise to. He has attended him with care and affection during many long periods of sickness, that having been suffered to trade under his mater's eyes; he had hoarded up a sum almost sufficient to reimburse his master his purchase money-which property was destroyed by the late fire; altho he might have saved it had he not endeavored to save his master's goods in preference to his own. For these services deponent prays a license to reward his slave's fidelity. 26 Dec 1791 [Note: There is no indication on either of the documents whether the petition was granted] Folder: Stephen B. FORBES petition to emancipate Lettice No Date Petition of Stephen B. FORBES shows that he is the owner of a negro woman slave named Lettice, who is about 50 years of age. During her long life of servitude she has been honest submissive and faithful to her owners. Her diligence & fidelity has been remarkable having been entrusted occasionally as a housekeeper with the care of the house and keys and has never violated her trust; during sickness in the family of her owners she has been devoted in her care & attentions. Petition is to emancipate Lettice. No date. Back: Emancipation ordered. Folder: Petition of Alice WILLIAMS, free born mullatto to be freed from service of Peter CONWAY Petition of Alice WILLIAMS, a free born mollatto of the age of 23 years shows that she has long been detain'd as a servant to Peter CONWAY and has never signed any indenture or any other instrument of writing. Petition is to be released from a cruel servitude. No date. No indication of outcome. Folder: Petitioners request that guns be returned to Benjamin and George Morgan 1841 Petition states that undersigned understand that Benjamin MORGAN and his son George have lately had their guns taken away by patrols agreeably to an Act of the General Assembly. They certify that they have known Benjamin and George MORGAN for about fifteen years during such time they have lived directly in their neighborhood and hunted with dog and gun and they have never heard or had reason to believe the MORGANS have done any injury to any person for and by reason of having bee privilege to hunt. Petitioners pray the court to grant Benjamin MORGAN and his son George MORGAN the privilege to keep their firearms and also for the court to restore their guns to them. Signers: Wm. SIMMONS, John HARRIS, John FEARRAND, Obed. PALMER, Burton CARMON, James M. BEESLEY. 8 Nov 1841 Folder: Slave Patrols. 1845, 1849 Order appointing Alexander H STANLY, Nathaniel S. BROWN, George E. CARRAWAY, Edgar CUTHBERT, James M. GOODING, David W. DUDLEY, Matthew A. OUTTEN, James BISHOP, George BISHOP, William P. MOORE, Alexander MITCHELL, and William WHITFORD as a patrol for the town of Newbern with the privilege of visiting neighboring districts. May term 1845 [Note: Document torn in two parts] Order appointing Haywood RHEM, Elijah TAYLOR, John TAYLOR, David WEEKS, Thomas GRAY, and Sherrod T. SMITH as patrols in Captain RICHARDSON's District. May term 1845 Order appointing Martin F. BROCK, Benjamin F. TUCKER, Allen J. BROCK, & Obid. PALMER as patrols in Capt. RUSSEL's district. May term 1845 Order appointing Henry B. GIBSON, Anson BANKS, William H. WOOD, Vine Allen TOLSON, Isaiah C. DENNIS, James M. ROWE, Philemon HOLLAND, and Stephen D. HOLLAND as patrols in CUTTER's District. August term 1845 Order appointing Joseph MCCOTTER, Thomas CLARK, and Bradford GATLIN as patrols for district No. 15, being a part of SPARROW's district beginning at the head of Broad Creek, through the swamp to the head of Smith's Creek, down the creek to Neuse, down Neuse to the mouth of Broad Creek & up Broad Creek to the beginning. Dec term 1849 Order appointing Benjamin M. WISE, Richard CASEY, and Christopher CARRAWAY as a patrol in District No. 14, being part of SPARROW's district from the head of Mason's creek to head of Broad Creek down the Creek to Neuse then to Bay River & up the river to the beginning. Dec term 1849 Folder: Carron and Slade commissioned to seize firearms found in possession of slaves 1830 Commission issued to Jordan S. CARROW & Zacheus SLADE empowering them to proceed immediately to seize all the firearms which they may find in the possession of slaves and to return the firearms to their own proper use and call upon the owners of the slave for the fees allowed by law for the arrest of runaway slaves and should they find it necessary to give each slave having firearms twenty lashes. Feb term 1830 Deposition concerning Negro Charles RIGBY confined as a runaway slave Samuel FARNANDIS, Notary Public residing in the City of Baltimore, Maryland certify that Thomas WILSON appeared and made oath that he knew and was personally acquainted with a negro boy named Charles RIGBY, now aged 22-24 years old, black complexion, five feet two to five feet four inches high, has one tooth broke in front, has a long face and large head; that he knows Charles to be free, and that he was born free, that he lived in his family from the time he was about eight or nine years old until about four years since. WILSON further says he has understood that Charles is now confined in jail in the state of North Carolina as a runaway slave. 18 Aug 1836 Witten statement by Thomas WILSON: Charles RIGBY was born in Hasford County and lived with Thomas JENNY until he was about 8 or 9 years old the most of the balance with me or under my control. He sailed with Captain Bernard JOHNSON in the Schooner Christopher Hughes ran away & was taken and put in Fredericksburg jail I think he is hardly so tall as is mentioned in Mr. FARNANDES instrument. Balt. 18 Aug 1836. s/Thos. WILSON Folder: List of Negroes to be hired out by W.C. PITTMAN This appears to be a contract for hiring Negroes from an estate in which W.C. PTIMAN is administrator de bonis non. It is probably part of a larger document. Condition: The Negroes will rehired out for the expiration of obeyer. They are to have three suits of clothes, two of cotton and one woolen suit, one hat, two pair shoes, and four woolen socks, one blanket. They are not to work on rail roads nor to be carried out of the adjoining counties and they are to be returned to this place the 20 day of December 1856. Also the land & half a horse farm to be rented out for one year notes with approved security will be required. Also 1 crops of [can't read] to rent for one year term as before. Silas W.C. PITTMAN 50.00 Silvey Ditto 25.00 Mary an Chile Ditto 10.00 Polly Ditto 1.05 Ellender Alexaner ROUSE 75.00 1 crops turpentine boxes. B. WATSON 40.00 Half a hors farm Ditto 10.00 Below this list is a list of notes collected on behalf of the estate and some amounts paid. Amounts paid included payment for "shuse" [shoes] for Edward KILLPATRICK and James KILLPATRICK, who were probably heirs of the estate. Filed 1854 Lists of free Negroes licensed to keep guns 1851-1854 Free Negroes licensed to carry guns 12 months Date of license June 1852 Loftin CHANCE Ezekiel CHANCE Richard MORRIS Theophilus GEORGE George LEWIS William CULLY _______________________ September 1852 Israel PETTIFORD Wright PETTIFORD John GAUDET Will. GAUDET John A. WIGGINS George ROBERSON James GAUDET Ben. BANTON ________________________ Decr. 1852 Kelso DAVIS Rufus CHANCE ________________________ March 1853 Sylvester GASKINS Thomas FENNER John FENNER Elijah GEORGE ________________________ Free Negroes licensed to keep fire arms Names Date of License John A. WIGGINS Sept. 8, AD 1851 Israel PETTIFORD " Wright PETTIFORD " William GAUDET " James GAUDET " John GAUDET " Willis LEWIS March, AD 1852 Richd. BROWN " Loftin CHANCE June AD 1852 Ezekiel CHANCE " Richard MORRIS " Theophilus GEORGE " George LEWIS " William CULLY " The licenses authorizing free Negroes to carry fire arms are for one year Persons Names Date of License Loftin CHANCE June 1854 Ezekiel CHANCE June 1854 John A. WIGGINS June 1854 Jacob WIGGINS June 1854 Richard BROWN June 1854 Willis LEWIS June 1854 Frank PETTIFORD September 1854 Israel PETTIFORD September 1854 Wright PETTIFORD September 1854 Ben BANTON September 1854 Stanly MOORE September 1854 Jno. Archibald WIGGINS September 1854 James GAUDETT September 1854 John GAUDETT September 1854 Rufus CHANCE December 1854 Kelso DAVIS December 1854 _______________________ The licenses to retail spirituous liquors by the small measure are issued by the sheriff who is required to furnish a list to the grand jury-persons sometimes obtain permission of the Court but fail to pay the Sheriff the State tax to obtain his license. [Note: This appears to be unrelated to gun licenses]. 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