Greene County, NC - John H. Coward to Wiley T. Mosely Slave Sale, 1857

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COLLECTION OF MARTHA ELEANOR MOSELEY - NC ARCHIVES, RALEIGH, NC - PC1827 
Collection donated by Julia Moseley Combs, abstracted by Martha Mewborn
Marble. Copies of the originals in my possession.
A few of these documents are NOT in the Collection and are so noted.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA - GREENE COUNTY

Whereas at February Term AD 1857 of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
of Greene county the following persons tenants in common of certain negroes
to them belonging to (wit) ELISHA G. COWARD, JESSE COWARD, JR., SPENCER P.
FIFE and wife MARY, WM J. ? POPE, ELIZABETH COWARD and WM W. COWARD by his
Guardian REDDING HARPER filed their petition praying for a sale of the said
Negroes set forth in their petition in order to have a partition ----
   Therefore this indenture --- and the further sum of three hundred and 
one dollars in hand paid by WILEY T. MOSELEY --- sell ----= a certain Negro
woman by the name of RANY --- to said WILEY T. MOSELEY --- I, JOHN H. 
COWARD as commissioner ---- defend this title --- 18th day of February AD 
1857 -
Jno H. Coward Commissioner

WIT  W. J. POPE

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