NC STATE WIDE - COURT - Colonial Court Papers, Group 2: Freedom of slaves, Commissions for Edenton, Other papers related to slaves --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Colonial Court papers CCR 192 Miscellaneous Papers Freedom of slaves/Commissions for Edenton/Other papers related to slaves Freedom of Slaves No date 1714, 1717 • Petition to Edward MOSELEY, Chief Justice of NC by Amy DEMSY of Bertie Co. states that she is a mulatto born 14 Oct 1723 and was by the Vestry of the Churchwardens sold for such time until she reached the age of 31 years. On being exposed to sale, the manager of the estate of Nathaniel DUCKINGFIELD, along with the petitioner’s mother, purchased DEMSY for £30, that is, the manager paid £20 and the mother paid £10. DEMSY has since served DUCKENFIELD on his estate, and has arrived at the age of 21 and upwards, sufficient to recompense him for the money he advanced toward purchasing her. In spite of this, Doct. Samuel ORMS, who manages the estate continues to insist that she is obliged to remain in his service until she is 31. • Petition by Samuel ORMES to stay judgement in the petition by Amy DEMSY, as it is “not sufficient in law.” • “These are to certify whom it may concern that I do Discharge the Body of Phillip LANDERS from being a servant to any person after my Decease for Reasons best known to me he behaving himself faithfull and just towards me and I having a Reall love for him do set him free from any further Slavery this 28 Day of Aprill In the year of our Lord God 17017. s/ Tyomas SPARROW “This I write on my bed being very bad.” • [Appears to be the beginning of a document that was not finished]. “In obedience to a writ of certiorari commanding the Clerk of the County Court of Perquimmans to certify the proceedings in a certain plaint lately depending in the said County Court at the suit against Negroe Amey & her 3 children charged to have set free contrary to law, the Clerk of the said county Court Certified as follows. Whereupon an Issue having been made upon the direction of the Court & a jury thereupon impaneled to try whether” [1744 was written on the back of the document in pencil] • Chowan Presink in the County of Albemarle: Statement that the bearer, William SIMPSON is a free man and not a servant of anyone for any reason. s/Lamand LOFTIN. Date 4 July 1714. • Petition of William DERRY, a free Negro, states that he was a slave of Robert COLEMAN of Isle of Wight Co., Va, who in his will dated 8 Mar 1715 gave DERRY and his other slaves their freedom. Christopher REYNOLDS and Anne his wife were named as Exec. DERRY lived in freedom and paid his tobacco debt to REYNOLDS. About 4 years ago, REYNOLDS died, and Godfrey HUNT of Nansemond Co., VA marryed Anne, the Exec. of COLEMAN. On 19 July 1737, he seized DERRY at his home on Black Cr., took his goods and chattel, and carried DERRY to the dwelling house of William TAYLOR in ? County, and sold him, He has been detained ever since. Commissions of Oyer and Terminer for Edenton 1754 • An order from Mathew ROWAN, Esq., His Majesty’s Council of Govt. to James HASELL, Chief Justice to hold court in Edenton on the 2nd Tuesday in April [end of line is torn—can’t tell if this is a one time order or an ongoing order] for the counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimons, Bertie, & Tyrel [beginning of the line is torn; there might be a county before these]. No date Slaves pertaining to runaways, sale and trade, ownership, etc. No date, 1698-1746, various dates • Order to find 2 Negro and Indian men the property of James COALE who entered their master’s house and robbed him. To search house to house on the ES of Pasquotank River to Currituck. 26 of 5th month of 1696. [26 July 1690]. • Oath by Henry SPELLOR & Patience his wife against John BRAVOBOY of Chowan precinct that while Patience was the widow of Stephen SWAIN, at the request of BRAVOBOY she paid James WARD of Chowan precinct £28 current money and obligated herself for £27 more to purchase the freedom of BRAVOBOY from WARD. BRAVOBOY promised to repay her the entire amount plus £10, but has not done so. No date of document, but refers to date 26 Aug 1713 as date that Patience paid WARD. • Petition by Samuel ?SCOLLAY states that his slave, Seipio, ran away on 1 Oct 1741 and has been absent from his master until 1 Oct 1742. States that during this time that Benjamin HILL of Bertie County harbored Seipio during the entire time, knowing that Seipio was the property of SCOLLAY, and is therefore subject to a fine of 184 pounds 10 shillings. Back lists witnesses Mrs. LAKEY, Jos. TERRY, Luke WHITE, Doctr. BAPTIST, John CAMPBELL, Terrence MYHAN. No other date of document • Bond by Thomas BOYD, Attorney at law and John ADAMS, both of Beaufort precinct, Bath Co. to deliver to Roger KENYON on or before the last Tuesday in March next, a Negro slave called Philander. Agreement based on complaint by Charles Worth GLOVER of South Carolina, Gent. 29 Jan 1721/22. • Order to have delivered to Thomas BRYANT of Bertie precinct a Negroe man slave named Jack, who has been unjustly taken by Thomas CLEMENT, planter and James MILLIKEN Gent of Bertie. Also ordered to summon CLEMENT and MILLIKEN to appear and answer a charge against them brought by BRYANT for illegally detaining Jack. 23 Nov 1730 • Complaint of James CORDES, Esq. against John GLOVER of Bertie precnt. that he, CORDES, in South Carolina, owned a slave, Cesar, a sawyer by trade, originally purchased for £100. On about 10 June 1735, “Cesar did casually loose, which said Negro slave so lost afterwards that is to say on or about the tenth day of September” in the same year was found in the possession of GLOVER in Bertie precinct. CORDES states that GLOVER continued to harbor Cesar knowing that he was the property of CORDES. CORDES is suing for damages of £500. March court 1736 • Case brought by John PENDLETON against Henry PENDLETON, stating that John PENDLETON was the owner of 3 slaves, a woman named Dole, a boy named Josiah, and a girl named Charity, and that on 25 August 1734 Henry PENDLETON took these slaves for his own use, knowing that they belonged to John PENDLETON. John PENDLETON is suing for £600. (Both men of Pasquotank precinct). March court 1738 • Charge by Griffith JONES against Henry ?CRAFT both of Pasquotank precinct that CRAFT sold [or possibly lent] a Negro slave named Will, the property of JONES, without his permission. No date. • Thomas PENDLETON of Pasquotank prect. brings suit against Danl. GUTHRIE and wife Mary, stating that they, particularly Mary, made use and profit of a slave named Jenny, the property of PENDLETON without his permission. No date • Suit brought by Miles CARY of Virginia against James TUKE, merchant, of Pasquotank precinct that he has harbored a runaway slave named Stephon, who is the property of CARY. Gives date 27 Jan last year, but does not give year. • Mary COLE shows that Henry a Negro slave belonging to her husband James COLE, has, based on the advice of several people, absented himself from his master, having been told that his former owner, PETERSON, set him free in his will. Mary COLE states this is no such thing, and mentions being executor of the will [not sure if she herself is executor, or her husband James by the way the petition is worded]. • Summons for Macherores SCARBOROUGH & Thomas MILLER to appear and answer a charge by William ROOD of harboring a runaway slave named Rose, the property of ROOD. 2 Jan 1728/9. • Suit brought by Jno. PALM against Saml. PIKE for selling lace to a slave named Sarah, the property of PALM, without his permission. No date. • Suit brought by Larence LARSON of Chowan precinct against Attho. HATCH for profiting from a slave who is the property of LARSON without his permission. No date. • Statement by Joseph SPARROW that he knows of ?Lowall LEANDER [names not legible, last name smeared and cut off] stealing Negroes and transporting them out of Maryland and Virginia and having evidence here to prove the purchase of these Negroes, petitions to present his evidence to the court. No date • Suit brought by Jacob OVERMAN against William Wilson SAWYER for selling a turkey cock to a slave named Potter, the property of OVERMAN, without his permission. 20 Dec 1712/13. • Suit brought by Thomas REAVES against William PARKER, both of Currituck, for harboring a servant of REAVES’ named Joseph WILLIAMSON without permission of REAVES. No date. • Bond by Thomas CARY, merchant, to Robert PALMER to deliver to PALMER a Negro woman between the ages of 16 and 21 by next December 20th, PALMER having paid £25, and being obligated to pay merchanable pork worth £25 upon delivery. 18 Aug 1716. • Suit by John HACKLEFIELD against Joseph PIERCE, charging that at PIERCE’s request, HACKLEFIELD provided a Negro boy of PIERCE’s named Sampson with a necessary dyet, washing, lodging, and 2 pairs of breeches for 12 months, with the agreement that PIERCE would reimburse him for the cost. In addition, HACKLEFIELD sold PIERCE chalkline on credit. PIERCE has not paid the entire cost of these obligations. Dates: Last day of Sept 1711 (agreed to provide for Sampson), 12 Sept 1712 (sold chalkline). • Deposition of William FELLS “of full age”: States that he was at the plantation of Paul PALMER sometime in March, and saw a slave, the property of PALMER, named Quash leave on horseback. The next day he was at the same place and saw Quash return with another Negroe with him, who had a bundle of cloathing. FELL asked Quash if this was the Negroe “that had been so much talked of meaning Mr. CRISP’s Negroe and whether he had taken him meaning from Mr. CRISP with leave or without, to which Quash answered without leave.” • [Handwriting in this document is very hard to read]. Deposition of a slave [can’t read name] belonging to Mr. CRISP, who stated that he was approached by Paul PALMER, who asked him to go with him. He refused, but PALMER told him if he did not come willingly, he would force him to come. One sections says, “When he got to PALMER’s house PALMER said he should come to no harm but would defend him from all dangers of being punished by carrying a way from Mr. CRISP. About 3 days after he went down to Currytuck with PALMER & his wife and Susanah OLDS & ferryd there three days and then came back again.” Refers to Mr. LAKERS being apprehended and taken by Chas. WILKINS, then the slave was apparently taken to LAKER’s and hidden in the pocosin. Said he was kept at near Josiah PHELP’s and hid in the pocosin for about a fortnight, and given victuals, and worked during the day, but was hidden whenever anyone came looking for him. He was told, “if anyone should catch him he would be hang’d & also the time he was not in the Pocosin he was also workd at the Plantation of the sd. PALMER where he was seen by Danl. ?, Jno. OLDS & his wife, Jonathan EVANS Geo. LUMLEY & many others; and upon some thrashing & words from P. PALMER he went away on Wednesday the 1st ? into Durant’s neck where he was apprehended by George DURANT. 6 Mar 1720. • Complaint by Paul PALMER against Nicholas CRISP that CRISP has harbored a slave belonging to PALMER since 1 Mar 1720. [Cannot read slave’s name, but it is the same as in the previous case—looks like Fanville]. Mar court 1721. • Bond by James MILLLIKEN with Henry GUSTON, bondsman for a caveat against anyone obtaining a writ to dispossess him a slave Jack, purchased from Thomas CLEMENS and now in dispute with Robert WILLSFORD and Thomas BRYANT. Witnesses: James CRAVEN, David ONEAL. n.d. • Summons for Joseph HARDY, John WHITE, & Wm. BROGDON to appear and testify in a suit between James pltf and John GLOVER deft.. n.d. • Complaint by Robert WILSFORD against Thomas BRYANT that on 1 May 1731 BRYANT took a Negro slave named Jack from him and harbored him on his property. Mar. court 1732 • Bond by Thomas BRYANT of Bertie Co. with [torn] WILLIAMS and William MACKEY of Chowan Co., bondsmen. BRYANT has obtained a writ for [torn] of one Negroe man slave named Jack taken and detained by Thomas [torn]. Condition of bond is that Thomas BRYANT will prosecute this action. November, 1731. • Complaint by Julius Cesar PARK that his female slave Philis ran away on the 20 of January 1743, and that from the time of running away was harbored by Antony HATCH. Asks that HATCH be summoned to answer this complaint. n.d. • Summons for Tulle WILLIAMS, Christian REED, Masora SCARBOROUGH, Esq. and Elizabeth his wife all of Perquimmans Co. to appear and testify in a suit between Julius Cesar PARKE and Anthony HATCH on behalf of the deft. 1 Oct 1744. • Summons for Anthony HATCH to answer a charge by Julius Cesar PARKE of harboring a runaway slave named Phillis belonging to PARKE. (Perquimmans Co.) 1 Oct 1744 • McRoro SCARBRO of Parquimmans Co. was summoned to answer a charge by Mary GALE that he took 3 Negroes from them. (Slaves names were Thamor, female; Rose, female; Mirah, male). Slaves were taken in Pasquotank Co. on 7 Dec 1743. Wyriot ORMOND is acting as attorney for Mary GALE. Oct General Court 1744. • Order to the sheriff of Perquimmans Co. (as before) to deliver 3 slaves to Mary GALE, widdow: Thamor, Rose, and Jeremiah, which Marora SCARBROUGH Esqr. took and delivered to the sheriff, and which are unjustly detained. 17 Aug 1744. [On back is statement by sheriff that no such writ had ever been delivered to him before, and that the slaves in question have never been delivered to him, and he is not able to make a due return]. • Summons for Jacob BRIGGS of Chowan Co. to appear and testify in the suit between Mary GALE, pltf and Macrorah SCARBOROUGH deft. on behalf of the deft. 1 Nov 1746 • Summons for John BARBER of Pasquotank Co. to appear and testify in the suit between Mary GALE, pltf and Macrorah SCARBOROUGH deft. on behalf of the deft. 4 June 1746 • Deposition of John BARBER that he was employed by Julius Cesar PARKE, atty. for Mary GALE as an overseer of a plantation in Pasquotank County which James BRIGGS rented of Mrs. REED and BARBER was told to manage the plantation and all the stock & Negroes which were rented by BRIGGS and by him assigned to Mary GALE. About 3 or 4 days after BARBER took the job, Julius Cesar PARKE told him to send a Negroe named Cesar to Macroroe SCARBOROUGH to be cured of a sore leg, which was done. SCARBOROUGH told BARBOR that whenever PARKE or GALE wanted the slave back they could have him. BARBER told PARKE this about 3 weeks later. About 10 months later Cesar was sent back with his leg cured. 7 Aug 1746. • Macrora SCARBOROUGH, Esq. makes oath that his wife Elizabeth, on 21 Jan 1739, at that time the widow of William REED, on behalf of herself and William REED the orphan of her late husband, rented a plantation in Pasquotank Co. to James BRIGGS, along with 6 slaves and a large quantity of livestock and utensils, etc. The term of the lease was 7 years. BRIGGS assigned his interest to Mary GALE. SCARBOROUGH states that it is currently reported that Mary GALE has for some time cohabited with Julius Cesar PARKE, and that he has the absolute and sole management of her estate and interest. SCARBOROUGH believes that PARKE has carried one of the slaves of the plantation named Ben off to sea, and suspects that PARKE and GALE intend to remove the other slaves, which are the property of William REED, the orphan of William REED. 2 December 1743. • Order to sheriff of Pasquotank Co. to deliver 3 slaves the property of Mary GALE, i.e., a woman named Thamar, a girl named Rose, and a boy named Jeremiah, which were taken by Macrora SCARBOROUGH and delivered to the sheriff. 26 January 1738. • Bond for Mary GALE of Pasquotank Co., with Thomas PENDLETON and Julius Cesar PARKE, bondsmen. GALE complains that Macrora SCARBOROUGH has illegally detained 3 Negro slaves, which are her property, namely Thamar, Rose, and Jeremiah. Condition of her bond is that she will appear to prosecute her suit or will pay all costs and damages if her suit fails. 26 January 1743 • Summons for James BRIGGS to appear and testify in a suit in which Mary GALE is plaintiff and Thomas HUNTER is deft. on behalf of the deft. 31 September 1745. • Summons for Thomas HUNTER to appear and answer charges brought by Mary GALE. [County is blank on document]. 4 Feb 1744. • Oath by Mary GALE that Thomas HUNTER on 10 July 1744 in Edenton, detained a mulatto man slave named Linkhorn, who was her property, and has refused to return the slave. March court 1745. • Answer by Joseph ANDERSON, attorney for Thomas HUNTER to the suit brought by Mary GALE states that on 10 June 1741 at Edenton that GALE borrowed £200 from him, giving the mulatto slave Linkhorn as security until such time as the debt was paid. As of this time no part of the £200 has been repaid. 13 Aug 1745 • Complaint by Mary GALE, widow of Edmond GALE, complains that she owned a mulatto slave named Linkhorn, and on the 10 June 1741, she lost him, and on 10 Jul 1741 he came into the hands of Thomas HUNTER, who detains him illegally. March court 1745. • Warrant for arrest of Macrora SCARBOROUGH to answer a charge by Benjamin TALBOT, schoolmaster, of a charge of damage of £800. 9 Nov 1738. • Summons for Zachary CHANCOY and Rebecca his wife of Perquimmons County to appear and testify in a suit between Benjamin TALBOT, pltf. and Macrora SCARBOROUGH, deft. 29 June 1741. • Summons for Joshua ELLIS, William MOOR Robert MOOR and Abraham SAUNDERS, all of Perquimmans Co. to appear and testify in a suit between Benjamin TALBOT, pltf. and Macrora SCARBOROUGH, deft. on behalf of the pltf. 29 September 1741. • Summons for Zachary CHANCOY and Rebecca his wife and Joshua ELLIOT of Perquimmons County to appear and testify in a suit between Benjamin TALBOT, pltf. and Macrora SCARBOROUGH, deft. 17 October 1740. • Warrant for arrest of Macrora SCARBOROUGH to answer a charge by Benjamin TALBOT, schoolmaster, of a charge of damage of £800. 24 Apr 1739. • Summons for Zachary CHANCOY and Rebecca his wife of Perquimmons County to appear and testify in a suit between Benjamin TALBOT, pltf. and Macrora SCARBOROUGH, deft. 2 Oct 1741. • Summons for William SILAS, Dorothy SHERWIN, James CRAVEN to appear and testify in a suit between Benjamin TALBOT, pltf. and Macrora SCARBOROUGH, deft. 17 Mar 1740 • Benjamin TALBOT of Perquimmans Co. by Henry VERNON his attorney complains that on the 25th of Aug 1738 he was in possession of 3 Negro slaves, Tom, Nan, and Primus, and that on that day, in Edenton, he lost the slaves which the same day came into possession of Macarora SCARBOROUGH, who knowing they were the property of TALBOT, illegally detained them. July 1739 • Warrant for James CAMPAIGN of Beaufort Co. to answer a charge by Henry EVERET of converting property to his own use. 27 Aug 1742. • James CAMPAIGN of Beaufort Co. was attached to answer a charge by Henry EVERET that on _____ Aug 1734, EVERET was in possession of a Negro slave named Ruffy, and that on 10 Aug 1734 and that on 20 May 1742 this slave came unlawfully into hands of CAMPAIGN, who was well aware that the slave belonged to EVERET. July court 1742. • Appearance bond by James CAMPAIGN with Thomas WILLAIMS and Robert PAYTON, bondsmen, all of Beaufort Co. to appear and answer a charge brought by Henry EVERET. 3 Sept 1742. • Summons for John CORCKER & Jeremiah WILCOCKS both of Pasquotank Co. to appear and testify in a case between William HIXON pltf and William BROTHERS,Senr. deft. on behalf of the deft. 6 Mar 1744 • Warrant for William BROTHERS in response to a complaint by William HIXON that BROTHERS illegally holds a Negro woman slave named Doll and 4 other Negro slaves named Phill, Phillis, Joan, and Jenny belonging to HIXON. 22 Dec 1744. • Complaint by William HIXON that William BROTHERS (the elder) of Pasquotank Co. on 1 June 1740 did entice a Negro slave named Doll, the possession of HIXON, to leave HIXON and go to BROTHERS, and that on the last day of June, he enticed 4 other Negroes to do the same, names Phil, Phillis, Joan, and Jenny. October term 1744. • Currotuck Co. Wilis MILLER Philip NORTHREN and Elizabeth his wife, surviving legatees a. Thomas LAWTHEN. Order that the Negroes in dispute between the 2 parties remain in custody with MILLER until the next court term to give LAWTHEN time to prepare a lawful answer. MILLER gives bond to deliver the Negroes to the next term of court, where a decision will be made as to ownership. Thomas WILLIAMS and John ETHRIDGE are bondsmen for MILLER. 4 Oct 1748 • Currotuck County: Complaint by Jean WILLIAMS that Thomas [last name unreadable] broke into her house and forcibly removed a Negro woman who was the property of her husband. Order to sheriff to search for this slave. 11 October 1743. [Ink from front of document bled onto back, but there is also a statement written on the back which says, “It is Heareby ordered that the Within Mentioned Negroe wench and child should Be Continued in Custody of Thomas WILLIAMS who hired the wench of Phillip NORTHREN and his wife.” Date is torn, but month is October.-sbg] • Currituck Co.: Complaint made by Thos. LOWTHERN that on 13 September he lost a young Negroe woman named Pegg, and on the 15th of the said month had 4 more Negroes taken from his possession, namely Sarah James Currituck and Grace, and he believes them to be harbored and concealed by someone. Therefore, order to sheriff to search for the said Negroes, and when found, to bring them to a judge so the matter can be dealt with according to law. 27 Sept 1743. (On back: 11 October, found 2 Negroes, Sarah and Grace at the home of Thomas WILLIAMS, and on the 21st found 1 Negro, James, at Willis MILLER’s, and on the 22nd day found one at Phillip NORTHERON’s called Currituck. Also on back, order to return the Negroes to Thomas LOWTHER. 28 October 1743. • Bond from James CAMPBELL, of Newton in New Hanover Co. to Samuel BRIDGERS. BRIDGERS has delivered a Negro woman called ?? Condition of bond is that CAMPBELL will pay BRIDGERS £360 by next 19 Nov. 30 July 1739. (Back states that £10 was paid 31 July 1739). • Receipt of James CAMPBELL £56.10 toward the sum of £200 principal agreed for a Negro boy called Johnny, formerly belonged to Roger Hay??. s/Sam. BRIDGER. 20 June 1740. • James CAMPBELL of Wilmington in New Hanover Co., innkeeper was called to answer Samuel BRIDGERS (made on his behalf by Joseph ANDERSON, his atty.) on a charge that on 1 May 1740 in New Hanover Co., BRIDGERS was possessed of 2 Negroes named John a barber and Will, and that he lost the 2 to CAMPBELL on the same day, CAMPBELL knowing that they belonged to BRIDGERS and refusing to return them. July court 1741. • Warrant for James CAMPBELL of Wilmington in New Hanover Co., innkeeper, also known as James CAMPBELL of Newton in New Hanover Co., victualler to be brought to the next session of court to answer a charge of debt to Samuel BRIDGERS. 5 June 1741. • Complaint by Samuel BRIDGERS against James CAMPBELL of Wilmington in New Hanover Co., innkeeper, also known as James CAMPBELL of Newton in New Hanover Co., victualler, for debt. BRIDGERS states that on 30 July 1739 CAMPBELL acknowledged himself to be in debt to BRIDGERS to the sum of £720 and paid a bond for the same, but has not paid any part of the debt. July court 1741. • James CAMPBELL of Wilmington in New Hanover Co., innkeeper was called to answer Samuel BRIDGERS (made on his behalf by Joseph ANDERSON, his atty.) on a charge that on 1 May 1740 in New Hanover Co., BRIDGERS was possessed of 2 Negroes named John a barber and Will, and that he lost the 2 to CAMPBELL on the same day, CAMPBELL knowing that they belonged to BRIDGERS and refusing to return them. July court 1741. [Same wording as earlier document]. • “Newton Jany 30th 1739/40: Sir Please Credite Mr Saml BRIDGERS in your office for Twelve pound Currancey which place to accott. of ?same. Your Very Hubl Servt Ja. CAMPBELL. To Robert HAMILTON, Esqr.” • Warrant for James CAMPBELL of Wilmington in New Hanover Co., innkeeper to be brought to next session to answer a charge by Samuel BRIDGERS of “trespass” [debt] of £500. 5 June 1741. • “Mr. James CAMPBELL/12th of December 1739, Pray pay to Mr. Richd ATTASON ye sum of ten pounds ….. Yr. humble Servt. Sam. BRIDGER. To Mr. James CAMPBELL of Newton. Accepts [torn].” Back: “Mr. CAMPBELL. Sir please to pay to Mr. John PERREY the contents of the within noate ??Mr. Richard ALLISON.” • “Mr. CAMPBELL/Please to pay to Mr. WHITTAR or order the sum of three pounds …. Newton 5 Nov. 1739. Yr. humble servt. Sam. BRIDGERS. To Mr. James CAMPBELL in Newton/” • “Mr. CAMPBELL/ 13 July 1739/40. Pray pay to John WHARTON or order the sum of 13l. 2s. 6d. … Yr. humble servt. Sam. BRIDGERS. To Mr. James CAMPBELL in Newton/” • Appearance bond by James CAMPBELL of Wilmington Tavern keeper with Richard EAGLE, Esq., bondsman, to appear at the next term of General Court to answer a charge of debt in the amount of £720 to Samuel BRIDGERS. 2 July 1741. • Samuel BRIDGERS vs. James CAMPBELL: Parties consent to allow dispute to be audited and settled by Mr. John SWANN and Mr. Thomas CLARKE. October court, 1742. Sheet attached signed by SWANN and CLARKE states that there is nothing due to the plaintiff. 28 Feb 1742. [There are 2 identical copies of this document]. • Bond from William FARIS to John SAMPSON. Condition is that FARIS will deliver to SAMPSON by 1 Apr next 3 likely Negro boys and 2 likely Negro girls not under the age of 12, or in lieu of them £106, and that FARIS will also allow SAMPSON to continue to keep on hire a Negro which he now has belonging to FARIS. This agreement is required by an award made by consent between the 2 determined by Thomas CLARKE and John SWANN made the same day as the bond. Witnesses: Thomas CLARKE and Richd. HELLIER. 28 Sept 1742. • John SAMPSON vs. William FARRIS: Debt. By consent of parties matters in dispute were referred to Thomas CLARKE and John SWANN. March court 1745. Sheet attached signed by SWANN and CLARKE states that there is due to the plantif from the Deft the sum of £49 eleven pence sterling. 25 June 1745. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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