Collection (1785-1824) containing photocopies of the original correspondence, tax lists, wills, records of enslaved persons, deed, property holders.
The items of greatest interest in this collection are the records transferring enslaved persons from their previous enslavers to their new enslavers in Beaufort and Hyde counties, N.C. through bills of sale and inheritance. The collection includes a bill of sale (1815) and wills of the enslaver Aaron Wilkerson (1791) and the enslaver William Clark (1806, 1809), all of which provide for the transferring of enslaved persons among family and friends of the deceased enslavers. A list of enslaved persons (1824) that include names, ages of some, and their projected monetary value. Also included are a Hyde County deed (1785) and a list (1792) of taxable property in Mattamuskeet Township, which contains name of property holders, white and black taxables, and land holdings. Note: All materials are photocopies of the original documents.
Gift of Mr. Michael Cable
Processed by C. Crews, March 1991
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Descriptions updated by Ashlyn Racine, May 2023
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.