Bill of Sale — Charleston District
A recorded bill of sale transferring ownership of an enslaved woman and her child between two Charleston merchants.
"Know all men by these presents that I, Thomas Legare of Charleston District, for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars to me in hand paid, have bargained and sold unto Robert Pinckney one negro woman named PHOEBE, aged about twenty-two years, together with her child HARRIET, aged about two years, to have and to hold the said slaves unto the said Robert Pinckney, his heirs and assigns forever. Witness my hand and seal this 9th day of November, 1837."
Source: Charleston District, South Carolina, Register of Mesne Conveyance (sample re-creation).
Named Individuals Index
Every person named in this record — search these names in the real repositories below.
Find the Original Record
This entry is a re-created transcription. Trace the original in Charleston District, South Carolina through: