Deed of Gift — Fairfield District
A deed of gift conveying enslaved people from a father to his children, recorded in the district deed books.
"This deed of gift witnesseth that I, James Woodward Sr., out of natural love and affection for my children, do give unto them the following negroes, to wit: unto my son James, the boy TOBY; unto my daughter Sarah, the girl VINEY; unto my daughter Elizabeth, the woman JUDY and her infant child. Recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Fairfield District this 15th day of January, 1831."
Source: Fairfield District, South Carolina, Deed Book R (sample re-creation).
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