--part1_0.a7189a67.257f9b14_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My Bird cousins, This forwarded message of a bill of sale of a slave, conducted by constable Wilder Bird and witnessed by an Edward Bird, was on the NC Bertie list this morning. I don't know who these Bird's are, but thought this might be of interest to someone out there. My best to you all, Janet Hunter--????Bird>John Byrd & Nancy Couts(Robertson Co TN to Dade Co MO)>Henry P. Byrd/Bird & Lucinda Choate>Casselia Bird and Wm Michael Marsh>Lucy Bell Marsh & Charles Ceburn Sexton (my grand parents) --part1_0.a7189a67.257f9b14_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <NCBERTIE-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (rly-yd04.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.4]) by air-yd05.mail.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP; Wed, 08 Dec 1999 01:38:41 1900 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (v66.4) with ESMTP; Wed, 08 Dec 1999 01:38:27 1900 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id WAA11966; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 22:36:50 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 22:36:50 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <384DFC10.CA123007@bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 01:34:57 -0500 From: Molly <murquhar@bellsouth.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-bls40 (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Old-To: Bertie mail list <NCBERTIE-L@rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [NCBERTIE] Slave bill of sale -1818 Resent-Message-ID: <aEfBzB.A.s6C.ByfT4@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: NCBERTIE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: NCBERTIE-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <NCBERTIE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/3013 X-Loop: NCBERTIE-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: NCBERTIE-L-request@rootsweb.com State of North Carolina, Bertie County Know all men by their presence that I, Wilder Bird, a constable of said county by virtue of an execution to me handed against the goods and chattel of Malichi Weston in favor of George White and to the _____ doth levy and expose to public sale for ready money, as the law directs the property of Malichi Weston, vis. one Negro girl, Anis, the daughter of Aggy. Whereas David Pruden among several other bidders being the highest and last bidder became the purchases of the above named Negro for the sum of sixty three dollars and thirty five cents, which was the highest price could be obtained, I do hearby sell and deliver to said bidder the above named Negro by virtue of this execution grant a title as far as my office as a constable do permit. Whereon I do set my hand and offer this 17 January 1818. signed and delivered in presence of Witness Richard P. Freeman E. Bird Wilder Bird, constable ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On back of the page: State of North Carolina Bertie County Court May term 1821 This bill of sale from Wilder Bird, constable to David Prudent was proved in open court by the oath of Edward Bird,one of the subscribing witnesses ordered to be registered. E.A. Rhodes, clerk ==== NCBERTIE Mailing List ==== If you have any questions, please contact me privately at Virginia Crilley crilley@eramp.net. I am the Bertie List Manager and will will be happy to help you in any way I can! --part1_0.a7189a67.257f9b14_boundary--