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Date Orphan or Minor Age Bound To Trade Page 14 6 May 1794 James MOORE, 3 John Winfield Ship Carpenter free boy of color 18 May 1804 Stephen Fletcher, shipmaster, informs the court that Jasper LONGTOM, a base born Indian born of Jane LONGTOM, suggested to have been begotten by a "whight" father, now of the age of about ten years, is going at random without that control and protection so essential to his own future good & that of the community at large, & offers to take him by indenture and empowers John Jordan to sign in his behalf. Fletcher reports that in the same neighborhood unprovided with master is Price LONGTOM, 13 or 14, and Jordan LONGTOM, 9 years, base born sons of Polly LONGTOM, and a black father. Fletcher will not take them but prays they may be provided with masters - & that of the name of John Thornton, 16 or 17, Solomon, 14 or 15, & another subject to Rheumatizm. At the bottom of the same document Little John Pugh, ship- master, offers to take Jordan LONGTOM, a base born boy, 9 or 10, the son of Polly, alias Mary, LONGTOM, an Indian woman, also Jordan, also begotten by a negro. He empowers James Watson in his behalf to sign such indentures. On the reverse of the document "Ordered that Jasper LONGTOM be bound to Captain Stephen Fletcher to be taught to read and right, cipher and the art of a seaman and mariner and that Jordan LONGTOM be bound in like manner to Captain Little John Pugh. Page 15 24 Feb 1829 Anson COVELL, - Thomas R. Burrus Farmer boy of color Page 18 27 May 1834 Jane ___?___, - Laodicea Caffee ----- free girl of color 26 may 1835 Smith PUGH, - Joseph T. Pugh ----- free boy of color 29 Feb 1836 Price MACKEY, - Major Clayton ----- free boy of color 1 Mar 1836 Alexander GILL, - W. W. Spencer ----- free boy of color 1 Mar 1836 George GILL, - W. W. Spencer ----- free boy of color Page 19 29 Aug 1836 James Riley HALL, - Nathaniel Voliva Farmimg free boy of color 29 Nov 1836 Peledge MC KEY, - Benjamin D. Pugh ----- free boy of color 30 may 1837 Mary BRADDOCK, - Nancy Gibbs, wife of ----- free girl of color Robert Gibbs 28 May 1838 George N. ___?___, - Urias O’Neal ----- free boy of color Page 20 27 Feb 1839 Jack LONGTOM, - Thomas Ballance ----- free boy of color 27 Feb 1839 Benjamin LONGTOM, - Thomas Ballance ----- free boy of color 27 Feb 1839 William LONGTOM, - Thomas Ballance ----- free boy of color 27 Feb 1839 Bannister LONGTOM, - Thomas Ballance ----- free boy of color Page 21 25 May 1840 James HUTSON, - William Fisher ----- free boy of color 23 Feb 1841 Garlon HUTSON, - William Fisher ----- 31 Feb 1841 Frederick LONGTOM, 6 William R. Palmer ----- free boy of color 31 Feb 1841 Shadrack MACKY, 5 William R. Palmer Mechanic free boy of color 31 Feb 1841 Jordan LONGTOM, - Benjamin Ballance Farmer free boy of color Page 22 1 Dec 1841 Lion COVELL, - William G. Swindell Farming free boy of color Undated Subpoena for William R. Palmer to show why the indenture binding Frederick MC KEY to him should not be rescinded - for Jan Term 1842, 5 May 1842 Note to the court from Marina BARBER requesting that her son Samuel BARBER be bound to Thomas H. Smith to learn farming. 30 May 1842 Samuel BARBER 11 Thomas H. Smith Farmer 30 May 1842 William BARBER 5 John L. Martin ----- free boy of color 30 May 1842 Nancy CLARK 3 Thomas R. Burrus Seamstress free girl of color 28 Nov 1842 Martha COVIL, 5 Benjamin O’Neal ----- free girl of color Page23 29 May 1843 James COVIL, - William O’Neal Farming free boy of color 29 Aug 1843 Neoma BARBER, 7 Reuben D. Harris Seamstress free girl of color 29 Aug 1843 John REID, 6 David C. Cox Farmer free boy of color 26 Feb 1844 Neoma BARBER, 10 Thomas R. Burrus Seamstress free girl of color 26 Feb 1844 (Blank), - Thomas R. Burrus ----- free girl of color 28 May 1844 John EASTER, 6 Joshua B. Fortiscue House Carpenter free boy of color 26 Aug 1844 Richard COVIL, 5 Benjamin F. Credle Farmer free boy of color
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