Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
---|---|---|---|---|
John M. Jolliff | Male | grantor | ||
Thomas Walton | Male | grantee | ||
Emily Jolliff | Female | executor of grantor | ||
Andrew | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved | |
Lawrence | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved | |
Harriet | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Bill of Sale. Emily Jollifff, administrator of the estate of John M. Jolliff, deceased, sells to Thomas Walton “negroes Andrew Lawrence and Harriet” at public auction for $1668, payable within 6 months. No information in the document about the ages or relationships of the enslaved, or how Emily is related to John Jolliff. The sale was at “Woodville”. “Jolliff” is spelled “Joliff” throughout the document, but signed as “Jolliff”. John Jolliff’s Will was presented in Court May, 1847, and the sale and this document are dated December 30, 1847, and the document registered November, 1848.