| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Smith | Male | grantor | ||
| Frederick R. Billing | Male | grantee | ||
| Minerva | 20 | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Bill of Sale. Henry Smith of Davidson County sells to Frederick R. Billing of Tipton County, Tennessee “…a negro girl named Minerva of the age of about twenty years…” for $400. The document was signed October 24, 1846, but not presented in Court until May 1849, and registered May 21, 1849.
