| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbern Branch Bank of Halifax | other | |||
| Clemont Read | grantor | |||
| Robert B Daniel | grantee | |||
| Richard Bailey | grantee | |||
| Henry Perkins | grantee | |||
| Isaac | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved | |
| Ben | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved | |
| Herstin | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
"Clemont Read indebted to Newbern Branch Bank of Halifax for $500, Clemont uses 3 enslaved people ([Isaac], Ben, Herstin) as collatoral so Daniel, Bailey, and Perkins, can pay Read's debt to the bank. If Read can't pay back Daniel, Bailey, or Perkins; they ""can take the 3 [enslaved] or as many of them as deemed necessary to lawfully advertise and sell to the highest bidder for ready money and discharge the $500 debt"""
