| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowan and Reeves | trustee of grantor | |||
| John Erwim | Male | owner | ||
| Thomas L. Cowan | Male | other | ||
| Julius J. Reeves | Male | other | ||
| John | 57 | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
| Lydia | 50 | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
. Deed of Trust. John Erwin owes the firm of Cowan & Reeves at least $337.25. Erwin puts into Trust with Cowan & Reeves the 189 acre property where he lives and “…also one negro man by the name of John about the age of fifty seven years or thereabouts, and one nergo woman about the age of fifty years by the name of Lyd or Lydia…”. The document was signed November 27, 1828, presented in Court February 1829 and registered April 4, 1829.
