Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
---|---|---|---|---|
Henry C. Owen | Male | grantee | ||
Peter H. Seink | Male | former owner | ||
Amey | """girl""" | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
George Locke | Male | administrator of grantor |
Bill of Sale, from an estate. George Locke is administrator of Peter H. Swink’s estate. Locke says he has “…this day sold at public auction by order of Court a negro girl by the name of Amey belonging to the Estate of the said [Peter Swink] deceased…”. Henry C. Owen was the high bidder at $430. The document was signed January 1, 1827, presented in Court February 1829 and registered April 7, 1829.