Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
---|---|---|---|---|
John M McConaughey | White | grantor | ||
Joseph F Chambers | White | grantee | ||
Jane | 22 | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Selina | 5 | Black ("negro") | enslaved | |
Melvina | 2 | Black ("negro") | enslaved |
John M McConaughey uses enslaved 22-year-old mother Jane and her two youngest children Selina (5) and Melvina (2) as part of the collateral for debts secured by Joseph F Chambers for $1. This document was signed on August 16, 1847, and registered that same day.