21284116https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/21284116North CarolinaEdgecombeCounty1781841Equity8011North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North CarolinaIn 1830, Abner Eason, heavily in debt, conveyed seven slaves to Wright Edmondson. Although the deed looked like a bill of sale "on the face of it" both men agreed, Eason argues, that the document would act as a mortgage; when Eason paid the "money advanced," he could retrieve the slaves. Over the years Nancy had six more children; and now, eleven years later, Eason seeks to "redeem the negroes." In his related answer, Edmonson denies that the transaction was anything but a straight sale. He provides a copy of the bill of sale in support of his case. Purchase/Sale (enslaved family)Purchase/Sale (enslaved children)Title dispute (enslaved)Assessed Value (enslaved)Warranty (enslaved)AuctionsPurchase/Sale prices (enslaved)Swapping (enslaved)Family kept together (Black)