Marriage, Death & Other Notices: Early Mecklenburg County, NC Newspaper Abstracts

Lost on the road between the Sardis meeting house and Charlotte, a red plaid coat. Information to Jas. Hayes near Sardis or myself near Walkersville P.O. Mecklenburg Co.

May include sale of personal goods, or notice of lost or stolen items.

Personal Property

Sheriff reports the jailing of a black man. Committed on the 23rd of Sept, David is 5`6`, yellow complected, and says he belongs to Barnet Castle, living about 10 miles from Chester Courthouse, SC. He owned is requested to prove property, pay charges and take him away or he will be dealt with as the law allows.

Notice of the sale of slaves or of runaway slaves. Check estate sales first, as this is where most slave sales are listed.

Slavery

To be sold at Capt. Sam`l Cox`s store, 200 acres lying on Steel Creek, adjoining the land of James Greer, Wm. Neely`s heirs, Wm. Barnett, deceased. Esq. Alexander Grier lives near the premises and will show it.

Sale or rental of land

Real Estate

Jno Hoskins, guardian of his minor heirs, is offering rental of their slaves. Farmers would do well at attend as there is an objection for the negroes to work either in the gold mines or brickyards.See also 10-20-1832, for rental of slaves in 1833.

May include the sale of land, goods or slaves owned by the deceased, notice to heirs, or notice to creditors.

Probate and estate