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
`The Rev. C.C. Petty will leave Charlotte, Mecklenburg County,NC, with a large party, for the colony, coming by way of Atlanta, Montgomery, New Orleans, San Antonio, and El Paso, Texas.` p.3
Includes the opening, sale, operation or closing of a business.
Business
Sale of personal property by John and James Sloan, administrators.
May include the sale of land, goods or slaves owned by the deceased, notice to heirs, or notice to creditors.
Probate and estate
Notice to heirs
May include the sale of land, goods or slaves owned by the deceased, notice to heirs, or notice to creditors.
Probate and estate
From Singleton, CA: Letter to certify that all arrived safely on the land selected by C.C. Petty for a Colored colony in California. 160 acres of fine timber and agricultural land. We recommend to you the Sunset Route by way of New Orleans.We the Colonial Committee wish to inscribe the names of former residents: J.C. Palmer - Wilson,NC F.M. Newton - Tarboro,NC Rev. A. Blow - Greenville,NC Henry Boger - Concord,NC Jacob Dry - Concord,NC Henry Jones - Charlotte R.M. Booker - Charlottep.3
Notices not included in the other notice catagories.
Misc
Notice to rifle volunteers to parade in Charlotte in summer uniform on April 28th.
Troops are ordered to assemble, armed and equiped, for practice.
Muster
Notice to debtors by P. Thompson, also on July 12, 1834.
May include the sale of land, goods or slaves owned by the deceased, notice to heirs, or notice to creditors.
Probate and estate
Carpenter`s apprentice wanted
Includes the opening, sale, operation or closing of a business.
Business
Will open a preparatory school in Charlotte opposite WW Long`s on Main or Tryon. Class will run through April.
Includes the opening, sale, operation or closing of a business.
Business
p.4`Rev. S.W. Hamilton of Davidson,NC, returned from Coal Creek, Tenn., March 24th, where he had been to the funeral of his mother.`
Notices not included in the other notice catagories.
Misc