Bill of sale: James Wires to George Foust

James Wires sold an unnamed enslaved man to George Foust.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

James Wires (printed JAMES WIRES), of Chatham Co., N.C.

Dated

8 November 1790

Proved

November 1790 court

To

George Foust (of Orange Co., N.C.)

Witness

Jno. Ray

Enslaved people not named

One enslaved man

In the records of enslaved people

• Bob (this paper, from the Register of Deeds’ compilation, which gives the names the abstract leaves out)

Names and places are given as the abstract writes them, spelling and all. This record has not been checked against the will book.

Where to find it

• Orange County Will Book B, page 111.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, Will Books A, B and C (Davie Poplar Chapter NSDAR, revised edition 1966).
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).