Bill of sale: John Mitchell to James Comb

John Mitchell sold four unnamed enslaved people to James Comb.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

John Mitchell (printed JOHN MITCHELL)

Dated

30 November 1791

Proved

May 1791 court

A second reading

As the abstract prints them, the will was proved before it was dated, so one of the dates is wrong. Check the will book to settle it.

To

James Comb (of Orange Co., N.C.)

Witnesses

John McKerrall; Mary Comb

Enslaved people not named

For 4 enslaved people

In the records of enslaved people

• Joseph, David, Cate, Sarah (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 130.
• 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).