Bill of sale: Mitchell Russom to Frances Child

Mitchell Russom sold unnamed enslaved people to Frances Child as executrix of Francis Child.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

Mitchell Russom (printed MITCHELL RUSSOM)

Dated

16 February 1793

To

FRANCES CHILD (MRS.; Exec’x of Francis Child, dec’d)

Witness

John McKerral

Enslaved people not named

Enslaved people

In the records of enslaved people

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

Also named

Francis Child (estate; dec’d)

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 C, page 9.
• 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 80002, “Record of Wills, 1794–1822, Vols. C, D” (State Archives film).