Bill of sale: James Minnis to James Chambers

James Minnis made a bill of sale to James Chambers, with Thomas Griffin as security.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

James Minnis (printed JAMES MINNIS), of Orange County, N.C.

Dated

2 March 1815

Proved

February 1815 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 CHAMBERS (of Orange County, N.C.)

Witnesses

Andrew Watson; Joseph Stubbins

In the records of enslaved people

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

Also named

Thomas (x) Griffin (Security)

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 D, page 424.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 62.
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80002, “Record of Wills, 1794–1822, Vols. C, D” (State Archives film).