Additional Information
Frost of WO frees his son Charles 20 yo; purchased from Jacob Riggin; BOS in WO & then mortaged by Frost to Isaac Burroughs & David Vance; 2 Jan 1837 sold by BOS to William H Rider by Isaac, David & Frost for 8 yrs per BOS in SO
Seller
Pollitt, Frost; Burroughs, Isaac (alias Cathell); …
Buyer
Rider, Dr. William H of Salisbury
Slave
Charles, son of Pollitt 19 yo
Year
1837
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County
Somerset
Liber
GH 8
Folio
526
Seller
Pollitt, Frost; Burroughs, Isaac (alias Cathell); Vance, David of So Cty
Buyer
Rider, Dr. William H of Salisbury
Slave
Charles, son of Pollitt 19 yo
Additional Information (price, other items)
Burroughs & Vance sell Charles to Rider for term of 8 yrs from today; he was purchased as slave for life from Jacob Riggin by bill of sale in Wo Cty. Charles sold to Vance & Burroughs as morgage to keep David & Isaac harmless as securities of Frost to Henry Hutt of Wo Cty. Charles held by Rider term of 8 yrs until 2 Jan 1845 & after that to Frost; Rider to treat Charles as a master should treat his servant
Additional Information (price, other items)
$300; Charles had been bought from Jacob Riggin by Pollitt. Borroughes & Vance had been Pollitt's suretys. Pollitt sells Charles to Burroughs & Vance until he pays them back
Year
1834
Date
4 Aug 1834
Sold out of state or to possible slave dealer
No
State
Maryland
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