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Campbell County (Va.) Appraisement of the Estate of John W. Bradley, 1814. Consists of an appraisal and inventory of Bradley's estate, consisting of seven slaves, household furnishings, farm products, and livestock. The inventory was made November 13, 1813, and exhibited and recorded in court March 14, 1814.

Campbell County (Va.) Bill of Sale, Callaway to Steptoe, Slaves, 1822. Documents the sale of nine slaves from George Callaway of Nelson County to James Steptoe, Sr. of Bedford County.

Campbell County (Va.) Deed, 1829. Documents the sale, from Polly Snow to John Snow, of three feather beds and furniture, one bureau, two folding tables, one large walnut chest, one cupboard, a bay horse, a yoke of oxen, the balance of her household and kitchen furniture, and her right of dower for slaves Carter, Hanner, and Dicy.

Campbell County (Va.) Deed of Gift, 1784. Documents the transfer of ownership of a slave, a Negro girl named Amy, from Christopher Irvine to his children, Charles and Josiah Irvine.

Campbell County (Va.) Inventory and Appraisement of Archibald Bolling, 1827. Includes 18 slaves, seven horses, nineteen head of cattle, 50 head of sheep, and various household furnishing and agricultural implements.

Campbell County (Va.) Inventory and Appraisement of James Allen, 1849. Consists of an inventory of the slave property of James Allen, deceased. The slaves' names are listed as Betty, Letty, Washington, Emilia and child Mary, Hunter, Ben, Maria, Charles, Harriett, Smith, Julia, and Usley.

Campbell County (Va.) Inventory and Appraisement of Thomas Bailey's Estate, 1824. Consists of an inventory and appraisal of livestock, household property, and 29 slaves, and a memo documenting the names and ages of five slaves Thomas Bailey left to his wife Temperance.

Campbell County (Va.) Will of Elizabeth Anthony, 1801. Consists of the last will and testament of Elizabeth Anthony, recorded September 14, 1801. Her heirs include her daughters Lucy Jones and Elizabeth Cowan; granddaughters Mary Menges, Sarah Bradford, and Elizabeth Robertson; Abner Anthony; grandson Charles Anthony; and son John Anthony. The will names the following slaves: Rhoda and her children; Fillis and her children.

Franklin County (Va.) Letters, Mark Anthony to William Ray, 1849-1852. The letters pertain to Anthony's efforts to collect bonds from various people and his arrangements to hire out slaves from several estates, including the estate of William Ralph Smith, John Hall, and Frazer's estate in Campbell County. Anthony discusses the market for hiring out slaves, pregnancies among various slaves, and the condition of a young slave whose arm has been injured and may require amputation.