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Britt Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Gift: 38 items,
Papers, 1801-1860, of the Britt family of Pasquotank County, North Carolina. Includes documents, deeds, accounts, and bills of sale for slaves and references to John Cartwright.
This collection is arranged chronologically by date.
Re: Deed of 140 acres in Pasquotank County on waters of Flatly Creek. Consideration $1100. Witnessed by [Reed?]Keaton, Tho. Banks and W. Keaton.
To satisfy judgment of William T. Muse against Pool for £ 3.6 and £ 0.8 for costs.
Re: Bill of sale of a negro slave, Tom, formerly property of Samuel Riddick, deceased. Consideration $300. Witnessed by Solomon Pool, Jr.
Re: Deed of Thomas' share in the land on which his father, William Keaton, lives after the death of William. Witness by John An. Freshwater.
Re: Deed of sale of household furniture and farm produce and animals. Consideration $25. Witnessed by Joseph L. Keaton, and [Wreshwater?].
Re: Bill of sale of negro boy, Aaron, purchased by Knox at the sale of Ricks Hindley. Consideration $350. Witnessed by Joel Manning and Hugh Knox.
Re: Receipt for payment of $650.50 for purchase of a negro man, Edmund, belonging to the estate of Wm. Stolt, deceased, sold on 4 January 1817 to satisfy Stolt's debts. Witness by H. Rerkins.
Re: Deed of sale of 18 acres in Pasquotank County, North Carolina on Beaver Dam Swamps, on the southwest side of Newbeginn Creek. Consideration $311. Witnessed by Malachi W. Boushall.
Re: Grant of 46 acres in Pasquotank County, North Carolina bounded by Forks and Indian Creek, and the land of Ambrose Knox Esq. and Dennis's gut. Entered 4 April 1818. Signed by John Branch, Governor, and William Hill, Secretary. Attached is a plat of the land, surveyed 5 May 1818 by Thomas Dailey.
Re: Bond to insure the delivery of negro slaves named in an injunction of the Pasquotank County, North Carolina Court against Cartwright. Witnessed by John C. Ehringhaus.
Re: Deed of sale of a negro man, Tom, for $400. Witnessed by Lemf. Moore.
Re: Deed of sale of 10 acres, one-half of Lot No. 2 in the division of land which fell to Freshwater and his wife and William J. Hardy and Nancy, his wife, in consequence of the death of Milicent Lowry, wife of Benjamin Lowry. Witnessed by W. J. Hardy and Jos. H. Pool.
Re: Agreement to build jointly a windmill and a house on land of Freshwater.
Re: Deed of sale of a tract of land sold at auction to satisfy a debt of $260.22 owed by William S. Bagley. Land was held by Bagley in right of his wife Patsy and formerly belonged to John Robason, deceased. Consideration $68.50. Witnessed by W. W. Freshwater.
Signed by Charles Grice, Clerk. Included also is a deed of sale of Joshua A. Pore, Sheriff of Pasquotank County, North Carolina, to John Cartwright, of land of Ambrose Cartwright, 4 February 1833. Witnessed by S. Jackson and G. W. Boyd.
Re: Deed of sale of 34 and 1/2 acres and 18 and 3/4 acres, the lands allotted to Nancy McDonald in the division of the estate of John McDonald. Witnessed by A. C. Ehrenghunt.
Re: Sale to Blount of a parcel of land formerly "allotted to Nancy McDonald in the Division of the Estate of John McDonald." This land is part of the Manor Plantation equaling 107 and 9/10 acres in size. Consideration $125. Witnessed by Edward E. Wilson and Timothy G. Cotter.
Re: sale to Cartwright of two negro men, Romeo and Ben, for $600. Witnessed by John C. Ehringhaus.
Re: Sale to Blount of a parcel of land formerly "allotted to Nancy McDonald in the Division of the estate of John McDonald." This land is part of the Manor Plantation equaling 107 and 9/10 acres in size. Consideration $120. Witnessed by M. U. H. Davis.
Re: Evan's receipt of $1000 for a parcel of land formerly held by Spencer's wife, Ann Elizabeth, and Ann's brother, Benjamin L. Broshier. Witnessed by John Cartwright and T. [?] Shannanhoun.
Re: Receipt of $1000 for a negro boy called [Adam?]. Witnessed by Will C. Brooks.
Consideration $325. Witnessed by William Jackson, and E. L. Stephens.
Re: Sale to Cavterite of a negro boy, Allen, for $800. Witnessed by Richards Sanders.
Re: Directs sheriff to sell the land and tenements of Will and Mary Jordan to satisfy judgment of Thomas Harvey against the Jordan's for payment of indebtedness. Witnessed by A. C. Ehringhaus.
Re: Sale to Tweedy of a parcel of land and Juniper Swamp in Tyrrel County near Muletale Creek. Witnessed by John M. Clus[?].
Re: Sale to Cartwright of a parcel of land lying in Pasquotank County, near the headwaters of Fally Creek. Consideration $825. Witnessed by Wm. Charls.
Re: Augustus Moon, as executor of the will of Charles R. Kinney, sold to Cartwright a negro man, [Mily?], from the estate of C.R. Kinney for $550. Witnessed by Danl. Richardson.
Accounts between Elizabeth A. Cartwright and John Cartwright, guardian.
Accounts between John Cartwright and Barry Tisdale(?) and receipt by Tisdale and R. White for payment of $77.84 on 12 September [18]46.
Re: W.W. Griffin acknowledges receipt of $512 from William Jordan also of Elizabeth City for the sale of two parcels of land in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. Witnessed by Joshua A. Pool.
Accounts between William and John Cartwright.
Re: Deed of land and premises to John Cartwright. Consideration $30. Witnessed by Nathan Ownman.
Re: Sale of land to Cartwright that descended to Pool and his brother, William, from their deceased father. Witnessed by Wm. Simmons.
Re: Receipt for the purchase of a negro slave, Tony, "aged about thirty one years". Witnessed by W.W. Griffin.
Re: Sale of land to Cartwright for $259. Witnessed by James W. Hunter.
Re: Sale of land to Cartwright for $175. Witnessed by B.F. Keaton and N. Cawlina.
Witnessed By J. W. Hamlin[?].