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Consists of bills of sale for enslaved persons. Records include:

Contains notes, bonds, deeds, a plat of railroad through William Gorrell's lands, bills of sale, and ledger accounts.

Includes the last will and testament of John Gray, memoranda, list of notes, and receipts. The will includes a record of Nelly, an enslaved girl under the age of 21.

Consists of Robert Snodgrass' last will and testament, appraisements, inventories, and an account of sales of personal property. The appraisement and inventory of the estate, dated December 23, 1830, lists the names and valuation of enslaved people: "one Negro man Jack," "one Negro man Charles," "one Negro boy Jacob," "one Negro woman Elisza." The will dated January 1861 contains instructions to Snodgrass' heirs regarding the sale of enslaved people.

Includes an appraisal and inventory of Thomas Turner's personal estate and Turner's last will and testament. The inventory of Turner's personal estate lists enslaved persons: Fillis, Sam, Judith, Hester, Isaac, Rawleigh, Moses, Nancy, Airy, Lucy, Susan, Charles, and Delila. Also contains an inventory of enslaved persons and the personal estate of Ruth Turner, which lists enslaved persons: Juda, Easter, Angelina, Delilah, and Maryan. Includes an appraisal of Dennis, an enslaved man.

Includes Levi Henshaw's response to a bill of complaint, settlements, notice of debts from Robert Snodgrass to John K. Robens, a list of cash bonds and notes of the estate of Frances Timothy, and William D. Henshaw's deed of personal property.

Contains contracts for the hiring out of enslaved persons and a contract of indentured servitude. Records include:

Includes warrants concerning late payments, stolen property, fugitives from slavery, and assault. Records related to fugitives from slavery include: