Whitmell T. Sharrock (1808-ca.1872) Papers, PC.1218
Abstract
Papers and account books of W. T. Sharrock, Windsor, and others in Bertie and adjoining counties, most of whom were related to or had their estates administered by Sharrock, his father-in-law Turner Horne, or W. D. Horne.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Whitmel T. Sharrock Papers
- Call Number
- PC.1218
- Creator
- Sharrock, Whitmell T.
- Date
- 1722-1874, 1898
- Extent
- 4.800 cubic feet
- Repository
- State Archives of North Carolina
Preferred Citation
[Indentification of item], Whitmell T Sharrock Papers, PC.1218. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C., U.S.A.
Collection Overview
Papers and account books of W. T. Sharrock, Windsor, and others in Bertie and adjoining
counties, most of whom were related to or had their estates administered by Sharrock,
his father-in-law Turner Horne, or W. D. Horne. Papers of Sharrock include business
letters, accounts, and receipts (1834-1874), many concerning trade with Norfolk, Va.,
or purchase and hire of enslaved labor; copies of annual letters to Chowan Association
from Republican Baptist Church (1863-1864); Bertie Co. bonds, 1863-1864; a few Civil
War letters, one from cavalryman near Kinston (1862), and letters from Tennessee (1866);
militia notice (Dec., 1865); labor agreements with freedmen (1865-1869); and clipping
To the Colored Man of Virginia (n.d.). Estate papers (1763-1863) for over twenty people
include lists of enslaved people, accounts and receipts, some guardian records, a
few Bertie and Northampton Co. deeds and grants (1722-1828), and copies of wills of
Moses Pirvis (1808) and James S. Grover (n.d.). The account books are a postmaster's
record of letters and receipts (1808-1825); Sharrock's accounts for provisions, hiring
of enslaved people (1835-1850) and laborers (1865-1870), and estate of H. H. Hardy
(1861-1862); inventory of goods sold by Watson and Brother to Thomas B. Hardy (1859),
and general store accounts, Woodville (1859-1861) and accounts of H. H. Hardy and
Brother (1858-1861) and H. H. Hardy estate (1861-1865). Miscellaneous items include
list of Cashie Neck militia under Starkey Skiles (1821); list of people enslaved by
Turner Horne, their mothers and birth dates (1792-1840); photocopy map of area; miscellaneous
letters from Texas (1847), Alabama (1860), Tennessee (1866), and Georgia (1868); and
annual reports from 42 justices of the peace to the Board of County Commissioners,
Bertie Co., 1898. Also notes and lists of names extracted from papers by donor, Francis
Speight.
Contextual note: "Hiring-out" is a historical euphemistic term for a system of contracting
enslaved labor from enslavers.
Arrangement Note
Estate papers arranged by family name
Biographical/Historical
Whitmel (sometimes spelled Whitmell) Thomas Sharrock was born in Bertie County, NC,
around 1810, the son of Samuel Sharrock (1774-1819) and Mary Saunders Lee Sharrock
(1772-1848). Whitmel's grandfather, Thomas Sharrock, had likely been born in England
around 1741, but in 1756 was apprenticed to Richard Taylor of Norfolk, Virginia to
learn the trade of a carpenter and joiner. In 1766, Thomas purchased 125 acres of
land in Northampton County, NC. The previous year, he had married Bathsheba Daughtry,
and the couple had a total of 11 children, including Samuel, who in the 1798 Bertie
County tax list was described as, a single male with no land or slaves. By 1800 however,
Samuel seems to have gotten married, and is listed as having 250 acres (that Mary
Saunders Lee Sharrock inherited from her first husband Lemuel Lee, who had died in
1799) and 3 slaves. Through purchase and inheritance, over the next few years Samuel
gained more land, and the 1819 tax list (compiled after Samuel's death that year)
shows him owning 1000 acres.
Samuel and Mary had a total of five children, and at the time of Samuel's death, their
ages ranged from 8 to 18, with Whitmel being the youngest. Mary continued to buy land
after Samuel's death, as did Whitmel, who also purchased enslaved people, and the
1850 census listed 25 enslaved people, aged 1 to 90, under Whitmel's name.
Whitmel married twice. His first wife was Susannah Spivey, with whom he had one child,
a daughter named Sarah Winifred. Susannah died c.1838 and Whitmel subsequently married
Margaret Cross Horne, and they had five daughters, including Margaret Otelia Sharrock,
the mother of Francis Speight who donated this collection to the State Archives of
NC.
Whitmel's daughter Sarah Winnifred, married Samuel Hyman Gill, and moved to Tennessee.
When the couple moved, Samuel Gill left the Gill family papers with his father-in-law
Whitmel, who also received records belonging to Margaret Cross Horne's father, Turner
Horne when he died in1847. These included records from Turner Horne serving as executor
for numerous estates.
Whitmel Sharrock died in Bertie County on November 13, 1870, leaving his estate to
his wife and daughters.
Contents of the Collection
W.T. Sharrock: Correspondence, 3 letters: Feb 1885 from W.O. Weaver; March 1869 W.W.
Peebles; May 1869 W.W. Peebles, 1869-1885
Box 01 Folder 01
W.T. Sharrock: Correspondence, Civil War, 3 letters: April 1862 from G.R. Parker;
Aug 1862 Jno H. Handy; March 1864 J.H. Rayford, 1862-1864
Box 01 Folder 02
W.T. Sharrock: Correspondence, Family, 1 note, 5 letters: Dec 1859 from S.H. Gill,
son-in-law; 1863 Irena Jenkins Bond, niece, on John Watson dying; Dec 1866 Sarah Hill,
daughter; July 1868 W.D. Horne, brother-in-law; ND Fannie Hopper, daughter, 1859-1866
Box 01 Folder 03
W.T. Sharrock: Land Deeds: March 1846 purchased from B.Y. Roulhac the "Wood Tract";
Nov 1850, purchased 1200 acres from Clerk of Court by petition of John, Joseph and
George Robbins, 1846-1850
Box 01 Folder 04
W.T. Sharrock: Receipts: 1827-1859, no date, for goods and services from local vendors
and individuals, 1827-1859
Box 01 Folder 05
W.T. Sharrock: Receipts: 1840-1848 for goods and services from local vendors and individuals, 1840-1848
Box 01 Folder 06
W.T. Sharrock: Receipts: 1852-1857 for goods and services from local vendors and individuals;
furniture from Sol. Cherry and Co. Norfolk, 1852-1857
Box 01 Folder 07
W.T. Sharrock: Receipts and Correspondence: 1854-1860 for selling staves and cotton, 1854-1860
Box 01 Folder 08
W.T. Sharrock: Receipts: 1861-1870 for goods and services from local vendors and individuals;
Baltimore broker for 38 barrels of whiskey in April 1864, 1861-1870
Box 01 Folder 09
W.T. Sharrock: Receipts and Correspondence: 1866-1869 for selling cotton in Norfolk,
VA; Letter from T.E. Fanning to purchase 80-100 hams from Sharrock, 1866-1869
Box 01 Folder 10
W.T. Sharrock: Purchase of Isaac, enslaved child, about age 12, from Mary Eason, neighbor
and widow of Abmer Eason
Box 01 Folder 11
W.T. Sharrock: Rental Agreement: for enslaved person named Abram Watson from estate
of neighbor Robert Collins Watson, for the benefit of his daughter Winnifred
Box 01 Folder 12
W.T. Sharrock: Enslaved persons as messengers: Sharrock, a boy named "Dick"; John
H. Britt, unnamed "the boy"; Joseph S? Early, "my boy Tom" a Free Person of Color?
Box 01 Folder 13
W.T. Sharrock: Notes about enslaved persons: Note from overseer David Evans informing
Morriah Hardy and Tommer Britt have left plantation; Note from Sharrock to Mr. Burden
saying he may buy George's fodder
Box 01 Folder 14
W.T. Sharrock: Freedmen Contracts: Aug 9, 1865, agreement with 15 people formerly
enslaved by Sharrock or neighbors; Jan 1869, 3 individual contracts with Doctrine
Thompson and Phillip Thompson near Woodville, NC, 1865-1869
Box 01 Folder 15
W.T. Sharrock: Freedmen Bbls of Corn: Two lists of former enslaved people working
for Sharrock
Box 01 Folder 16
W.T. Sharrock: Freedmen Accounts: Sharrock paying local accounts of his freedmen employees,
1867-1869, including Bryant Lee, Luis, Steven, Nelson, others., 1867-1869
Box 01 Folder 17
W.T. Sharrock: Freedment Accounts: Drew Howard, account with W.T. Sharrock; work agreement
with Sharrock for Drew's two boys Richard and Demus
Box 01 Folder 18
W.T. Sharrock: Reconstruction Era: Newspaper clippings; Letter to Editor of Norfolk
Journal about July 1867, no author, "To the Colored Men of Virginia", 1867
Box 01 Folder 19
W.T. Sharrock: Religion: 2 letters from the Rublican Baptist Church to Chowan Baptist
Association, 1863 and 1864; partial verse, 1863-1864
Box 01 Folder 20
W.T. Sharrock: Confederate NC State Bonds: 4 bonds $500 each purchased Jan 1, 1864,
Sharrock buying #25 and #26, P. Hemmebury purchased #7 and #10, who sold them to Sharrock, 1864
Box 01 Folder 21
W.T. Sharrock: Overseer of Road: W.T. Sharrock appointed overseer of road in front
of his house Aug 1865 by Bertie Clerk of Court, to maintain and repair the road, 1865
Box 01 Folder 22
W.T. Sharrock: Militia Duty: Sharrock as Colonel of local militia appoints nephew-in-law
William T. Bond as Captain of local militia, informing him of next meeting in Windsor
on Dec 11, 1865, 1865
Box 01 Folder 23
W.T. Sharrock: Tax Return: Sharrock's 1870 US Internal Revenue Annual Taxes for the
year 1869, 1869
Box 01 Folder 25
W.T. Sharrock: Estate Receipts: Sharrock's Son-in-law, William LaFayette Askew was
executor, Whitmel T. Sharrock died in late Nov 1870; receipt paying J. Bazemore Dec
20, 1870; receipt sale of cotton Feb 11, 1871; list of several freedmen Dec 25, 1870, 1870-1871
Box 01 Folder 26
W.T. Sharrock: Writing exercises: Likely one of Sharrocks 6 daughters' practice sheets
and scrap of paper on which granddaughter Mimmie Askew has written her name, no date
Box 01 Folder 27
W.T. Sharrock: Home Remedy: "Another rememdy for Titter"; Envelope with Tin-Foil for
"Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil"
Box 01 Folder 28
W.T. Sharrock: Note concerning labor of enslaved people sent to Weldon to work on
the Confederate defences, N.D; scraps with calculations and livestock listing
Box 01 Folder 29
W.T. Sharrock: Miscellaneous: Empty envelopes; Blank check statement of Public land
sold
Box 01 Folder 30
Mary Saunders Sharrock: Land deed and survey for 200 acres Mary purchased from Henry
Wilkes in Bertie County in 1822; Deed of gift of 200 acres to son Whitmel T. Sharrock, 1822
Box 01 Folder 31
Mary Saunders Sharrock: Receipts: 1835-1840 for goods and services from local individuals
and vendors, yearly settlements with son Whitmel Sharrock for shared expenses for
the year, 1835-1840
Box 01 Folder 32
Elizabeth "Betsy" Sharrock: Correspondence: ca. 1839? Letter written by her mother
Mary Sharrock while Elizabeth is at unnamed school
Box 01 Folder 33
Elizabeth "Betsy" Sharrock: Estate inventory taken May 1849 and account of estate
sale in Nov 1849, Elizabeth lived with brother Whitmel Sharrock and his family, 1849
Box 01 Folder 34
Elizabeth "Betsy" Sharrock: Estate receipts, expenses around Elizabeth's death in
May 1849, 1849
Box 01 Folder 35
George Williford: Estate settlement: Williford was W.T. Sharrock's brother-in-law
and died 1858, Sharrock was appointed administrator of his estate
Box 01 Folder 36
George Williford: Estate administrator: G. Williford was appointed for the estate
of Lemuel Williams. Williford died before estate was closed. W.T. Sharrock finished
closing the Williams estate
Box 01 Folder 37
Margaret Cross Turner Sharrock: Receipts: Letters and receipts from McGlauhon and
Norman of Norfolk, VA; two advertisements from Norfolk firms; a local receipt Margaret
selling butter to neighbor 1870s
Box 01 Folder 38
Sarah Winnifred Sharrock (Gill): Settlement of grandfather William Spivey's estate,
Sarah was heir and uncle Levi Spivey took estate to court, judgement was in heir's
favor
Box 01 Folder 39
Sarah Winnifred Sharrock (Gill): Account: at local store, Lee and Watson, for 1854.
Account sent to Whitmel T. Sharrock, father and guardian, for payment., 1854
Box 01 Folder 40
Sarah Winnifred Sharrock (Gill): Correspondence: Letters to Sarah S. Gill from friends
in Colrain, NC, Amanda F. Britton and Bettie W. Hendrine, June 28, 1858, 1858
Box 01 Folder 41
Louisa A. "Tulia" Sharrock (Lee): Correspondence: Feb 5, 1874 letter from Thomas Robert
Askew, brother of William LaFayette Askew, Tulia's brother-in-law, about failed romance
with a woman named Celia, 1847
Box 01 Folder 42
Thomas Trotman Speight: Receipt: from Etheredge and Brooks, no date (Addition 1982)
Box 01 Folder 43
Henry Speight: receipt for sale of enslaved person: May 25, 1846 for Jim purchased
from James Ruben (Addition 1982), 1846
Box 01 Folder 44
Sharrock: Poetry: Newspaper poem "Miss Maria A.S.--, of Warrent" by James Avis Bartley
of Warrenton, NC; "Beneath the White and Purple Blossoms" by Mrs. Alice E. Sampson
Box 01 Folder 47
Sharrock: Church Bulletin: Money raised by local churches by Minister T.C. Britton
for missionaries to China
Box 01 Folder 48
Sharrock: Index of Names: Compiled by Francis Speight donor of the collection of the
names found in the documents
Box 01 Folder 49
Turner Horne: Medical Bills: from local doctors Mathias B. Dickerson, Benjamin Hempsted,
Nathanial W. Hetcher, 1808-1833
Box 02 Folder 02
Turner Horne: Isaac Parker vs. Horne, Payment to Parker from T. Horne to settle judgement
against T. Horne, 1810-1811
Box 02 Folder 03
Turner Horne: Tuition payments: children William, Elizabeth, Margaret, Emily and Louisa, 1817-1847
Box 02 Folder 04
Turner Horne: Deed: Land in Sampson County, NC inherited by Turner's wife Margaret
Cross, with a list of others who also inherited 1/6 of 1/7 share in the land, 1828
Box 02 Folder 05
Turner Horne: Baptist Church: Sandy Run Church, Wake Forest, books and Bible, 1833-1847
Box 02 Folder 07
Turner Horne: Purchase: "Jersey Wagon" through Britton's Store, shipped by mail to
Blakely Station in Northampton County from Petersburg, Va, 1834
Box 02 Folder 08
Turner Horne: Receipts: from local individuals for goods and services purchased by
Turner Horne, 1806-1846
Box 02 Folder 10
Turner Horne: Receipts: from local merchants in Bertie, Northampton and Hertford Counties
for goods and services, 1807-1847
Box 02 Folder 11
Turner Horne: Receipts: from Britton's Store, which was also the name of the village,
later named Roxobel, 1811-1844
Box 02 Folder 12
Turner Horne: Receipts: for cotton sold to Britton's Store by Turner Horne, 1825-1833
Box 02 Folder 13
Turner Horne: Purchases: made at unknown local estate sale, unknown date; William
Bishop account of purchases
Box 02 Folder 14
Turner Horne: Bill of Sale for enslaved woman Ester and child, Bob, purchased by Turner
from John Coffield, Sept 20, 1807
Box 02 Folder 15
Turner Horne: List of people enslaved by Turner with their birthdates and mother's
names, circa 1840-1845
Box 02 Folder 16
Turner Horne: Enslaved people as messengers and delivering goods: "boy Mager" and
"man Willis", undated and 1818
Box 02 Folder 17
Turner Horne: Enslaved persons "Hired" and "Kept"; Turner paid to keep Ester and 2
children by the estate of Elizabeth Futrell; Turner rents Nelson from guardians of
John Granbery, 1809, 1814
Box 02 Folder 18
Turner Horne: "Hire" of enslaved labor: Turner paid neighbor West Tynes for Cuff,
Little Peter, Peter and Washington, for sawing timber into boards, May 1820
Box 02 Folder 19
Turner Horne: Medical Bills: Receipt from Dr. Nathaniel W. Fletcher for visit to woman
enslaved by Turner and medicine for treatment, 1829-1830
Box 02 Folder 20
Turner Horne: "Runaway" enslaved person: Cudger found in Gates County; Hertford or
Northampton County, 1840, 1844
Box 02 Folder 21
Turner Horne: Estate of Turner Horne paid Whitmel T. Sharrock for making 10 pairs
of "slave shoes" and one pair for John, 1847
Box 02 Folder 22
Turner Horne: Estate Expenses: Paid by his executor and son-in-law Whitmel T. Sharrock;
Turner's final doctor bill from Robert P. Hall, 1847-1848
Box 02 Folder 23
Turner Horne: Slave Bill of Sale Template, name and other information left blank for
Whitmel T. Sharrock as executor, 1847
Box 02 Folder 24
Turner Horne: Enslaved woman Emeline sold; Receipts for 3 of Turner's heirs receiving
their share of proceeds; Receipt for share of Turner's deceased son John Horne's estate, 1858
Box 02 Folder 25
Turner Horne: Penmanship exercises: by William D. Horne, son; by Eliza Whitmel Rutland,
possibly neice
Box 02 Folder 26
Louisa Horne: Guardian payment by William H. Lee to Olivia P. Savage for goods purchased, Nov 1853
Box 02 Folder 29
Joseph Horne: Justice of the Peace: Receipts for expenses related to his position
as a Justice of the Peace, 1797-1815 and undated
Box 02 Folder 33
Joseph Horne: Justice of the Peace: Documents related to his occupation; marriage
license, settling estates, 1792-1797 and undated
Box 02 Folder 34
Joseph Horne: Justice of the Peace: memorandums taken by Joseph Horne, Wimberley vs.
Bridgers, Aug 16, 1790
Box 02 Folder 35
Joseph Horne: Justice of the Peace: deposition taken by Joseph Horne against Littleberry
Abbington, Jan 5, 1793
Box 02 Folder 36
Joseph Horne: Justice of the Peace: warrants for Henry Rhodes and Norfleet Parks for
failure to attend company muster on Oct 10, 1818 at Britton's Crossroads, Feb 6, 1819
Box 02 Folder 37
Joseph Horne: Estate receipts: paid by Turner Horne, executor and debts collected, 1829-1830 and undated
Box 02 Folder 38
Joseph Horne: Estate receipts: Cotton sold to William Britton of Britton's Store by
Turner Horne, son of Joseph, for the estate, 1829-1830
Box 02 Folder 39
Joseph Horne: Miscellaneous: Perry Tyler, Sewell Holland, David Turner, Jayton Ezzell,
Lemuel Mundaugh, Cotten Powell, 1797-1811
Box 02 Folder 40
Thomas Horne: Papers: debt to William Carter; paper with death date of Thomas and
wife Mary Horne; possible partial estate record for Thomas or Mary Horne, 1763 and undated
Box 02 Folder 41
Isaac Horne: "Partnoller" appointment in Blake Raby's district, Bertie County, Aug 1823
Box 02 Folder 42
James Horne Sr.: Estate: daughter Sarah Horne received share of his estate from Turner
Horne, executor, 1823
Box 02 Folder 43
Henry Horne: Small booklet with one account for George Vaden for work on chair backs
and a list, no date
Box 02 Folder 44
Olive Maddra: Guardian accounts: Olive was daughter of James Maddra, step daughter
of William Horne; 1797-1807 guardian accounts, Huie; 1795 division of enslaved people;
loose papers 1808, 1812, 1795-1812
Box 02 Folder 45
Horne: Land Grants and Deeds: Copy made by Turner Horne of 1668 patent by John Cartaret
to Henry Baker for 60 acres, then assigned over to William Horne, father of Charles
and Moses Horne, 60 acres in 1722
Box 02 Folder 46
Horne: Land Grants and Deeds: 110 acres from Henry Baker to Henry Horne in Bertie
(later Northampton), May 19, 1730
Box 02 Folder 47
Horne: Land Grants and Deeds: 110 acres from Henry Horne to Thomas Horne in Bertie
(later Northampton), July 6, 1737
Box 02 Folder 48
Horne: Land Grants and Deeds: 500 acres from James Norfleet to Joseph Horne in Bertie, Jan 29, 1791
Box 02 Folder 49
Horne: Land Grants and Deeds: 130 acres from John Peele to Joseph Horne in Bertie, Dec 19, 1804
Box 02 Folder 50
Horne: Land Grants and Deeds: to Lawrence Baker for 310 acres in Bertie on "William
Whitfield's line" at the head of the Cashie, March 26, 1723
Box 02 Folder 51
Horne: Land Grants and Deeds: 310 acres from Lawrence Baker to William Carter in Bertie;
May 10, 1740 Quit Rent receipt "due the crown" 18 shillings for 3 years for 300 acres, Dec 17, 1735
Box 02 Folder 52
Horne: Land Grants and Deeds: Survey for William Robertson for 600 acres in William
Rutland's line, Michael Hornes, Carter's Branch, William Carter and John Wilks in
Bertie and Northampton, March 25, 1748
Box 02 Folder 53
Horne: Land Grants and Deeds: 8 acres from Benjamin Minton to Cader Powell in Bertie, Aug 18, 1800
Box 02 Folder 54
Horne: Land Grants and Deeds: 12 acres from Willis Powell to Benjamin Minton in Bertie, Aug 18, 1800
Box 02 Folder 55
Horne: Land Grants and Deeds: 306 acres from James William Gardner to Charles King
Jr., May 5, 1803
Box 02 Folder 56
Horne: Index of Names: Compiled by Francis Speight, donor of collection: names found
in the documents
Box 02 Folder 58
Horne: Index of Names: Compiled by Francis Speight, donor of collection: names found
in the documents
Box 02 Folder 59
Tobias Butler: Receipts: from local individuals, merchants and government officials, 1788-1791, no date
Box 03 Folder 01
Tobias Butler: Receipts: for tobacco and alcoholic spirits sold by Tobias Butler to
local men, 1789-1791, no date
Box 03 Folder 02
Tobias Butler: Medical Bill: from Dr. Graham for services provided right before his
death, Aug 1791-Sept 1, 1791
Box 03 Folder 03
Tobias Butler: Estate Inventory: taken by his executors Joseph Horne and John Acree,
21 enslaved people listed, unnamed, Sept 24, 1791
Box 03 Folder 04
Tobias Butler: Estate sale: IOUs issued day of sale for goods purchased, November 25, 1791
Box 03 Folder 06
Tobias Butler: Receipts: for debts owed the estate collected by executors, Joseph
Horne and John Acree, 1791-1797
Box 03 Folder 07
Tobias Butler: Enslaved people hired out or sold by the estate, with list of 5 who
died, 1791-1800
Box 03 Folder 09
Tobias Butler: Guardianships: His children Simon, William and Elizabeth to John Robbins, 1804
Box 03 Folder 12
Abigail Bruce: Tax receipt: for her 1799 taxes Hertford or Northampton County, NC, Jan 22, 1801
Box 03 Folder 15
Moses Bruce: Legacy received by his nephew Moses Bruce, son of Bennett Bruce, Jan 11, 1812
Box 03 Folder 16
Bennett Bruce: Indemnifying Bond: Hertford County, with Richard Tyler and Cader Powell, Dec 6, 1805
Box 03 Folder 18
Bennett Bruce: Receipts: from local individuals and vendors for goods and services, 1787-1814
Box 03 Folder 19
Bennett Bruce: Estate Inventory: including 2 enslaved persons, man Efrom, woman Dinah, Dec 17, 1814
Box 03 Folder 20
Bennett Bruce: Estate Sale: includes buyers and 2 enslaved persons sold, advertisement
of sale, 1815
Box 03 Folder 21
Bennett Bruce: Sale of Enslaved person: Verge to Thomas F. Norfleet, administrated
by Miles Bruce, Aug 26, 1815
Box 03 Folder 22
Bennett Bruce: Heirs Legacies received by Bennett's children: Celia, Helen, William,
John and Moses, 1814-1818
Box 03 Folder 24
Bennett Bruce: Land Division: no date, 210 acres in Hertford County, NC between Miles
and Moses Bruce
Box 03 Folder 25
William Bruce: Heirs legacies received by siblings Helen Bruce Madrith, Moses, Celia,
John, 1819-1826
Box 03 Folder 28
Celia Bruce: Receipts: for goods and services paid by brother Miles and legacies from
father Bennett Bruce estate, 1815-1826
Box 03 Folder 29
Allen Bruce: Suit against his estate, executor Joseph Horne, brought by John E. Wood, 1822
Box 03 Folder 30
Miles Bruce: Land Deed: 121 acres in Northampton, formerly Thomas Rutland's land,
selling by daughter Dolly Outland and husband Thomas Outland, 1813
Box 03 Folder 32
Miles Bruce: Enslaved Person Bill of Sale: boy Isaac purchased for $300 from Jesse
Wilks, Dec 21, 1820
Box 03 Folder 33
Miles Bruce: Estate Inventory: Household goods and notes Dec 1826; partial list items
sold Nov 13, 1833, day of widow Sarah Bruce's estate sale, Dec 1826, Nov 1833
Box 03 Folder 34
Miles Bruce: Legacies: received by chidren Rebecca, Joseph, Sarah and husband Hillard
Manor, from executor Turner Horne, 1834
Box 03 Folder 37
Moses Bruce: Bruce vs. Etheldred Odam, brother-in-law, and Noal Odam court case, Hertford
County, 1831-1833
Box 03 Folder 39
Nancy Clark: Guardianship account with Turner Horne, daughter of James Clark, Hertford
County, 1809-1811
Box 03 Folder 40
James Swinhow Grover Sr.: List of Birthdays: His 3 grandchildren by son James Swinhow
Grover Jr. and Elizabeth Rutland, John Rutland Grover, Susannah Swain Grover, James
Swinhow Grover (III)
Box 03 Folder 41
James Swinhow Grover Sr.: Hire of enslaved person Peter from estate of Lemuel Murdaught
and of Hampton from Thomas F. Norfleet
Box 03 Folder 42
James Swinhow Grover Sr.: Will: appears to be copy made by Turner Horne, executor, 1818
Box 03 Folder 44
James Swinhow Grover Sr.: Notes paid the estate and collected by Turner Horne; an
accounting of estate expenses at Windsor, no date
Box 03 Folder 46
James Swinhow Grover Sr.: Estate Receipts and expenses paid by Turner Horne, 1818-1819
Box 03 Folder 47
James Swinhow Grover Sr.: Legacies: from his estate to 2nd wife Absyla Grover and
granddaughter Susannah Swain Grover Smith, 1818-1820
Box 03 Folder 48
Index of Names compiled by Francis Speight, donor of collection, names found in the
documents, mostly Bruce and Butler
Box 03 Folder 49
Humphrey H. Hardy: Brother Andrew J. Hardy (1815-1844) estate, Brother Thomas B. Hardy
was administrator
Box 04 Folder 01
Humphrey H. Hardy: Receipts for debts owed to H.H. Hardy from local individuals, 1843-1852
Box 04 Folder 02
Humphrey H. Hardy: Tuition for Bertie Union Academy for son John; tuition for daughter
Eleanor at Warrenton Female College, 1854-1855
Box 04 Folder 03
Humphrey H. Hardy: paid for son Dr. William Augustus Hardy; office rental by William
K. Gatewood, 1854, 1860
Box 04 Folder 04
Humphrey H. Hardy: Receipts: paid for unnamed daughter on account with Elizabeth Bishop, 1856
Box 04 Folder 05
Humphrey H. Hardy: Notice from Hotel (Woodville, NC) to local merchants to not give
credit to any of his children or wards as he will no longer pay their accounts, March 14, 1860
Box 04 Folder 07
Humphrey H. Hardy: Note: from J.B. Lee requesting 10 hams to be sent by George, likely
enslaved by Lee, 1860
Box 04 Folder 08
Humphrey H. Hardy: Correspondence: from J.B. King in Hamberge, Perry County, AL about
enslaved person Ned being hired by Hardy in Bertie County, Dec 18, 1860
Box 04 Folder 09
Humphrey H. Hardy: Account Book: Undated account day book from H.H. Hardy store in
Hotel (Woodville, NC) with list of names extracted by Francis Speight, donor
Box 04 Folder 11
Humphrey H. Hardy: Stores: Hardy and Co. receipts for money owed to store, 1856-1857
Box 04 Folder 12
Humphrey H. Hardy: Stores: H.H. Hardy and Brother, receipts for accounts of money
owed to store, 1858-1862
Box 04 Folder 13
Humphrey H. Hardy: Stores: H.H. Hardy and Brother, letter from J.R. Whitaker and Co.
in Hamilton, NC about mixup in shipment received, April 30, 1860
Box 04 Folder 14
Humphrey H. Hardy: Stores: T.B. Hardy and Co. invoices, bill of ladings and correspondence
for goods and merchandise ordered, 1859-1860
Box 04 Folder 15
Humphrey H. Hardy: Stores: T.B. Hardy and Co. rent receipt from Ed Watson for $100
for store in Hotel (Woodville, NC), March 7, 1860
Box 04 Folder 16
Humphrey H. Hardy: Stores: T.B. Hardy and Co. receipts and statements for accounts
owed to T.B. Hardy and Co., 1849-1861
Box 04 Folder 17
Humphrey H. Hardy: Stores: T.B. Hardy and Co. and H.H. Hardy and Brother, executor
Whitmel T. Sharrock collecting debts owed the businesses, 1861-1866
Box 04 Folder 18
Humphrey H. Hardy: Estate: List of notes and debts owed the businesses of H.H. Hardy
and Brother and T.B. Hardy and Co. being collected by Whitmel T. Sharrock, executor
Box 04 Folder 19
Humphrey H. Hardy: Estate: Business/store accounts being collected and settled, 1861, no date
Box 04 Folder 20
Humphrey H. Hardy: Estate: Expenses and income; owed W.T. Sharrock for goods and services;
sold cotton in Norfolk, 1861
Box 04 Folder 21
Humphrey H. Hardy: Bill of Sale for Enslaved People: executor Whitmel T. Sharrock
purchased 5 enslaved people for Hardy estate, Mariah age 42 and her 4 children, Jan 22, 1863
Box 04 Folder 22
Humphrey H. Hardy: Estate: Son James Ward Hardy account with T.B. Hardy and Co., 1861
Box 04 Folder 23
Humphrey H. Hardy: Estate: Son Henry Benjamin Hardy account with H.H. Hardy and Brother,
money owed father and him, 1860-1864
Box 04 Folder 24
Humphrey H. Hardy: Estate: Son John H. Hardy letters to executor W.T. Sharrock, complaining
Sharrock slow to provide list of notes John owes father's estate, 1867-1868
Box 04 Folder 25
Humphrey H. Hardy: Estate: Cousin William Jarvis Hardy requesting payment by the estate
for an account due, Norfolk, VA, July 1869
Box 04 Folder 26
Humphrey H. Hardy: Note: by Francis Speight, donor, about General Douglas MacArthur
kinship to H.H. Hardy family
Box 04 Folder 27
Humphrey H. Hardy: Miscellaneous: Indexes compiled by Francis Speight, donor, of names
found in papers of H.H. Hardy
Box 04 Folder 28
Joshua and Ann Harrell: Legacies: paid to heirs, by Joseph Horne, executor (Joshua
died 1789 and Ann died 1794), 1795-1800
Box 04 Folder 29
Joshua and Ann Harrell: Payments: to son Josiah Harrell and heirs of son Christopher
Harrell by Joseph Horne, executor, 1812-1818
Box 04 Folder 30
Ann Harrell (Jr.): Accounts of receipts from local merchants William Britton and Norfleet
and Murdaugh, paid by Jospeh Horne, 1814-1820
Box 04 Folder 31
Ann Harrell (Jr.): Doctor Bills: for Ann from local doctor Benjamin Hempsted, paid
by Joseph Horne
Box 04 Folder 32
Ann Harrell (Jr.): Tax Receipts: Bertie County and Parrish Taxes paid for Ann by Joseph
Horne, 1816-1824
Box 04 Folder 33
Ann Harrell (Jr.): Receipts: for expenses from local individuals and to reimburse
brother Hodges Harrell, 1817-1828
Box 04 Folder 34
Ann Harrell (Jr.): List of notes "belonging to Ann Harrell" and receipt from Joseph
Horne, 1817-1829
Box 04 Folder 35
Joshua, Ann and Ann (Jr.): Miscellaneous: Index compiled by Francis Speight, donor,
of names associated with above Harrells
Box 04 Folder 36
Moses Moore (d.1817): Land Grant: for 118 acres at Powell's Pocosin, Bertie County,
Registered Sept 12, 1809, 1807
Box 04 Folder 37
Moses Moore (d.1817): Estate Inventory: Goods and notes taken by Turner Horne, one
executor, Dec 15 1817, 1818
Box 04 Folder 38
Moses Moore (d.1817): Estate Sale: Dec 23, 1817 with item, buyer, amount listed by
Turner Horne and Whitmel Rutland, executors; widow allotment at end, 2nd day sale
Jan 14, 1818, 1817-1818
Box 04 Folder 39
Moses Moore (d.1817): Estate Sale: Dec 23, 1817 with item, buyer, amount listed by
Turner Horne and Whitmel Rutland, executors; 2nd day of sale Jan 14, 1818; unnamed
enslaved boy sold to Whitmel Rutland, 1817-1818
Box 04 Folder 40
Moses Moore (d.1817): Estate Accounts: Final account to probate court by executors
Turner Horne and Whitmel Rutland, Dec 9, 1819
Box 04 Folder 41
Moses Moore (d.1817): Legacy: Paid daughter Eleanor "Nelly" and husband Steven Culpeper, 1818-1822
Box 04 Folder 42
Moses Moore (d.1817): Legacy: Paid daughter Elizabeth and husband John J. Lewis, 1819
Box 04 Folder 43
Moses Moore (d.1817): Legacy: Paid daughter Mary "Polly" and husband Whitmel Rutland, 1818-1821
Box 04 Folder 44
Moses Moore (d.1817): Legacy: Paid daughter Tabitha "Bitha" Moore of Anson County,
NC, 1820-1822
Box 04 Folder 45
Moses Moore (d.1817): Legacy: Paid daughter Penelope "Penny", widow of James Granberry
(d. 1816) witnessed by her daughter Louisa Granberry, 1818-1821
Box 04 Folder 46
Moses Moore (d.1817): Legacy: Enslaved man named Abram to grandson Samuel Moore Granberry,
son of Sally Moore (d.1812) and Langley Granberry
Box 04 Folder 47
Moses Moore (d.1818): Estate: File appointing Henry Wilks administrator, Feb 1818;
Estate Sale Feb 26, 1818; widow's years provision, May 1818; final probate accounting,
Feb 10, 1820, 1818-1820
Box 04 Folder 49
Moses Moore (d.1817 and 1818): Miscellaneous: Indexes compiled by Francis Speight,
donor, of names found in papers of Moses Moore (d.1817) and Moses Moore (d.1818)
Box 04 Folder 50
Marmaduke Norfleet: Will: Certified March Court 1775, Northampton County, NC, proved
and executors qualified, 1775
Box 04 Folder 51
Moses Purvis: Will: written Jan 26, 1808 in Bertie County, NC, Joseph Horne and Moses
Bishop named executors, 1808
Box 05 Folder 01
Moses Purvis: Miscellaneous: Indexes compiled by Francis Speight, donor, of names
found in Moses Purvis papers
Box 05 Folder 08
Moses Purvis: Land Deeds: from Moses Purvis Jr. to Jeremiah Harrell, Bertie County
for 214 acres, Moses leaving to join US Army, Sep 8, 1814
Box 05 Folder 09
William Rutland (d.1795): Receipts: for goods and services paid or purchased, 1764-1784, no date
Box 05 Folder 10
William Rutland (d.1795): Legacy: paid to daughter "Sally" Bruce, wife of Miles Bruce,
who also owed father-in-law's estate, 1803
Box 05 Folder 11
Rutland: Receipts owed Randolph Floyd and Abednego Rutland witnessed by James Rutland
(possibly for Sarah, widow of William Rutland), 1796-1797
Box 05 Folder 13
Abigal Rutland: Taxes: Paid 1794 and 1797, maiden name unknown, married Thomas Rutland
(d.1794) then Bennett Bruce (d.1814), 1794, 1797
Box 05 Folder 15
Rutland: Miscellaneous: Index compliled by Francis Speight, donor, of names found
in Rutland family papers
Box 05 Folder 16
James Wilks: Land Deed of Gift: to son Turner Wilks, Bertie County, of plantation
and other land, Nov 2, 1825
Box 05 Folder 17
James Wilks: Estate: Letter from Judith Wilks, widow of Rueben, to Henry Wilks, executor,
about enslaved child left to her sons James and Henry Wilks (Milly), 1833-1834
Box 05 Folder 18
James Wilks: Estate: Sale of 5 enslaved persons, Eason, Winny, Penny, Violet and Francis,
by new administrator H.H. Hardy, Bertie County, 1847
Box 05 Folder 19
Martha Young: Doctor Bill: from Dr. Thomas Smallwood and Williams for services before
her death, March-Nov 1848
Box 05 Folder 20
Martha Young: Estate: Final expenses paid by executor H.H. Hardy, 1848-1850; list
of notes due Martha Young from Hardy Hayes, 1837-1846, 1837-1850
Box 05 Folder 21
Martha Young: Legacy: to Mary Eliza Bond, her granddaughter (mother Amelia), Bertie
County, NC, Feb 25, 1849
Box 05 Folder 22
Martha Young: Legacies: to her Harston grandchildren (mother Celia Young) of Tennessee, 1849-1859
Box 05 Folder 23
Martha Young: Interest paid Celia Young Harston by the estate for the upkeep of her
children, all of Tennessee, 1855-1859
Box 05 Folder 24
Martha Young: Miscellaneous: Index compliled by Francis Speight, donor, of names found
in Martha Young papers
Box 05 Folder 25
William H. Peele: Legacy: paid his daughter Celia Peele (granddaughter of Martha Young);
a receipt for rent and taxes paid to sister-in-law Celia Harston, 1849-1850
Box 05 Folder 26
Samuel H. Gill: Receipts: from local people and vendors for goods and services, 1856-1859
Box 05 Folder 27
Samuel H. Gill: Kader Biggs and Co. advertisements for "Norfolk Prices Current", 1858
Box 05 Folder 30
Samuel H. Gill: Correspondence: Letter from D.E. Mason; note from unidentified writer
Box 05 Folder 32
Samuel H. Gill: Correspondence: Letter from William C. Jones, a free person of color,
about painting Gill's house (listed in 1860 census for Hertford County, NC as a painter), Feb 1858
Box 05 Folder 33
Samuel H. Gill: Miscellaneous: Index compliled by Francis Speight, donor, of names
found in Samuel H. Gill papers
Box 05 Folder 34
James Gill: "List of the Militia belonging to the Bertie Regiment in the Cashie Neck
District" (James Gill listed as sargent), 1821
Box 05 Folder 35
James Gill: School and boarding expenses for unnamed son at Oak Grove Academy and
with Kenneth Hyman; an illegible receipt for boarding his son, 1830, 1842, 1843
Box 05 Folder 40
James Gill: Receipts: for purchases of goods and services from local individuals and
vendors, 1818-1829
Box 05 Folder 41
James Gill: Receipts: for purchases of goods and services from local individuals and
vendors, 1830s
Box 05 Folder 42
James Gill: Receipts: purchases of goods and services from local individuals and vendors, 1841-1856
Box 05 Folder 43
James Gill: Receipts: and statements from various merchants and businesses in the
area, 1817-1853
Box 05 Folder 44
James Gill: Receipts: and statements from merchant Sol. Cherry / Cherry and Cherry
/ Clary and Cherry, 1819-1848
Box 05 Folder 45
James Gill: Receipts: and statements from merchant Joseph B.G. Roulhac / Roulhac and
Wood, 1823-1847
Box 05 Folder 46
James Gill: Business Correspondence: Mr. Bond's enslaved "boy Nelson" in item 1, 1822-1845
Box 05 Folder 50
James Gill: Business Correspondence: including 1842 letter to Hyman and Gill; 1847
letter to John Gill, cousin; 1852 letter to Lewis T. Bond, neighbor, 1842-1852
Box 05 Folder 51
James Gill: Hire of enslaved girl: Phillis and child for the year from Edmund Fleetwood,
Administrator of Mary Howard, January 2, 1819
Box 06 Folder 54
James Gill: Hire of enslaved girl: Duna and child from Thomas Savage, guardian to
the heirs of Edmund Dunston, January 5, 1829
Box 06 Folder 55
James Gill: Hire of enslaved boy: Andy for the year 1831 from James S. Bryan, executor
of William S. West, December 28, 1830
Box 06 Folder 56
James Gill: Hire of enslaved girl: Mary from heirs Bond, guardian of Lucy and John
Rasco, 1831-1833
Box 06 Folder 57
James Gill: Hire of enslaved person: Ciley for the years 1833 and 1834 from William
Blanchard, January 1, 1834 and September 30, 1834
Box 06 Folder 59
James Gill: Hire of enslaved persons: Tom for the present year and Peter for the present
year from Henry A. Rayner, January 1, 1834
Box 06 Folder 60
James Gill: Hire of enslaved persons: no date, for the year 1841, Joe, Gabriel, Turner,
Prisey and her two children from D[avid] Outlaw guardian of Harriet and Emily Ryan
Box 06 Folder 61
James Gill: Hire of enslaved girl: Emma from Sally Cater? (much of document is illegible), January 22, 1843
Box 06 Folder 62
James Gill: Hire of enslaved persons: Filos, Gordon (?), Bob, Filos the younger and
Peter from Patrick Mountain, March 20, 1845
Box 06 Folder 64
James Gill: Hire of enslaved person: Short term hire of Jess from John Stewart, May 1, 1845
Box 06 Folder 65
James Gill: Hire of enslaved persons: Margaret and child from William Moring, guardian
of the heirs of A.W. Mebane, January 1, 1853
Box 06 Folder 66
James Gill: Hire of enslaved women: Maria and Prisy "for the present year" from Joseph
B.G. Rouhlac, January 1, 1854
Box 06 Folder 67
James Gill: Hire of enslaved persons: Short term hire of Andrew and Dick from William
Moring, October 28, 1854
Box 06 Folder 68
James Gill: Bill of Sale: enslaved woman Lea (?), sold by Ephriam Weston to James
Gill, January 1, 1829
Box 06 Folder 69
James Gill: Bill of Sale: enslaved girl Sarah, sold by Kenneth Hyman, January 1, 1833
Box 06 Folder 70
James Gill: Bill of Sale: enslaved person Elizabeth, sold by James Madre who had her
on trust from Joshua Raymer, June 11, 1842
Box 06 Folder 71
James Gill: Request from Roulhac and Cooper for 2 of Gill's "hands" to "help get on
the fish", March 1, 1840
Box 06 Folder 72
James Gill: Land Rent: Renting land of John Leggett, deceased, from William S. Rhodes,
guardian of the heirs, December 27, 1821
Box 06 Folder 73
James Gill: Land Rent: Renting land of Edmund Dunston, deceased, from the guardians
of his children, 1827-1834
Box 06 Folder 74
James Gill: Land Rent: Renting land of Tarlton F. Bates, known as the "North Place", January 1, 1830
Box 06 Folder 75
James Gill: Land Rent: Renting the "Quash Place" from Charles W. Jacobs for the heirs
of William S. Rhodes, January 2, 1832
Box 06 Folder 76
James Gill: Land Rent: Renting land of James Rasco, deceased, from guardians of heirs,
Peter Rasco and Marcus C. Ryan, 1834-1836
Box 06 Folder 77
James Gill: Land Rent: Renting land of George Legett from his "next friend" Jeremiah
Legett, January 6, 1835
Box 06 Folder 78
James Gill: Land Rent: Renting land of John Drizzell, deceased, from his executor
James G. Mhoon, 1836-1848
Box 06 Folder 79
James Gill: Index compiled by Francis Speight, donor, of names found in papers of
James Gill
Box 06 Folder 81
James Gill Children: Receipts: for purchases made by James Jr., Martha , Savonia and
a division among Mary, Sovonia and Samuel, 1845-1857
Box 06 Folder 82
Mary Gill: Enslaved persons: Abraham, receipt for keeping Abraham in jail from March
29 through April 22, 1857, April 22, 1857
Box 06 Folder 83
William Gill: Estate Receipts: his brother James Gill was appointed administrator
of his estate
Box 06 Folder 85
"Sallie" W. Gill: Correspondence: Letter from Elizabeth Bunch, wife of Nehemiah Bunch
of Bertie County, Sallie W. Gill is Sarah Winnifred Sharrock Gill, wife of Samuel
H. Gill, December 31, 1857
Box 06 Folder 86
Gill/Hyman: Map: of area of Bertie County showing where members of the Gill and Hyman
families lived, compiled by donor Francis Speight
Box 06 Folder 87
Joel Hyman: Estate note: from James Gill (son-in-law) to his executor and uncle Samuel
Hyman of Martin County, January 1, 1819
Box 06 Folder 88
Joel Hyman: Enslaved persons Hiring Out: executor Samuel Hyman, rents mostly to James
Gill; also account of enslaved persons rented for orphan Nancy Powell, 1822-1833
Box 06 Folder 89
Harriet Hyman: Receipts of Accounts: Orphan of Joel Hyman, paid by her guardian and
brother-in-law James Gill, 1826-1828
Box 06 Folder 90
Harriet Hyman: Legacies: received from her father Joel Hyman's estate, enslaved persons
Jenny and Sealy
Box 06 Folder 91
William Hyman: Legacy: received from his father Joel Hyman; receipt releasing James
Gill from guardian bond; a note "Wm Hyman Jr." vs. John and Griffin Floyd, 1835
Box 06 Folder 92
Kenneth Hyman: Receipts of Accounts: Orphan of Joel Hyman, paid by his guardian and
brother-in-law James Gill and brother-in-law Samuel South
Box 06 Folder 93
Kenneth Hyman: Legacy: or payment from his father Joel Hyman's estate; a receipt from
Roulhac and Wood, 1829, 1833
Box 06 Folder 94
Kenneth Hyman: Correspondence: to James Gill about his brother Samuel Gill Hyman's
1847 death, Power of attorneys and how to send his inheritence to Texas where he now
lives
Box 06 Folder 95
Samuel Gill Hyman: Receipts: from local individuals for goods and services, 1825-1847
Box 06 Folder 97
Samuel Gill Hyman: Receipts: and statements from local merchants for purchases and
services, 1830-1846
Box 06 Folder 98
Samuel Gill Hyman: Newspaper subscriptions, last receipts paid by his executor James
Gill for the estate, 1836-1847
Box 06 Folder 100
Samuel Gill Hyman: Hire: enslaved man Freeman rented from his brother William Hill
for 2 months, June 8, 1836
Box 06 Folder 101
Samuel Gill Hyman: Bill of Sale: enslaved man York bought from estate of John Rhodes
of Washington County from his administrator Peter Picot, January 2, 1842
Box 06 Folder 102
Samuel Gill Hyman: Bill of Sale: enslaved man Anthony, aged about 19, bought from
estate of James J. Harrison by his administrator Aaron Harrison, February 1845
Box 06 Folder 103
Samuel Gill Hyman: Correspondence: note to Samuel G. Hyman informing him W. Abram
Holder will pick up a package of cash to be delivered to Hyman's house, 1844
Box 06 Folder 104
Samuel Gill Hyman: Will: written February 20, 1847, probate May 1847, Bertie County,
James Gill, brother-in-law and William Hyman, brother, as executors, February 20, 1847
Box 06 Folder 105
Samuel Gill Hyman: Inventory of notes owed Samuel G. Hyman, taken by his executors
James Gill and William Hyman, April 5, 1847
Box 06 Folder 106
Samuel Gill Hyman: Estate: Expenses paid by his executors, including final medical
bill, bills for coffin and "preaching his funeral"
Box 06 Folder 107
Samuel Gill Hyman: Legacies: paid by his estate; Tempy Hyman, William J. South, Harriet
Hyman Weston, William Hyman, Sarah South Champion and Kenneth Hyman
Box 06 Folder 108
Ella Hardy: List of notes due Ella's father, Edward Bruce Hardy?, paid by Humphrey
H. Hardy to Kader Biggs, 1844
Box 07 Folder 01
Ella Hardy: Education: Warrenton Female College, Warrenton, NC, expenses, 1852-1855
Box 07 Folder 03
Ella Hardy: Education: Wesleyan Female College, Murfreesboro, NC, expenses, 1855-1858
Box 07 Folder 04
Ella Hardy: Expenses: Dental expenses while at school in Warrenton and Murfreesboro, 1854 and 1858
Box 07 Folder 05
Ella Hardy: Expenses: Musical expenses for sheet music, guitar and strings, etc. instruction
while attending school
Box 07 Folder 06
Ella Hardy: Expenses: Piano purchase from Wm. Knabe and Co. of Baltimore for $400, September 10, 1858
Box 07 Folder 07
Ella Hardy: Expenses: Travel for trips to Warrenton, NC, Norfolk, VA, Montgommery,
AL, Niagara Falls, Nags Head, NC, 1852-1858
Box 07 Folder 09
Ella Hardy: Expenses: Room and board for Ella, her servant, and horses, charged by
her step father, Samuel B. Spruill, 1857-1859
Box 07 Folder 10
Ella Hardy: Expenses: "Keeping Nancy and her children", enslaved by Ella, 1853 and 1855
Box 07 Folder 11
Ella Hardy: Purchases: William P. Beaman Merchant, Murfreesboro, Hertford County,
NC, 1858
Box 07 Folder 13
Ella Hardy: Purchases: H.H. Hardy and Brother; Hardy and Co. Merchants, Woodville
(formerly Hotel), Bertie Countie, NC, 1857-1858
Box 07 Folder 19
Ella Hardy: Purchases: James H. Lassiter Merchant; Lawrence and Lassiter Merchant,
Murfreesboro, Hertford County, NC, 1858
Box 07 Folder 20
Ella Hardy: Purchases: purchase of a stove, Wm. D. Roberts, Jr. and Co. Merchants,
Norfolk, VA, 1860
Box 07 Folder 21
Ella Hardy: Purchases: Wilson and White Marchants; White and Hayes Merchants; White
and Bernard Merchants, Colerain, Bertie County, NC, 1853-1858
Box 07 Folder 23
Dr. John Hill (d. Sept 1854): Hire of enslaved persons: Jenny and Roden from William
Moring, guardian of heirs of John A. Sutton, Bertie County, Men were "not to work
in a fishery", December 31, 1853
Box 07 Folder 24
Dr. John Hill (d. Sept 1854): Down right to land paid to his widow Willie Julia Hill, November 21, 1857
Box 07 Folder 25
Willie Ruffin Hill: Transporting enslaved persons, John Freeman and Henry Page paid
for going to Enfield, 1855
Box 07 Folder 26
Willie Ruffin Hill: Hire of enslaved woman Mariah to her mother Willie Julia Hill
and Willie Ruffin's share of debt paid for father Dr. John Hill's estate
Box 07 Folder 27
Willie Ruffin Hill: Receipts: "For keeping" enslaved woman Chasey or Cheney and 4
children, and two motherless children, 1855-1859
Box 07 Folder 28
Willie Ruffin Hill: Receipts: "For keeping" Jack's 2 children; and two motherless
children, 1857; see also Box 7, Folder 16, 1856
Box 07 Folder 29
Willie Ruffin Hill: Tax receipts: Bertie County, paid by her guardian H.H. Hardy, 1855-1859
Box 07 Folder 31
Willie Ruffin Hill: Expenses: Travel and lodging for her and her servant Mariah? reimbursed
to her mother Willie Julia Hill Hamilin or stepfather Robert P. Hamilin
Box 07 Folder 32
Willie Ruffin Hill: Expenses: Dress making, Laura S. Williams, Margaret Tyler and
Sarah Ann Ruffin, 1856-1859
Box 07 Folder 33
Willie Ruffin Hill: Purchases: Cox and Co. Merchant, Roxobel, Bertie County, NC, 1856
Box 07 Folder 34
Willie Ruffin Hill: Purchases: Fanning and Taylor Merchant, Windsor, Bertie County,
NC, 1855-1859
Box 07 Folder 35
Willie Ruffin Hill: Purchases: Gray and Webb and Co. Merchant; John Webb and Co. Merchant,
Bertie County, NC, 1857-1859
Box 07 Folder 36
Willie Ruffin Hill: Purchases: Lee and Watson Merchants; Watson and Bro. Merchants,
Woodville (Hotel), Bertie County, NC, 1855-1858
Box 07 Folder 37
Thomas E. Pender: Receipt: received payment for turpentine through John Pender from
Willie G. Clary, August 24, 1844
Box 07 Folder 39
Alexander Legett: Division of enslaved persons Charles, Morgan, Dave, Amia and child,
Briste, Haty, Amda, Sam, among Edmund Weston, Samuel Gill Hyman, Clara Legett, December 30, 1834
Box 07 Folder 40
Nancy Legett: Hire of Enslaved man Dave to her son-in-law Samuel Gill Hyman for the
year 1834
Box 07 Folder 41
Martha and Nancy Powell: legacy: received from father, Samuel Powell's estate by their
guardian James Gill; enslaved persons Joe, Cesor, Piny, Nancy, Kamon, Joe, Molly,
child, Cathe, 1830
Box 07 Folder 45
Henry E. Reddick: Estate papers: wrote a will in Bertie County leaving enslaved people
to heir Thomas W. Reddick, James Gill, executor, 1850-1851
Box 07 Folder 46
Edmundson Smithwick: Estate Receipts: Records, Edmund Fleetwood administrator of estate, 1812-1820
Box 07 Folder 47
Cashie Neck: Deed: partial, Bertie County at the "mouth of Mills Creek" for 1100 acres,
no date
Box 07 Folder 51
Cashie Neck: Index of Names: Compiled by Francis Speight, donor of collection, of
Gill / Hyman and associated families in the area
Box 07 Folder 54
William Outlaw: Legal: 1898 case, Bertie County, a Black man, William Outlaw's voting
registration being questioned (Addition 1982)
Box 07 Folder 55
Justices of the Peace: Bertie County: cases individual justices had tried (Addition
9/1/1978), 1898
Box 07 Folder 56
Ella Hardy: Purchases: John W. Harrell and Bro. Merchant; Hill and Spiers Merchants;
Uriah Vaughn Merchant, Murfreesboro, Hertford County, NC, 1853, 1856-1858
Box 08 Folder 02
Ella Hardy: Purchases: Norwood and Arrington Merchants; Norwood and Alston Merchants,
Warrenton, Warren County, NC, 1853-1854
Box 08 Folder 03
Ella Hardy: Purchases: J.H. Etheridge Merchant; Etheridge and Askew Merchants; H.
Revell Merchant, Colerain, Bertie County, NC, 1853-1859
Box 08 Folder 04
Willie Ruffin Hill: Medical Bills for enslaved people, Statement of account with Dr.
Charles Smallwood, including treatment of Boson, an enslaved man
Box 08 Folder 05
Willie Ruffin Hill: Estate: Legal matters; List of notes owed to her father Dr. John
Hill's estate, 1856-1862
Box 08 Folder 06
Willie Ruffin Hill: Purchases: Hardy and Co. Merchant; H.H. Hardy and Brother Merchant;
Thomas B. Hardy Merchant, Woodville ('Hotel'), Bertie County, NC, 1855-1859
Box 08 Folder 07
Subject Headings
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Mr. Francis Speight of Greenville, NC, 1947, 1948, 1977, 1978, 1982.
Processing Information
Collection re-arranged and re-listed by Gregory Tyler, 2021.