Deed of Sale of House, Land and slaves – Alexander and Francis Harper

Unit 2
Size: 6 items.
Dates: 1786-1873.
Provenance: Received from F. W. Tuttle of Gainesville, Fla., in March 1969.
Access: No restrictions.
Description: Deed of sale of house and land, 15 July 1786, by John Laughinghouse to Thomas Laughinghouse in Beaufort County; receipt, 4 March 1808, signed by R. Powell to Alexander Harper; bill of sale, 11
February 1820, by I. Bradley of New Bern to Alexander Harper; bill of sale, 9 November 1847,
by Francis Harper of Pitt County to Henry Wingate (two female slaves were sold for $1,000 in
settling the estate of Francis Harper’s father);
record of auction, 1856(?), where the Harper, Harris, and Wingate families were principal buyers
and a boy slave was sold; and a notice, 1873, of the opening of Sarah Dawson’s school.

Source: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/n/North_Carolina_Miscellaneous_Papers.html

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NORTH CAROLINA MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS Inventory