Oct 27, 2023 | Antebellum era, Cumberland
Article submitted by Nicholle Young; Summary written by Cheri Todd Molter In December 1827, James Moffett advertised his desire to hire out (or rent to others) 16 to 18 of the people he enslaved, including men, women, boys, and girls, for the upcoming year. That...
Oct 27, 2023 | Antebellum era, Cumberland, Sampson
Article submitted by Nicholle Young; Summary written by Cheri Todd Molter This newspaper clipping from Sept. 29, 1859, includes several advertisements that show that there was a demand for more enslaved Black people in Sampson County. All four men—Charles T. Stevens,...
Oct 27, 2023 | Antebellum era, Cumberland
Article submitted by Nicholle Young; Summary written by Cheri Todd Molter According to John Guimarin of Augusta Georgia, Jemima Armwood, a free, mixed-race woman, bound three of her daughters to him as indentured servants for the sum of $200. Jemima’s daughters were...
Oct 27, 2023 | Antebellum era, Pasquotank
Advertisement submitted by Nicholle Young; summary written by Cheri Todd Molter After being sold at an auction in Richmond, Virginia, on April 30, 1857, two Pasquotank County men—Davy and Luke—ran away from their new enslavers several days later, on May 4th. Davy and...
Oct 26, 2023 | Antebellum era, New Hanover
Article clipping submitted by Nicholle Young; summary written by Cheri Todd Molter This clipping is of two articles from the Wilmington Journal that ran in August of 1860. One pertains to the submitter’s attempt to regain control over Bridgett, a “lame but quick,”...
