2008-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/31/2008
Two documents pertaining to a legal case in Virginia involving the sale of slaves, includes: Autograph Document Signed, “Geo. Jefferson”, 1p. quarto, March 4, 1831, and reads “Mr. Thoms T. Giles having called on me to state what I recollect concerning the sale of eight negroes, which were sold by me (as sheriff) as the property of John R. Archer to satisfy Executions in favor of the Farmers Bank of Virginia. I can only state that during the Spring of 1830, I sold the negroes to satisfy said Executions & myself & Mr. Thomas T. Giles became the purchasers of all of them. Dr. Archer told us that they were his favorite negroes & begged that we would buy them & give him a little time to sell other negroes, which he could better spare from his farm. As soon as I was called on by the Bank for the amount one from me as Sheriff I informed Dr. Archer of the same & he carried down negroes which were sold in Richmond for $1200 - of which I received about $1,100 which was applied to the payment of said Executions. Between the time that the negroes were sold, by me as Sheriff, and the time that Dr. A sold the negroes in Richmond, I was instructed by the Bank to credit the Exo’n by about $1000, which sum Dr. A informed me was paid the bank for him by Mr. Giles. On the day I sold the negroes above mentioned Dr. Archer, Mr. Thos. T. Giles & myself entered into a contract, which I cannot now distinctly recollect. I think, however, that one of the conditions in the contract was, that the negroes should be held responsible to Mr. Giles for the whole amount of the Executions under which they sold, which at that time exceeded $2000 - The debt was afterwards reduced by Mr. Giles as above stated...” Fine...plus; Court copy of the original suit issued by the Superior Court of Law of Petersburg, for the case of “The President, Directors, & Co. of the Farmers Bank of Va. against John R. Archer and Wm. B. Giles” Fine. (2 items)
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