Bill of Sale (Mitchell/Mitchell)

On August 27, 1789, John Mitchell Senior, Liberty County, sold to John Mitchell Junior, also of Liberty County, for 1627 pounds sterling “Twenty seven negroe slaves, here named one negroe man named Jacob, one negroe man named Will, one Negroe man named Harry, one Negroe man named Cuffy, one Negroe man named Gola [alt: Gullah] Bob, one negroe man named Saul, one Negroe man named Little Bob, one negroe man named Shillet, one negroe man named Sambo, one negroe man named Came, one negro man named Andrew, one Negroe man named Walley, one negroe boy named Sandey [alt: Sandy], one negroe boy named Toney, one negroe boy named Sam, one negroe boy named Charles, one negroe boy named Dick, one negroe woman named Old Elsey [alt: Elsy], one negroe woman named Vilot [alt: Violet], one negroe woman named Bess, one negroe woman named Young Elsey, one negroe girl named Cate, one negroe girl named Cooter Elsey, one negroe girl named Sharlotte [alt: Charlotte], one negroe Girl named Peggy, one negroe Girl named Henney, one negroe woman named Rose.” Witnessed by Eliza Nelmes, Nancy Jeffries. 

Following this deed was one dated July 8, 1790 in which John Mitchell Senior, planter of Liberty County, and his wife Martha sold to John Mitchell Junior, planter of the same county, for 200 pounds sterling a 200-acre tract of land in Liberty County, bounded east and west on lands of John Mitchell senior, as of a 1772 survey, and on all other sides by vacant lands at the time of survey. Witnessed by Mary Maxwell. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on July 12, 1790. 

Next was a deed dated July 8, 1790, John Mitchell Senior, planter of Liberty County, and his wife Martha sold to John Mitchell Junior, planter of the same county, for 200 pounds sterling a 146-acre tract of land in St. John’s Parish, Georgia [now Liberty County], bounded on the southeast by John Elliott, north by land belonging ot the estate of [first name left blank] Hixt, and on all other sides partly by land of John Mitchell Junior, and partly by land of John Stevens’ estate.

Next was a deed dated July 8, 1790, John Mitchell Senior, planter of Liberty County, and his wife Martha sold to John Mitchell Junior, planter of the same county, for 80 pounds sterling a 130-acre tract in Liberty County, bounded west by John Timmons’ estate, north by Peter Winn, east and west by salt marsh. 

Next was a deed dated July 8, 1790, John Mitchell Senior, planter of Liberty County, and his wife Martha sold to John Mitchell Junior, planter of the same county, for 35 pounds sterling a 300-acre tract in Liberty County, bounded east by John Lambright, south by John Stevens’ estate and on all other sides by John Mitchell. 

All three deeds recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on July 10, 1790.