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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03434.77 |
| From Archive Folder | Middlesex County Virginia documents |
| Title | Promissory note from Samuel Ware to the estate of George Garrett |
| Date | 5 August 1809 |
| Author | Ware, Samuel (fl. 1809) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Ware promises to sell off his property to repay a debt to George Garrett's estate, of which Benjamin Faulkner is a trustee. Ware will sell off ten slaves, who are named, a horse, cattle, and other goods, to be sold to "the highest bidder" to pay debts owed Garrett's estate. Also signed by John Thurston, David A. Wilson and Elizabeth Thurston as witnesses. Attested to by court clerk, Thomas Muse, on docket, dated 20 February 1810. Docket also signed by Ware, Muse, Wilson and John and Elizabeth Thurston. |
| Subjects | Slave Trade Estate Finance Debt African American History Home Furnishings Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Commerce Woman Author Women's History Slavery Slave Sale |
| People | Ware, Samuel (fl. 1809) Thurston, John (fl. 1809) Thurston, Elizabeth (fl. 1809) Wilson, David A. (fl. 1809) |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |