Buncombe County Slave Deeds

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Title

Buncombe County Slave Deeds

Subject

Deeds of ownership of enslaved people in Buncombe County.

Description

Records of the sales of enslaved people in Buncombe County from 1776-1865. Included are the names of the enslaved, the grantor, and grantee, as well as a typed transcript of the court record. This record sometimes includes personal information about the people who were sold, such as ages and relation to each other, as well as how much the grantee paid.

Creator

Buncombe County Register of Deeds

Date

1776-1865

Language

en-US

Coverage

Buncombe County, North Carolina