Record #618 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County	Dorchester
Volume	805
Page Number	489
Buyer or Manumitted Person	James J. Waddell & William C. Huffington
Seller or Owner	Hooper C. Hicks
Transaction Type	Mortgage
Date	20 Apr 1860
Transaction Abstract	Mortgage between Hooper C. Hicks on one part & William C. Huffington & James J Waddell on other part whereas Hicks is indebted to Waddell $1000 on 16 Apr 1860, to Eben L Short for $950 and to R. Cockran for $1650. Huffington & Waddell are the sureties for these debts. Hicks sells to Huffington & Waddell the following Negroes who live on his farm: woman Eliza, girl Margaret, boy Elijah, girl Sophia, boy George Robert, livestock, crops & assorted furnishings and household items. Hicks is to reimburse and indemnify them.

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