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Rev. Charles Pullett

By Sandra Zelaya July 16, 2021
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  • Record #3691
    County
    Somerset
    First Name
    Charles
    Surname
    Pollitt
    Age
    50
    Sex
    M
    Occupation
    Laborer
    State
    Maryland
    County
    Somerset
    District
    Salisbury
    Page Number
    190
    Line Number
    29
    Dwelling Number
    1311
    Family Number
    1314
    First Name
    Charles
    Surname
    Pollitt
    Age
    50
    Sex
    M
    Color
    B
    Occupation
    Laborer
    Value of person's real estate
    Value of person's personal estate
    Place of Birth
    Maryland
    Was the person was married within the last year?
    Did the person attend school within the last year?
    If the person was over 20 years of age, could he not read or write?
    1
    Was the person deaf and dumb, blind, idiotic, pauper, or convict?
    Transcriber Notes
    State
    Maryland
    Year
    1860
    Alt. Terms
  • Record #139
    Name (Slaveowner)
    Pollitt, Frost
    Name (Enslaved person)
    _Charles
    Document Date
    1845 Feb 4
    County
    Somerset
    Name (Slaveowner)
    Pollitt, Frost
    Name (Enslaved person)
    _Charles
    Additional Information
    Frost of WO frees his son Charles 20 yo; purchased from Jacob Riggin; BOS in WO & then mortaged by Frost to Isaac Burroughs & David Vance; 2 Jan 1837 sold by BOS to William H Rider by Isaac, David & Frost for 8 yrs per BOS in SO
    Document Date
    1845 Feb 4
    County
    Somerset
    Liber
    BH
    Folio
    399
    State
    Maryland
    Alt. Terms
  • Record #761
    County
    Somerset
    Seller
    Pollitt, Frost; Burroughs, Isaac (alias Cathell); …
    Buyer
    Rider, Dr. William H of Salisbury
    Slave
    Charles, son of Pollitt 19 yo
    Year
    1837
    County
    Somerset
    Liber
    GH 8
    Folio
    526
    Seller
    Pollitt, Frost; Burroughs, Isaac (alias Cathell); Vance, David of So Cty
    Buyer
    Rider, Dr. William H of Salisbury
    Slave
    Charles, son of Pollitt 19 yo
    Additional Information (price, other items)
    Burroughs & Vance sell Charles to Rider for term of 8 yrs from today; he was purchased as slave for life from Jacob Riggin by bill of sale in Wo Cty. Charles sold to Vance & Burroughs as morgage to keep David & Isaac harmless as securities of Frost to Henry Hutt of Wo Cty. Charles held by Rider term of 8 yrs until 2 Jan 1845 & after that to Frost; Rider to treat Charles as a master should treat his servant
    Year
    1837
    Date
    2 Jan 1837
    Sold out of state or to possible slave dealer
    No
    State
    Maryland
  • Record #1434
    County
    Worcester
    Seller
    Pollitt, Frost
    Buyer
    Riggin, Jacob
    Slave
    Charles 16 yo
    Year
    1834
    County
    Worcester
    Liber
    AZ
    Folio
    484
    Seller
    Pollitt, Frost
    Buyer
    Riggin, Jacob
    Slave
    Charles 16 yo
    Additional Information (price, other items)
    $300 receipt of payment
    Year
    1834
    Date
    1 Jan 1834
    Sold out of state or to possible slave dealer
    No
    State
    Maryland
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  • Record #1697
    County
    Worcester
    Seller
    Pollitt, Frost
    Buyer
    Burroughs, Isaac Vance, David of SO
    Slave
    Charles
    Year
    1834
    County
    Worcester
    Liber
    JCH 1
    Folio
    108
    Seller
    Pollitt, Frost
    Buyer
    Burroughs, Isaac Vance, David of SO
    Slave
    Charles
    Additional Information (price, other items)
    $300; Charles had been bought from Jacob Riggin by Pollitt. Borroughes & Vance had been Pollitt's suretys. Pollitt sells Charles to Burroughs & Vance until he pays them back
    Year
    1834
    Date
    4 Aug 1834
    Sold out of state or to possible slave dealer
    No
    State
    Maryland
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