Slaves of Andrew Charles, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Charles Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Slaves 1.1.1 Sale 1.1.2 Purchase 1.1.3 Sales on Behalf of Others 1.1.4 Runaways 2 Sources

Background

This page holds the information of the slaves of Andrew Charles during his life. Andrew Charles lived in Charleston County, South Carolina. He was a merchant. (you can add any other information about him that might pertain to slavery)

Slaves

These enslaved persons were listed in the probate inventory of Andrew Charles in 1812.

• Chloe
• Anthony

Sale

Andrew Charles sold from XXX, date, for $ (source here)

• XXX, age if given, any other info given such as Mulatto, or mother of XXX
• XXX, age, child of XXX

Purchase

Andrew Charles purchased Judith in 1803 for $100. ^[1]

Andrew Charles purchased Sylvia from J. Benjamin M. Richardson of Colleton District on 24 June 1809, for $200. No information was given about Sylvia except that she was young enough to bear children. ^[2]

Sales on Behalf of Others

Andrew acted as an agent for Henry Baily (possibly Henry Bailey of Edisto Island along with John Loyd (possibly John Lloyd Jr.) in the sale of 3 enslaved people in 1809.

• Sam and his wife Mary were sold together for $700 along with their child (not named in the bill of sale). ^[3]
• Isaac (Andrew sold Isaac on behalf of Henry Baily to Daniel Hall) for $360. ^[4]
• Tom was sold by J James Rankin to William Porter in 1806 for $250 (Andrew witnessed and signed the bill of sale).^[5]

Runaways

These enslaved persons were seen in runaway ads in the newspaper

• XXX, ran away last Thursday (just type in what the ad says then add the source here)

Sources

1. ↑ "South Carolina, Charleston District, Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1774-1872," database, FamilySearch
2. ↑ "South Carolina, Charleston District, Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1774-1872," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W1X4-86W2 : 21 May 2021), Andrew Charles, 24 Jun 1809; citing Court, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, Records Of The Secretary Of State, Recorded Instruments, Miscellaneous Records (Main Series), Bills Of Sale Volumes, 274, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
3. ↑ "South Carolina, Charleston District, Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1774-1872," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W1XW-X4T2 : 21 May 2021), Andrew Charles, 20 Feb 1809; citing Court, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, Records Of The Secretary Of State, Recorded Instruments, Miscellaneous Records (Main Series), Bills Of Sale Volumes, 183, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
4. ↑ "South Carolina, Charleston District, Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1774-1872," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W1XW-XHZM : 21 May 2021), Andrew Charles, 20 Feb 1809; citing Court, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, Records Of The Secretary Of State, Recorded Instruments, Miscellaneous Records (Main Series), Bills Of Sale Volumes, 184, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
5. ↑ "South Carolina, Charleston District, Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1774-1872," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W1X7-VDT2 : 12 March 2020), Andrew Charles, 17 Sep 1806; citing Court, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, Records Of The Secretary Of State, Recorded Instruments, Miscellaneous Records (Main Series), Bills Of Sale Volumes, 265, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.