folder 132: Correspondence, January–June 1830

Bills of sale in which enslaved people were purchased from the estate of John Haywood by John S. Haywood, George M. Haywood, B. A. Barham, Wyatt Harrison, Eliza E. Haywood, and William H. Haywood (folders 132-133). March 21, an indenture in which Dave (about 33 years old), Tom (about 38 years old), Fanny (about 39 years old), Annette (about 26 years old) and her child Emeline (about 6 months old), Mary (about 12 years old), and Emily (about 10 years old), all of whom were enslaved, were deeded from Henry A. Donaldson of Fayetteville, N.C., to Jesse and Stephen Birdsall (folder 132). December, a legal document in which an unnamed Black man who was hired as a blacksmith but turned out not to have the skill set was the subject of a dispute filed by Durham Hall (folder 132). May 23, a letter from an unknown correspondenct in Terre Haute to George W. Haywood in Raleigh, describing the journey to Indiana, the water, and timber. The author contrasts the sentiments of the population where slavery no longer existed with the social customs of the enslaving class (folder 132). Other notable materials are legal correspondence and papers of George Washington Haywood; similar items continue until 1860. February, William Henry Haywood, Jr., to his cousin Eliza Eagles Haywood (Betsy). 7 May, letter of introduction from John B. Muse of Washington, D.C., to Fabius Julius Haywood introducing Dr. Alexander Telfair. 23 May, Theo A. Snow to George W. Haywood, describing Terre Haute, Indiana, where he was visiting. 5 June, William H. Haywood, Jr., to his cousin Betsy with a statement and discussion of her indebtedness. 6 August, letter from E. Fondo, dressmaker for Miss E. Haywood. A number of legal papers of the 1830s bear the name of Birdsall. 13 December, W. Latimer of Edenton to Thomas W. Johnston (partner of George W. Haywood), concerning a sale of property. 21 December, William H. Haywood to Betsy Haywood giving personal advice.