Words in white section is a partially transcribed bill of sale for enslaved Black people named, "Lonon, "Grase," and "Henderson," auctioned at the courthouse in the city of Raleigh, Wake County, NC. April 15, 1838.

Anderson Page, a constable of Wake County, "after giving the due notice according to the Law Dide Let up and Sell before the Court house Dore in the City of Raleigh being sale day to the highest bidder for Redy money the fowling negros to wit a man name Lonon a wooman name Grase and a boy named henderson to the sum of Eight Dollars..."

Enslaver "A. S. Drake" is indicated as the "highest and last bidder..."

Auctions of enslaved people were commonly held on the courthouse steps, an occurrence that could often result in devastation for enslaved families who were torn apart.

Source: Hindman Auction House- Sale 994, African Americans, Lots 1-311, Feb 23, 2022.