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Bill of sale for three slaves, Cupid, Sall, and Mary to William King of Sullivan County for $900.

Notes regarding the trial of Peter Spangler and Barbara Spangler v. Job Packer. "Slander-- 'she had a mulatto child and is a whore & I can prove it'-- spoken 1 March 1806-- also-- 'she swore false.'" Includes testimony from over twenty witnesses concerning Packer's accusations about Barbara Spangler, her character as "a lewd or an abandoned woman," and her bearing a "mulatto child." Mentions a dispute between Packer and Spangler concerning stolen geese. Witnesses note their relationships to the disputants, where they heard Packer's statements, and their understanding of Mrs. Spangler's reputation. Comments on whether a witness is reliable and includes marginal marks, likely reflecting on the credibility of the testimony. Touches on rumor, sexual neglect in marriage, and references possible abortifacients. Includes a summary of the accusations against Spangler, possibly directed to the jury. Name of William Petrikin (1761?-1821) appears on final page.

Plea by G. W. Strong, attorney for the defendants in the case William Hopkins & Jacob Mudge vs John Fleet and Samuel Youngs, Overseers &c. Mudge and Fleet were executors of Thomas Hopkins' will and deny withholding payment from the Oyster Bay Overseers of the Poor. Strong attests that Mudge and Fleet will give evidence that the man whose "maintenance and support" the Overseers of the Poor are demanding payment for was formerly enslaved by Thomas Hopkins, but they obtained a certificate of manumission and had it signed and registered with the Overseers of the Poor.

Announcing sale of a slave named Lucy as payment of her master's debt.

British Order in Council for the Registration of Slaves in the Island of Trinidad. To prevent the clandestine slave-trade in Trinidad. The first 20 sections of the order are manuscript and the remainder is printed. The text of the order is followed by manuscript notes and a chart.

Request for Norwich selectmen to pay for the expense of an infant of an African-American resident of theirs left "on expense" in Middletown; "A Black woman by name Sally Clark, who says she belongs to Norwich has left an infant child now on expense to this town, this is to request you to marke suitable inquiry and if she belongs to you, you be pleased to take it away, & pay the expense..."

Letter from Craig regarding an account against "Sophia Elizabeth Feranze, a French Mullatta [sic.] woman Much freckled in the face has two daughters and lives with a french Sailor named Longue a native of St. Domingo and lived some time in Havana . . . take good Security for she is as slippery as an eel..." To William Meredith of Philadelphia. See also James Craig letter of June 19, 1813.

Regarding an account against Sophia Elizabeth Feranze, a mixed race woman who is in debt to Craig; he has attempted to locate her house but "cannot obtain any other information than she lives with a . . . french man" who lived in Havana and is now a tailor. To William Meredith of Philadelphia. See also James Craig letter of May 29, 1813.

Statement by Lee, defendant in Rowan vs. Lee, regarding slaves purchased from Henry Lee [his brother]; includes a signed affidavit stating that Richard Lee paid Henry Lee $2000 for eleven slaves.

Examinations of John Williams, a sailor of Irish descent, and Ann Perry, an African American woman, regarding their "place of settlement." Williams settled in Providence after being discharged from the U.S.S. President, and he was "rejected from being an inhabitant in this town" by the council. Perry states that she was "born in the Town of Tiverton of free Parents" who were property owners, lists who she has lived with in Providence, and notes that she "goes out to days work for a living and was never married." Both Perry and Williams sign with their marks.