Charles Nelson
- Name
- Charles Nelson
- Sex
- Male
- Free Status
- Born Free/Free Born
- Age
- 21 years old
- Record(s) Seen In
- Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 1
- Free Black Register - Roanoke County - 1838-1865
- Common Law Orders - C - August 1843 - June 1848 - pgs. 227-478
- FBR - Image Number:
- 21
- Page and Line Number
-
IAS: PP. 65
CLC: PP. 461 - Location
- FBR: Roanoke County, VA
- Indentured To
- David Sloan
- Date(s) Seen In Records
-
IAS: December 22, 1840
FBR: April 17, 1848 - Indenture End Date
- April 1847
- Additional Information
- Charles was listed in the register as "bright mulatto" and 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a scar under his chin. In Common Law Book C, his appearance was described in the same manner.
- Charles Nelson was listed in the inventory book in an indenture agreement: "...I bind Charles Nelson a boy of color unto the said David Sloan until he arrives to the age of twenty one years...April 1847..."
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