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South Carolina, Charleston District, Bill of sales of Negro slaves - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Look for variant spellings of the slave name(s). You should also look for additional names the slave might have had and the slave owner(s). | *Look for variant spellings of the slave name(s). You should also look for additional names the slave might have had and the slave owner(s) names. | ||
*Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records. | *Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records. | ||
*Search the indexes and records of nearby counties. | *Search the indexes and records of nearby counties. | ||