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Slaves were treated as chattel and their sale may be listed as a deed in land and property records of the county or state. Sometimes slaves were bequeathed or sold as part of the probate of an estate and this transfer or sale may be listed as a deed mixed in with probate records. | Slaves were treated as chattel and their sale may be listed as a deed in land and property records of the county or state. Sometimes slaves were bequeathed or sold as part of the probate of an estate and this transfer or sale may be listed as a deed mixed in with probate records. | ||
'''Online Records''' | |||
*'''1865-1872''' - {{RecordSearch|2515867|United States Freedmen's Bureau Land and Property Records 1865-1872}} at [https://familysearch.org/search| FamilySearch] — images | |||
'''Registers of Slaves, Registers of Freedmen, and Manumission Papers''' | '''Registers of Slaves, Registers of Freedmen, and Manumission Papers''' | ||