Glass served in the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War. He wanted to be exempt from serving. He made an agreement with Armstrong who informed Glass he could find him a substitute. Armstrong also agreed to provide Glass with two horses in exchange for an enslaved man. Armstrong failed to provide a substitute to serve in the militia in Glass' place.

Smith made an agreement with Sutherland to furnish a substitute in the militia for Smith's son. Both parties accused the other of not fulfilling their end of the agreement.

Thurman lost a slander suit heard in common law to Ward. Thurman accused Ward of collecting bounties on dog ears and not wolf's ears. Thurman wanted the chancery court to overturn the law court's verdict.

Mary Haynes was an enslaved person who won her freedom from Davis in a lawsuit heard in Pittsylvania County court. She also won financial damages. According to Davis and witnesses, Haynes' attorney offered a deal to Davis: he would not have to pay damages or court costs in return for the freedom of Haynes' children and never trouble Haynes or her children regarding their freedom. Haynes did not acknowledge such an agreement. She claimed that once the court gave her freedom that here children were immediately freed as well. Haynes wanted Davis to pay the damages owed her.

Daniel Fisher's wife, Susanna, claimed to be the illegitimate daughter of William Dunning. She was sent to Loudoun County to live in order to avoid family embarrassment where she married Daniel Fisher. Dunning requested that they move to Pittsylvania County to take care of him in his old age. In return, he would leave them his estate when he died. Plaintiffs claimed Dunning reneged on the agreement.

Walker was a doctor who Mitchell asked to treat a group of individuals enslaved by Mitchell who were all believed to be poisoned. Cause includes depositions from individuals who hired Dr. Walker to treat enslaved people who also suffered from poisoning. The deponents shared ingredients from medicine Walker prescribed to cure the poisoned enslaved individuals.

Freedom Suit. The Herndons joined the Society of Friends and Mr. Herndon offered to free Mary Justice. After he died, Mary stayed with his widow, Sarah Herndon, who refused to free Mary.

Mark Anthony, of Bedford County, sued James Arthur to prevent him from removing enslaved people fom the jurisdiction of the Pittsylvania County Court. The enslaved people had been given permission by the Court to sue for their freedom.

Tom Butcher was to be freed at 21 years of age by a manumission from Joshua Smith. After Mr. Smith died, his son-in-law, Josiah Askew, received Tom as part of his share in the division of Mr. Smith's estate. Tom was 14 years old when Josiah Askew transported him to North Carolina. Tom was sold a number of times and ended up enslaved by Mr. Rice of Chester District, S.C. Tom fled to Dinwiddie County, Va., to get his free papers. He was arrested in Pittsylvania County. Samuel M. Lovell wrote to Austin Billups of Dinwiddie County asking him to send money to Tom to pay the prison charges and obtain his freedom papers.

James Fowlkes hired an enslaved girl named Sarah from Martha Grigg and made her his mistress. Fowlkes' wife asked him to stop hiring the girl but he would not. Mrs. Fowlkes sued for divorce and asked for alimony.

Sarah, an enslaved womean, was murdered as consequence of a contract dispute between the plaintiff and defendant. The cause includes multiple depositions that give information regarding Sarah's death, the search to find the killer, and Fowlkes' agreement with Griggs.

The Linn family moved from Pittsylvania County to Grayson County Court House where Thomas opened a tailor's business. Thomas Linn had and affair with one of his employees. The couple ran away to Philadelphia, Hiwassee District, Tennessee. Frances sued her husband for divorce and custody of their three children.

Henry Callaway had children by Ann, an enslaved. The cause includes affidavits identifying Henry Callaway as being with Ann in a building where enslaved people lived. The cause was moved to Powhatan County by order dated 28 May 1833. See Powhatan Chancery Cause 1834-001: Henry Calloway and wife, etc. VS admx. of Francis Lewis, etc.

Cause involves dispute over Moses, an enslaved man who "ranaway". The cause details circumstances surrounding Moses' efforts to self-emancipate.

Pollok and his brother's Robert and Allen were merchants from Scotland. Naturalization records of the Pollock family are filed as exhibits.

Defendants in the cause are lawyers hired to defend William Bennet in a suit instituted and prosecuted by Milly Chavis, a free woman, for the purpose of establishing her right to freedom. The freedom suit had been instituted twenty years before the start of this cause. See Pittsylvania County Chancery Causes 1822-020, 1849-037, and 1851-011.

Per agreement, Williams and Allen were attempting to establish a "slave trading" business. According to deposition, enslaved people were bought in Richmond and sold in Alabama. Zachariah L. Hooper was identified as a "slave trader" by Samuel Cobb. Cause also relates to the selling of enslaved people in Georgia and North Carolina. Samuel Cobb and Henry Badgett, both based in North Carolina, were named as "slave traders" as well.

Parties in cause were "slave traders." They purchased enslaved people in Richmond and sold them in South Carolina.

Milly Chavis was a free person suing to establish her freedom. Chavis was enslaved by James Arthur. See also Pittsylvania County Chancery Causes 1822-020, 1846-013 and 1851-011.

Freedom suit. Defendant is the daughter of Milly Chavis.

Plaintiff cites that his brother, the defendant, has sold six enslaved people to George W. Hall who sold them in Georgia. According to depositions, the defendant emancipated Tom, an ensaved man, in his will. However, Tom was one of the six enslaved persons sold in Georgia.

Parties in cause formed "a co-partnership, Witcher and Adams, for the purpose of carrying on the negro trade and buying negroes in Virginia and carrying them to the South for sale." In depositions, George W. Hall is also identified as a partner in the business. Sam, an enslaved man noted in a receipt, is identified as a blacksmith.

Numerous defendants are not residents of Virginia. Peter Hairston died in North Carolina. He is the father of Ruth S. Hairston. According to cause, Ruth S. Hairston is in possession of and holds 684 enslaved people as executrix of her father's will. The enslaved people reside in North Carolina and Patrick, Henry, and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia. Heirs of Robert Hairston, Ruth's husband, are claiming 550 of those enslaved people. Other heirs reside in Henry County, Virginia. In the second cause, Robert Hairston left estates in Virginia, North Carolina, and Mississippi. He migrated from Virginia in 1841 for Mississippi and died there in 1852. His wife Ruth essentially ran his estates in Virginia and North Carolina.

Thomas Williams and Robert W. Williams opperated a slave trading business. Robert W. Williams resides in Henry County, Virginia.

Debt suit that involves the establishment of a female seminary in the town of Chatham. At one point it was named the Female Academy of Chatham.

In John Wilson's will, he stipuated that 50 years after his death, those he enslaved were to be freed. At the time of his death, he proposed measures to give his enslaved quasi freedoms. In an opinion filed in the cause, Richard Logan argued that "slaves born during the time of the testator making his will and the testator's death will be slaves for life."