South Carolina, Secretary of State, Slave Mortgage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Slave mortgage records for the state of South Carolina for years 1734 - 1780. More records may be added as they become available. Microfilm of the original records was filmed at the Historical Commission in Columbia, South Carolina.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
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How Do I Search This Collection?
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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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Other FamilySearch Collections
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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Mortgage records, 1734-1860; index, 1709-1840

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * South Carolina, Charleston District, Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1774-1872

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