1846--Mortgage of Enslaved People In September 23 1846, Horatio Wood, of Boone County mortgages his enslaved people: Betsy (a woman about 50 yrs old), Charles (a boy about 15 yrs old), and Jim (a boy about 9 yrs old) for the sum of $1,075 to Martha D. Wood of Mason County. Martha gave Wood $500 and agreed to be his security for the remaining $575 for which Horatio Wood is indebted to Samuel E. Colochy, J.J. Miller and Marshal M. McNanama. Transfer of ownership of the enslaved people would occur if Horatio is unable to pay his debts.