I represent Basil, an enslaved negro man in the household of Antonio Pol. I would have been about 29 years old at the time of the changing of the flags. In an 1827 bill of sale, I was sold to Maria Vellon for $300, “with all his defects and illnesses.” As most bills of sale warranted slaves to be free of defect or illness, this may indicate I had a disability or chronic health condition.