Box 1
Contains 81 Results:
Notarized deed of sale of the following slaves for $13,226, sold by Bernard Kendig of New Orleans to Julius Witkowski and Henry Marks of the parish of Carroll, Louisiana: 35-year-old Negro man named Oneas; 25-year-old Negro woman named Clara; 6-year-old Negro boy named Brazil; 4-year-old Negro girl named Laffee; 23-year-old Negro man named Archie Nelson; 22-year-old Negro man named Nathew; 20-year-old Negro man named Marcus; Jackson; Thomas; Tom Brown; Lucinda; Margaret; and Crawford. Witnesses, Hugh Madden and Andrew Herr, Jr., 1856 July 2
The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.
Deed of sale of a 25-year-old slave named Luda or Ludy for $850 from James I.[or J.] Long to Morrall & Fish of Jefferson County, Arkansas. Document dated New Orleans. [gift of Mrs. M.P. Morrell, August 1938], 1857 Jan 2
The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.
Photostat copy of letter signed Wm. P. G------ [last name illegible], St. Louis, to his brother. He has arrived at St. Louis from Columbus, and has booked passage on the steamer Minnehaha to Lexington, Missouri. He has not had any trouble regarding the Negroes he is transporting through the free states. (Original document is in the McCormick Agricultural Library in Chicago). [gift of William K. Bixby, May 1, 1925], 1857 Apr 1
The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.
Deed of sale of a 24-year-old slave woman named Louisa for $900 from Josiah E. Isenhour, a member of the firm of Horrell Gayle & Co. of New Orleans, agents of Champ T. Stuart of Powhatan, Arkansas, to George A. Haywood [or Hayward] of New Orleans. Witnesses, John S. Mosby and James B. Durand. Certified by E. George Wells, notary public., 1858 Apr 30
The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.
Document signed by Dr. E. Baily, W.W. Byrd, Jas. Freeman [or Truman], Dr. M. McClintic, B.B. Sullivan, and Jas. Jackson, members of a committee appointed by citizens of the surrounding neighborhoods. Dated Monroe City, Missouri, and addressed to Mrs. Oyler and Wilson, the document requests that anti-slavery demonstrations should be suppressed and ministers should stop preaching anti-slavery doctrines. [gift of Mrs. (word unclear) Logan Miller, Palmyra, 1918], 1858 May 1
The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.
Document signed Phillip Curtis (signed with his “X” mark), agreeing to hire a colored man named Henry Lucas from E.B. Kimball for one year. Witness, E.J. Walton. Document dated St. Louis. [gift of Mary Kimball von Schrenk, August 1918], 1859 Feb 14
The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.
Facsimile of a deed of emancipation signed Ulysses S. Grant of St. Louis County, Missouri, freeing a 35-year-old Negro slave named William Jones. Witnesses, J.G. McClellan and W.S. Hillyer. Includes acknowledgment of the deed by U.S. Grant, recorded in the St. Louis Circuit Court by Stephen Rice, clerk, March 29, 1859., 1859 Mar
The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.
Receipt of $500 for the sale of a 48-year-old Negro named Sam from Asa Swindell to Whitaker & Burnett. Witness, B.S. Hopkins. Document dated St. Louis., 1859 Dec 21
The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.
Manuscript poem signed L. [Lydia] Maria Child, Wayland, Massachusetts. Includes two typescript copies of poem. [gift of John H. Gundlach], 1860 Apr
The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.
Broadside advertising a $150 reward offered by A. Jackson Smoot, Charles County, Maryland, for the capture of a 40-year-old Negro man named Nace Dorsey., 1860 July 15
The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.