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Emancipation. /1863/
Includes a partial speech given by Rev. Dr. King at an anti- slavery meeting in Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, June 3,
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Evans, Claiborne.
Deed of emancipation, Richmond, Va., by which Claiborne Evans free female slave, Aggy.
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Fazne, John R.D.
Warrant for the arrest of a slave named Frank for theft of a stern oar, value $2.50 from Mr. Terry, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1834. On verse: "The oar ... returned and Frank received five lashes for stealing it". Purchased Bookworm & Silverfish.
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For Sale! An able-bodied, likely Negro man will be sold on Thursday, the 15th inst., on the Alamo Plaza ...
J.M. Carolan, Auctioneer. /1859/ Sale at "Alamo Plaza, in front of the U.S. Quartermasters' Depot." Signed by J.M. Carolan, Auctioneer. In Ralph Bunche Room.
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George, John.
Insurrection in North Carolina. Bob and Ann Lewis and Ann Meredith, slaves of J. George charged with insurrection. Stokes County, North Carolina.
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Gigger, Ann, Agreement.
Newby District, South Carolina, by which William H. Garland agrees to pay to Ann Gigger, free woman of color, four hundred dollars for purchase of two acres of land.
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Glover, Nathaniel S. - Slave Bill of Sale.
Slave bill of sale. Jan. 1853. N.S. Glover, administrator of the Glover estate, sold Sarah 20 and her child Milly, 6 to Samuel Hodge for $1,191.00 in Jones County, Georgia.
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Grirt , Richard, Warrant.
Warrant, Beanfort County, North Carolina, for the arrest of Negro Charles , for insulting and mis-treating Robert Godley.
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Hall, Wilburn.
Capture of the slave-ship "Cora", the last slaver taken by the United States. Extracted from an unidentified magazine, 115-129.
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Hampton, Wade.
Transfer of slave man, Scipio, from Wade Hampton to Eleanor Lester, widow, both of Charleston, South Carolina, for the sum of fifteen hundred five pound.
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Harry, Bill of Sale.
Bill of sale, Elizabeth Town, Essex County, New Jersey, by which Benjamin Winans sells to Jonathan Hampton, Negro man, Harry. Endorsements: Benjamin Winans, Jonathan Hampton, Lewis Tooker, Issac Morse.
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Hodges, Thomas, Summons.
Summons, 1858 Feb. Montgomery County, Maryland, for Cornelius Williams and colored boy to appear and testify for the state of Maryland against Henry Russell, a colored male.
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Hust, Thomas.
London Society for Mitigating and gradually abolishing the state of slavery throughout the British dominions. (Letter calling for meeting at 18 Aldermanbury, on Wednesday May 31,1826). London, Ellerton and Henderson, Printers, 1826.
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Jack, Certificate, of the Registry of Negro child.
Certificate, of the Registry of Negro child, Jack by William Hunter, filed in conformity with Pennsylvania act for the gradual abolition of slavery.
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Jackson, Peter, Bill of Sale.
Jack, a six year old slave boy, sold to Peter Jackson for seventy-nine dollars. New Jersey.
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Kinney, William R.
Speech of Hon. William R. Kinney on the resolution relating to the abolition of slavery in Kentucky, in the House of Representatives.
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Langhorne, Ann, Affidavit.
Affidavit, New York, swearing that mulatto female, Lucy, was the property of Samuel Bayard.
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Lester, Edward.
Transfer of slaves, "A Negro boy named Clonmell and a Negro wench named Hannah both new "negroes" by Edward Lester of South Carolina, to Eleanor Lester for the Sum of 600 pounds, Charleston, South Carolina. Purchased from Maggs Brothers, Rare Books, Prints, and Autographs, London, England.
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McLaren, John., Letter.
Letter Abbeville District, South Carolina, to all whom it may concern. Endorsed by T. Thompson, Attorney-at-Law and twelve others. Letter of recommendation for Harry Turner, a free person of color.
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Miller, Joseph Lyon.
Estate of a "well-to-do" Virginian in 1674. Transcribed from the original by Dr. Joseph Lyon Miller. Thomas, West Virginia, /1674/. Inventory of household goods and servants and their worth. Purchased: Hobby Shop, 10/28/30, $0.10.
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Moore, Lewis.
Indenture by which Lewis Moore and Augustin Brown are bound to pay the sum of fourteen hundred dollars to Joseph Griffin. Endorsement: Lewis Moore, John A. Brown, John E. Taylor
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Museum of American Antiquarian.
/article/ on ancient documents. Includes a photo of a document pertaining to the sale of a Negro boy in New England, 1761. On verso: photo of an autograph letter written by Noel Webster, compiler of Webster's Dictionary.
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Myrell, Franklin M., Deed.
Deed, Chatham County, Georgia, by which M. Myrell, agrees to sell to Lizzie Rozellia Cordwell, household furniture, livestock, and a Negro male slave, Edward.
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