(Documents Relating to) Slavery/Freedmen (Prior to 1866)

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100 Dollars Reward /for/ Tom Homan. Rockville, Montgomery County, Md.

In Ralph Bunche Room. "Ran away from the subscriber living in Rockville, on the night of Monday, the llth instant, Negro man, Tom Homan".
$450 Reward for Cornelia Bell, Jane Tate, Edward Tate, and Jim Carter, slaves who left Alexandria County October 15, 1859.

(In Ralph Bunche Room) Signed by Charles E. Lippett.
Adams, Harrington, Lord.

Notice to lend Negroes belonging to tho estate of the late Duncan McLean and wife, Catherine for one year, 1860 Jan. 5 (date of hiring).
American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Letter,

Letter, New York, to the Executive Committee of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, n.p. States that "Charles Toney is dead." Signed by "A.A.P., Secretary.
American Anti-Slavery Society Letter.

Letter, New York, to the Honorable Cornelius W. Lawrence, Mayor of the City of New York from the members of the Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Bailey, A.V., Letter.

Letter,Tuskalooca, Ala? to His Excellency James K. Polk, Governor, Nashville, Tennessee. Concerns Negro stealing.
Balch, William S., Letter.

Letter, Ludborg, to J.S. Morrill, n.p. Comments on a petition concerning slavery.
Beale, A.

Certification that "Kitty Proctor, a bright-mulatto about 15 years of age ... is a free woman of color". Prince Georges Country, Md., 1838. Gift of Louise R. Howard, April, 1979.
Bennett, Elizabeth, Bill of Sale.

Bill of sale, Martin County, North Carolina, by which Elizabeth Bennett grants to Bryant Bennett three Negroes, Jacob, Cora, and Ben.
Bernard, D.M., clk.

Decree to auction Negro woman and three children, in Petersburg, Virginia, by James Boyd and Martha Ann.
Bestes, Peter, et. al., Letter.

Letter, Boston, /Mass/, to Sir /Representative of the town of Thompson/. Endorsed by Sambo Freeman, Felix Holbrook, and Chester Joie. Requests freedom and transportation back to the coast of Africa.
Beverley, C.G.B.

Deed of emancipation for slave, Sylvanie, upon succession of her former owner Captain Eugene Shindau and purchase by Raimond Mussana,
Blunt, James R.

Abatement of 1 male slave, 17 years old from James P. Blunt and charged to D.E. Harris; and abatement of 1 male slave, (runaway) 22 years old from James R.
Bohanan, Otto L.

Mississippi reconstruction court decisions and legal enact-. Cover title: Mississippi legal enactments and court decisions.
Boin, William.

Marriage statement to Dido Boin. Makes mention of birth of their two children, William and Mary.
Brite, George.

Indenture by which Andrew Powder agrees to pay to John Cover $150.00 for the services of slave, George Brite, until the age of thirty.
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society for the abolition of slavery and the slave-trade throughout the world.

Verso has form from subscribers names and amount of donations.
Broadside Begin - Proclamation Meeting.

At the Bridge Street A.M.E. Church, Brooklyn, New York - January 2, 1863.
Broadside Begin - Slavery an Outlaw.

Abolition without Compromise! Convention! Of radical political abolitionists in Meionaon Hall, Tremont Temple on ... Oct. 23rd, 24th and 25th... In attendance, Frederick Douglass & others: Gerrit Smith, William Goodell, Beriah Green, Abram Pryne, James McCure Smith....
Broadside Begin - Slavery: Farther persecution of the Missionaries in Jamaica.

Extract from the Morning Chronicle. London, W. Johnston, Printer.
Broadside Begin - Vote for Dr. Lushington and the Abolition of Slavery.

London, S. Bagster. Illustration showing sale of Negro family.
Broadside Begin - West Indian Slavery.

London, Burton and Company, Printers. Woodcut illustration showing slave with cloth around his waist, left arm out stretched, and chains at his feet.
Broadside - Copy of the petition from the inhabitants of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, to both Houses of Parliament for The Abolition of Slavery in the British Colonies.

London J.B. Harraden, Printer and Stationer.
Broadside - Lane, Thomas.

A public vestry. [To discuss presentation of] petitions to both Houses of Parliament [regarding the abolition of slavery in West Indian Colonies] Written at St. Leonard, Shoreditch on Feb. 2, 1826 by Thomas Lane and Richard Waistell, Churchwardens, Hoxton, J. Bradford, Printer, 1826.
Broadside - Petitions to be presented to both Houses of Parliament, for the abolition of slavery.

Written at St. Leonard, Shoreditch. Hoxton town, J. Richardson, Printer, 1826.