Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Confederate States of America Negro passport

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08677 Author/Creator: Confederate States of America Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 8.5 x 14.6 cm. Order a Copy

Blank form, printed for Richmond, Virginia. Includes sections for the names of the person passing and the official who issues the pass. Also includes space for age, height, and "color" of the person passing.

Confederate States of America, 1860-1870

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