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13 July 1849
Peuse, James M., fl. 1849
[Receipt for the sale of three slaves]
Receipt for the sale of three slaves named Dolly, Sally and Martha, for the price of $475 in cash. Sold to Joseph Nuckold [?]. Signature illegible.
GLC08543
2 January 1863
Fergus, Daniel, fl. 1863
[Receipt for purchase of slave]
Certifies receipt of $1900 from William R. and John Curtey[?] for a slave named Ward. Signed a day after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.
GLC08544
9 December 1839
Branche, W., fl. 1839
[Tax form listing slaves, horses, etc.]
Tax form for Mr. Robert Shanks listing his property including at least two slaves. Lists the taxes that must be paid for each item. For Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
GLC08545
circa 1838
[Pair of abolitionist slave tokens]
One token, dated 1838, depicts a kneeling, shackled female slave, accompanied by the words: "Am I not a woman & a sister." Verso depicts a laurel wreath surrounding "Liberty 1838." Other token depicts a male figure with inscription "Am I not a man...
GLC08551
1837-1858
Six manumission documents for slaves [Decimalized .01-.06]
All from St. Louis County, Missouri.
GLC08564
1860
Redpath, James, 1833-1891
Public life of Capt. John Brown, by James Redpath, with an auto-biography of his childhood and youth.
Tells John Brown's life in heroic terms, praising him as a hero and a martyr. Signed by Alfred Chesebrough. Same book as GLC00267.212.
GLC08581.05
1864
Farrar, C.C.S., fl. 1864
The War, Its Causes and Consequences
First edition published by Blelock & Company. Discusses the causes of the Civil War.
GLC08581.09
1917
Norwood, T.M., 1830-1913
A true vindication of the South
GLC08581.10
17 June 1864
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
The Liberator. [Vol. XXXIV, no. 25 (June 17, 1864)]
Prints articles on the British and Foreign anti-slavery society and a letter of Gerritt Smith to Elizabeth Cady Stanton about 1864 presidential election. Brief article praises the equalization of pay for African American [colored] soldiers. Covers...
GLC08608
1862/10/04
Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 6, no. 301 (October 4, 1862)]
Includes a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on the third page titled, "THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY." Discusses the Emancipation Proclamation, including an article titled "Slavery Practically abolished." Includes coverage of...
GLC08620
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