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1757/09/30
Washington, George (1732-1799)
to Mary Ball Washington re: his brother's marriage, ordering clothing for slaves
With provenance note stating property of David A. Hayes, and a clipped signature of John Hancock, President.
GLC07858.01
19 May 1735
Zenger, John P. (1697-1746)
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 933, no. 80 (May 19, 1735)]
Argues for the education of "women of quality." States several reasons why education should be more available to women: a woman's domestic lifestyle is better suited learning than a man's lifestyle and women's natural gift of speech can be put to...
GLC07336
16 October 1725
Bradford, John (d. 1726)
to Charles Calvert
Discusses two runaway slaves that were brought before him and returned to their masters. In part, "This day was brought before me a Runnaway Negro Woman taken up Near the Head of Mr: [Charles] Carrolls Land on the upper Side of Monockasey In Her way...
GLC07368
1724/06/20
Burnet, William (1688-1729)
to the Commissioners for Indian Affairs re: admission of new Commissioners
Burnet instructs the Commissioners to receive payment from Philip Livington for the transport of an enslaved person to Captain Hicks in Virginia. He also instructs them to admit Henry Renslaer and David van Dyck as new Commissioners for Indian...
GLC03107.02156
1713/04/13
Livingston, Philip
to Robert Livingston re: slow trade and a shortage of money
Philip urges his father to procure a pass to go to Canada where he may make some money, and asks that his father to help him financially by sending him one or two enslaved people, and paying some of his debt. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.00970
1717/02/09
Livingston, Gilbert
to Robert Livingston re: request for an Indian servant
Gilbert mentions that he would be very pleased if his father purchased him a particular Indian servant, who he has found to be extremely helpful. He sends his regrets at the destruction of his father's saw mill, and discusses plans for selling...
GLC03107.01123
1748-1750
[Act of a French society concerning the slave trade] [In French]
"Acte de Societe concernant l'Etablissement d'un commerce suivi de la Traite des Negres a la Cote D'Angole" (pertains to Senegal). Organization of French company for trading in slaves. Has numerous addenda for 1748, 1749 and 1750, all dated and...
GLC06136
1713
Great Britain. Treaties
The Assiento...for allowing to...Great Britain the liberty of importing negroes
Printed by John Baskett. Missing 1/3 permission leaf. The Assiento Treaty between England and Spain. Spain granted England an official monopoly to supply slaves from Africa to the Spanish New World. Signed on 25 March 1713.
GLC03985.05
10 March 1723
Van Horne, Cornelius
to Robert Livingston re: fear of theft of Livingston's slave
Original copy of GLC03107.01.01553, and contains some additional information regarding trade of provisions. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.01554
1641-1862
Collection of important printed treaties [decimalized]
GLC03985
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