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Bill of sale for four enslaved persons in Charleston, South Carolina
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Signed by
- Lynes, George, American, 1807 - 1870
- Gray, James W., American, died 1870
- Subject of
- Roper, Robert W., American, 1800 - 1845
- Clarke, Stephen F., American
- Date
- 1844
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/2 × 8 1/8 in. (34.3 × 20.7 cm)
- Description
- A large, pre-printed bill of sale with handwritten text on both sides. It describes the mortgage of four enslaved persons by George Lynes. The enslaved persons are identified as “S Bella, L Sally, Ben, and L Anthony.” The document states that Lynes delivered the enslaved persons to the Master of Equity, James W. Gray, against the price of $660. It is dated March 6, 1844. It was sealed and delivered in the presence of Robert W. Roper and Stephen F. Clarke. The back is covered in various handwritings which records the witnessing of the mortgage and its entry into the record books in April 1844.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- bills of sale
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Carte-de-visite of a young woman and two children
- Published by
- Philp & Solomons, American, founded 1859
- Photograph by
- Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1864 - 1866
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 3 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (8.6 × 5.4 cm)
- H x W (card): 3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (10 × 6 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of a young woman and two children. The woman is pictured seated in the center of the image, flanked by two young girls standing next to her. The woman is wearing a long, dot-patterned dress with bow at the collar. Her proper right arm is around the shoulders of the youngest girl, who stands with her proper left hand on the woman's knee, gripping her the fabric of her dress. The girl on the right is wearing a dark, gingham long-sleeved dress and heavy black shoes with her hair plaited back. The younger girl on the left is wearing a plaid long-sleeved dress, visible white petticoat, white socks, and black shoes, her hair also plaited. On the back of the photograph is the photographer’s stamp with and image of the United States Capitol building at center. The stamp reads “ALEX. GARDNER./ Photographer to the Army of the Potomac / GALLERIES / 511 Seventh Street and 332 Pennsylvania Av. / Published by / Philp & Solomons, / Washington, D.C.” Below the photographer’s stamp is a 2 cent George Washington stamp surrounded with an ornate border.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Colored Pickets on Duty Near Dutch Gap
- Published by
- E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, American, 1862 - 1902
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1864
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper, ink on card stock
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (card): 3 3/8 × 6 7/8 × 1/16 in. (8.5 × 17.5 × 0.1 cm)
- H x W (left image): 3 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (7.8 × 7.7 cm)
- H x W (right image): 3 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (7.8 × 7.7 cm)
- Caption
- Dutch Gap refers to a Canal dug during the Civil War to cut off a bend in the James River controlled by Confederate forts. Digging of the canal started in late 1864 and among the workers were paid African Americans from the Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island. Freedmen in the USCT (including the 116th Regiment out of Kentucky) also took part in the military conflicts at Dutch Gap.
- Description
- A reddish brown photograph of two men aiming rifles to the left of the photograph. Both men are wearing Union fatigues, including kepi hats and appear to have a full complement of Union-issue uniforms. They are in matching shoes, pants, coats, belts, sabers, and caps. One man is standing behind the side of a building. The other man is kneeling next to him. His rifle is propped on a barrel. The stereograph is made of two identical photographs. The right photograph is inscribed in the bottom left corner with “2553.” The photographs are adhered to orange card stock with back printed text. Printed on the left side of the card stock is “PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY.” Printed on the right side of the card stock is “THE WAR FOR THE UNION.” The back of the stereograph is pink with a blue piece of paper with black text adhered at center. The text reads “WAR VIEWS, / Colored Pickets on duty near Dutch Gap. / No. 2553. / Published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., / American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, New-York.”
- Place captured
- Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- albumen prints
- stereographs
- Topic
- American South
- Military
- Photography
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Slave Market, Atlanta, Ga.
- Photograph by
- Barnard, George N., American, 1819 - 1902
- Published by
- E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, American, 1862 - 1902
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1864
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper, ink on card stock
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (card): 3 1/4 × 6 15/16 × 1/16 in. (8.3 × 17.6 × 0.1 cm)
- H x W (left image): 3 1/8 × 2 13/16 in. (7.9 × 7.2 cm)
- H x W (right image): 3 1/16 × 2 3/4 in. (7.8 × 7 cm)
- Description
- A reddish brown stereograph of the Slave Market, Atlanta, GA. The stereograph has two identical photographs next to each other adhered to yellow card stock. The street scene is almost devoid of people, showing a block of commercial buildings on a slightly down-sloping street. The central building has a sign that reads“CHINA GLASS / & / QUEENSWARE” on the upper floor and “AUCTION & NEGRO SALES” on the bottom floor. A window on the bottom floor has a sign that reads “LAMP, PINE / & / KEROSENE OILS.” Sitting in front of the store is a man in dark clothing. He is wearing a hat and has a rifle propped next to him against a window of the center building. The building on the left side of the image has a sign that reads “F. GEUTEBRUCK.” The buildings on the right side of the image has a sign that reads “ATLANTA / CIGAR / MANUFACTORY.” Printed vertically on the yellow card stock to the left of the images is “PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY.” Printed vertically on the yellow card stock to the right of the images is “THE WAR FOR THE UNION.” A blue piece of paper with black text is adhered to the back of the card. The text reads “WAR VIEWS./The Slave Market, Atlanta, Ga./No. 3608/Published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co.,/American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, New-York.” Also on the blue sheet of paper is an Internal Revenue Two Cent Proprietary stamp featuring an image of George Washington.
- Place captured
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- albumen prints
- stereographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Published by
- Kluttz's Studio, American
- Subject of
- Gillespie, Nease, American, 1855 - 1906
- Gillespie, John, American, 1891 - 1906
- Dillingham, Jack, American, died 1906
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- August 1906
- Medium
- silver and collodion on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 5 5/16 × 3 7/8 in. (13.5 × 9.8 cm)
- H x W x D (card): 7 13/16 × 5 13/16 × 1/16 in. (19.8 × 14.7 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the lynched bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham. The bodies are at the center of the photograph, hanging from ropes by their necks. Their clothes are torn and several wounds are visible on their bodies and heads. A large tree is visible on the right side of the photograph and counter-weight bags connected to the hanging ropes are visible in the background. They are surrounded by a large group of men and several children, many of which are looking at the camera. A man on the right side of the photograph has his right hand resting on the left shoulder of one of the hanging men. The photograph is adhered to gray card stock. Printed in black text beneath the photograph is “NRSM / KLUTTZ’S STUDIO, / E. Council ST., near Court House / Salisbury, N. C.” Handwritten in graphite on the back of the photograph is “Remember / Nease Gillespie - / John Gillespie / Jack Dillingham / They murdered -the - / Lyerly Family / But they got / theirs just the / same Aug 6th 1906 / at the Salisbury / courthouse was / shure [sic] a warm / time I will never / forget - that – night.”
- Place captured
- Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- collodion prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.13.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Postcard of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham
- Published by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Gillespie, Nease, American, 1855 - 1906
- Gillespie, John, American, 1891 - 1906
- Dillingham, Jack, American, died 1906
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- August, 1906
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 5/8 × 2 15/16 in. (11.8 × 7.4 cm)
- H x W: 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.8 cm)
- Description
- Postcard with a black and white image of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham. They are at the center of the image and are hanging from ropes by their necks. Their clothes are torn and several wounds are visible on their bodies and heads. A large tree is visible on the right side of the photograph and bags connected to the same ropes they are hanging from are visible in the background. They are surrounded by a large group of men and several children, many of which are looking at the camera. A man on the right side of the photograph has his right hand resting on the left shoulder of one of the hanging men. Printed in black text beneath the image is "Nease and John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham, murderers of Lyerly / family. Lynched August 6th, 1906. Salisbury, N. C." Printed in black text on the back of the postcard is "Post Card."
- Place captured
- Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- postcards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.13.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Market Scene
- Published by
- Nowell, Frank A., American, ca. 1848 - 1906
- Date
- 1880-1888
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (left image): 3 3/16 × 2 15/16 in. (8.1 × 7.5 cm)
- H x W (right image): 3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in. (8 × 7.4 cm)
- H x W x D (card): 3 3/8 × 6 7/8 × 1/16 in. (8.6 × 17.5 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A reddish brown stereograph photograph of a butcher shop scene. In the image, two men stand in front of a display of meat that appears to be staged in a photography studio. The man on the left is wearing khakis, a coat, and a hat with an up-turned rear brim. He is holding a wicker basket to the man in front of him. The man standing in the center of the image is dressed in white pants, a long-sleeved white shirt covered, white apron and a white hat. He is reaching out for the basket with one hand. In the background is a shelf with three rafters that feature two sets of ribs, an upended chicken, a flank, a leg, a hen, and a trussed package. At the far right of the photograph stand two butcher’s blocks. Printed in black text on the card on the left side is “F. A. NOWELL, / No. 263 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S.C.” Printed in black text on the right side of the card is “Charleston & Vicinity.” Listed on the back of the card are “Catalogue of Views of Charleston and Vicinity,” with titles listed from #1-70. "No. 25. Market Scene" is underlined lightly in graphite.
- Place depicted
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- stereographs
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Foodways
- Labor
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Carte-de-visite of an unidentified Union soldier
- Photograph by
- Cushing, Henry C., American, 1833 - 1896
- Subject of
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1862-1884
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 3 9/16 × 1 15/16 in. (9 × 5 cm)
- H x W x D (card): 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 in. (10 × 5.7 cm)
- Description
- A reddish-brown photograph of an unidentified Union soldier posed in a photographer’s studio. The man is standing slightly off-center and is wearing a nine-button frock coat with a high collar. The coat has contrasting piping around the collar and sleeves. He is also wearing straight trousers, heavy boots, and a slouched kepi hat with a leather band. He is standing, looking straight at the camera, in front of a colonnade railing with fluted rock supports. Though it is too faded to see, there is presumably an idyllic city or landscape behind him. His left hand is propped on a low riser next to a column topped with a hanging flag and tassels. The back of the photograph has a studio mark at center that reads “Photographed by/ CUSHING,/Woodstock, VT.” Also printed on the back at the bottom of the card is “Negatives Preserved.”
- Place captured
- Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Veteran ID Shield owned by Daniel Hammond
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Hammond, Daniel, American, ca. 1840 - 1937
- Date
- late 19th century
- Medium
- nickel silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 1 5/8 × 5/16 in. (6.5 × 4.2 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- Veteran ID Shield owned by Daniel Hammond, Co. F, 4th MD USCT. The small, nickel silver medal features a shield under two banners. The top banner has a pin on the back. The front is engraved with “CO. F.” The second banner is attached to the top banner with two suspension rings. It is engraved on the front with “F” MD.” The shield is attached to the second banner with two suspension rings. Engraved at the top of the shield is “VOL. INF.” Below this is an engraved image of two crossed rifles with “WAR” engraved on the left side and “1861-5” engraved on the right side. Below the rifles is an engraved image of a cruciform. Engraved at the bottom of the Shield is “DANNIEL HAMMOND.”
- Place depicted
- Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- medals
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Broadside announcing the sale of a man, Dick, and a girl, Lydia
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Hutchison, John S., American
- Malloy, David, American, died 1857
- Malloy, E. F., American
- Date
- 1857
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/4 × 10 1/8 in. (33.6 × 25.7 cm)
- Description
- Broadside announcing the sale of an enslaved man named Dick and an enslaved girl named Lydia in Cross Plains, TN. The broadside is on yellowed paper with black text. The broadside reads [NEGROES FOR SALE. By virtue of a decree of the Honorable Circuit Court for Robertson County, made at its June Term, 1857, in the cause of E.F. MALLOY and others, to sell slaves, I will on Saturday, 25th day of July next, at CROSS PLAINS, Tennessee, sell to the highest bidder, on a credit till the first day of May, 1858, TWO NEGROES. Dick, aged about 50 years, and Lydia, about 14 years of age, the property of the late David Malloy, deceased. Cash for costs]. It is signed [John S. Hutchison, Comm'r.] and dated [June 18, 1857]. The back of the broadside is blank.
- Place used
- Cross Plains, Robertson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- broadsides
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Children
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Finance
- Men
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Broadside announcing the sale of enslaved persons in Mercer County, Kentucky
- Subject of
- Unidentified
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Bradshaw, Benjamin Sr., American, died 1836
- Bradshaw, Benjamin Jr., American, 1793 - unknown
- Robard's & Curd's Store, American
- Date
- 1836
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 11/16 × 10 9/16 in. (17 × 26.8 cm)
- Description
- Broadside announcing the sale of six or eight enslaved people in Mercer County, Kentucky. The broadside consists of printed black text on one side of a single sheet of yellowed paper. The broadside reads [Public Sale / Will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on hand, on / Tuesday the 14th day of June, / At Robard's & Curd's Store, about 3 miles from the mouth of Dick's river, Mercer county, Six or Eight likely NEGROES, to satisfy a decree or judgment of the Jessamine circuit court]. It was issued by [BEN. BRADSHAW, Exe'r. of B. BRADSHAW, Dec'd. and Agent for Curd's Heirs] and dated [June 6th 1836.].
- Place used
- Mercer County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- broadsides
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Finance
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Albumen Print of the congregation of St. Nicholas Church in Maryland
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Saint Nicholas Church, American, 1795 - 1943
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- ca. 1880
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 7 5/16 × 9 1/8 in. (18.5 × 23.2 cm)
- H x W x D (card): 10 13/16 × 13 3/4 × 1/16 in. (27.5 × 35 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A reddish-brown photograph of the congregation of St. Nicholas Church in St. Ignatius, St. Mary’s County, Maryland. The image depicts a large group of people standing in front of Saint Nicholas Church. The foreground depicts a dirt path leading to a wooden fence. A white horse is near the fence on the left side of the photograph. Trees are on the right side of the photograph. Behind the fence is a large field with the church at center. A line of women and men are standing in front of the building. The women appear to be wearing white colored clothing and the men appear to be wearing dark colored clothing. A bell on top of a wooden structure appears in the left side of the photograph. A black horse buggy is next to the bell. Another horse buggy is on the right side of the image. The church is topped with a belfry and a simple wooden cross. Two windows are on the front of the church; one of which appears to be missing glass. The photograph is adhered to a yellowish card stock. The top right corner of the card stock is missing. A name plate adhered to the card stock beneath the photograph reads ECCLESIA S. NICOLAI / Pertinens ad Resid. S. Ignatii, St. Mary’s Co. Md. / PROVINCIAE MARYLANDIAE NEO-EBORACENSIS S. J.” The back of the photograph is blank.
- Place captured
- Saint Mary's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Bill of sale with two transactions for an enslaved man named Joe or Joseph
- Written by
- Harding, George S., American, died 1863
- Goldsmith, Henry P., American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Locke, Joseph L., American
- Davis, Charles, American
- Akins, James, American
- Date
- 1844
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 × 8 1/16 in. (33 × 20.5 cm)
- Description
- A bill of sale for an enslaved man identified as “Joseph or Joe." The document includes both printed and handwritten text. The document records two separate transactions for the man, one on the front and one on the back. The front of the document concerns a transaction that occurred On July 16, 1844. Henry P. Goldsmith of Chambers County, Alabama, purchased Joe for $465 from Joseph L. Lock and Charles Davis in Savannah, Georgia. Joe is described as 19 and of “bright mulatto colour.” The back of the document contains the second transaction, dated August 26, 1844. In this sale, Joe is transferred from Goldsmith to James Akins of Chambers County, Alabama for “value received.” Additional text is at the bottom of the page. G. S. Harding acted as witness to both sales.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Chambers County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- bills of sale
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Albumen print of a woman and two children in front of a log house in Georgia
- Photograph by
- Clark, H. S., American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1880s
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 3 7/8 × 5 7/16 in. (9.9 × 13.8 cm)
- H x W x D (card): 6 1/2 × 4 3/16 × 1/16 in. (16.5 × 10.7 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A reddish-brown photograph of a woman with two children in Georgia. The image shows a small log house with a picket fence in front. The fence has a gate which is open. A tree is on the right side of the photograph. Behind the gate is the front door of the cabin with three steps leading up to the door. The two children are sitting on the top step. A girl wearing a dark colored dress is sitting on the left and a boy wearing lighter colored clothing sits on the right. Both children are barefoot. A woman wearing a light colored dress with a dark colored top and a headscarf is standing behind the children in the doorway to the house. All three people are looking at the camera. There is a window to either side of the door; the one on the right side of the image is missing several panes and a light colored material is hanging in the corner. Printed vertically in black ink on the left side of the photograph is “FROM Clark’s.” Printed in black ink on the back of the photograph is “H.S. CLARK / Photographer / THOMASVILLE, GA.”
- Place captured
- Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- albumen prints
- Topic
- American South
- Children
- Domestic life
- Families
- Housing
- Photography
- Rural life
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Bill of sale for an enslaved woman named Rosner in Louisiana
- Manufactured by
- Platner & Porter Manufacturing Co., American, founded 1848
- Written by
- Smith, Samuel F., American, 1814 - 1890
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Salter, Aaron L., American, born 1819
- Gallaspy, John, American
- Date
- 1862
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 1/2 × 7 15/16 in. (31.7 × 20.2 cm)
- Description
- A preprinted bill of sale with handwritten text for an enslaved woman named Rosner in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. The single page document is folded to create four pages. The document records that Rosner, a woman about 49 to 50 years of age, was sold by Aaron L. Salter to John Gallaspy for $450 on terms of 8% interest.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Unionville, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- bills of sale
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Appraisal of a plantation owned by Elisha King listing 43 enslaved persons
- Written by
- Sanders, S. W., American, died 1853
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- King, Elisha F., American, died 1852
- Edmunds, John, American, born 1813
- Mobley, Green B., American, 1807 - 1877
- Belcher, Obadiah, American
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1852
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (31.5 × 20 cm)
- Description
- An appraisal conducted on September 10, 1852 on a plantation owned by Elisha F. King in Bibbs County, Alabama. The appraisal is handwritten with blue ink, recorded on both sides of a single sheet of blue paper, folded in half to make four pages. Written in the top left corner of the front side is “State of Alabama / Perry County.” The document begins “Perry City personally appraised before me Sh[illegible] W. Sanders an acting Justice of the Piece [sic] in for said count John Edmond, [illegible] B. Moolley, Obadiah Belcher commissioners appointed by the House J. F. Bailey Judge of the probate court of Perry County for the purpose of appraising the personal property belonging to the estate of the late E. F. King…” The appraisal goes on to list the property at the plantation in Bibbs County, Alabama, over two pages. Making up the majority of the property are fourty-three enslaved men, women and children, listed as "negroes" with names and prices ranging from $350 to $1000. The enslaved are identified as:
- Sarah & Child, Lucy & Child, Lane & 2 Children, Betty, Amy & 2 children, Mariah, Anacy, Tilda & 2 children, Catherine, Ann, Nelly, Rachael, Lizy, Susan, Mahaby, Phelan, Joseph, Caroline, Stokes, Jordain, Aalade, Dotia, Frank, Jacob, Merida, Noah, Sam, Moses, Fil, Jack, Isrel, Ben, Elijah, George, Mat
- In addition to the enslaved persons, the property listing includes ten mules, also identified with names and prices, six cows and calves, 5 head of sheep, and other livestock; spades, hoes, iron wedges, blacksmith tools, a cotton gin and other plantation tools, a lot of bacon, and household furniture.
- On the opposite side of the paper is a one page signed statement by Edwin W. King verifying the appraisal listing, dated September 21, 1852, and another page with the title "List of notes belonging to E of E.F. King." The page lists 15 debts with names, due dates, and amounts totaling $2617.60.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Perry County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Bibb County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- appraisals
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Business
- Children
- Domestic slave trade
- Families
- Finance
- Men
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Signed by
- Hunton, William A., American
- Fox, John, American, 1805 - 1884
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- December 31, 1858
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 15/16 × 5 5/8 in. (10 × 14.3 cm)
- Description
- A hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina. The small, single sheet and page document is on yellowed paper with black preprinted and handwritten text. The document represents the hire of an enslaved woman named Martha to William A. Hunton by John Fox on January 1, 1859 for 1 year. It the top left corner on the front of the document is a printed dollar sign with “17.00/100” handwritten next to it. The document begins “On the 1st day of January, 1860, we bind ourselves and our heirs / to pay unto JOHN FOX the just and full sum of Seventeen dollars / and – cents, for the hire of the Negro Martha, for the year 1859….” The document also notes that Martha will be furnished with summer and winter clothes as well as a bonnet and blanket. The document ends with “Given under our hands ad seals this 31st day of December of 1858. / William A. Hunton.” In the bottom right corner there ar two boxes with “SEAL.” printed inside. William A. Hunton’s signature is next to the top box. The back of the document has an inscription in graphite written in a different hand than the text on the front. The inscription reads “No 24 / WM A. Hunton / $17, Martha / John Fox.”
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Lexington County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Finance
- Slave hire system
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Lantern Slide of the slave dealers, Birch & Co., in Alexandria, Virginia
- Photograph by
- Brady, Mathew, American, 1822 - 1896
- Manufactured by
- McAllister, Thomas H., American, 1824 - 1898
- Subject of
- Price, Birch & Co., American, 1858 - 1861
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Date
- 1862
- Medium
- albumen, sodium chloride, silver nitrate, glass, metal, ink on paper, adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 2 11/16 × 2 7/8 in. (6.8 × 7.3 cm)
- H x W x D (slide and mount): 3 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 1/4 in. (8.2 × 10.5 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Lantern slide of the slave trading firm of Price, Birch, & Co. of Alexandria, Virginia. The slide depicts a three story building is set to the right of the slide. A sign on the building reads “PRICE BIRCH & CO. / DEALERS IN SLAVES.” A tree is at the center of the image. Arrayed in the foreground are a horse, covered wagon and 10 soldiers. The soldiers appear to be both white and African American, with a group of four black soldiers grouped together on the left and one standing alone back against the wall. All the men are in full uniform, including hats, rifles, and swords. Printed vertically on the left of the image is “T.H. McALLISTER, Manufacturing Optician,.” Printed vertically on the right side of the image is “49 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK.” A paper label is adhered to the back of the slide. Handwritten vertically in ink is “0290 Price, Birch & Co.’s Slave Pen / Alex. Va” The slide is in a metal frame.
- Place captured
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- lantern slides
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Domestic slave trade
- Photography
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Document on distribution of six enslaved persons owned by Elizabeth Roberts
- Written by
- Neusville, John, American
- Eckells, William, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Roberts, Elizabeth, American, died 1802
- Roberts, John, American, born 1780
- Signed by
- Perry, Isaac, American, 1780 - 1873
- Perry, Benjamin, American, born 1761
- Tonge, Edward, American
- Date
- 1802
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (2018.43.8a): 15 15/16 × 13 in. (40.5 × 33 cm)
- H x W (2018.43.8b (folded)): 8 1/16 × 3 3/8 in. (20.4 × 8.5 cm)
- Description
- A financial document (2018.43.8a) listing "Elizabeth Roberts Negroes," splitting them up by lot and divided between heirs by the executors of the estate of Elizabeth Roberts.
- The document consists of handwritten black ink on both sides of a single sheet of paper.
- The front of the large document notes the relationships people had with Elizabeth Roberts and their claims to her property, as well as the state and county officials involved. The back of the document names the enslaved persons with their ages, and notes how they or their equivalent monetary value should be distributed among the interested parties. The enslaved persons are listed as:
- Ben, 23
- Harry, 40
- Hannah, 45
- Philis 11,
- Franny 8,
- Lucy 6
- Harry, Hannah, and Philis went to James Spencer, brother of Elizabeth Roberts. Ben, Franny and Lucy went to William and Eleanor Spencer, nephew and niece of Elizabeth Roberts. The accounting of the estate is dated January 22, 1802 in Charleston. The division of property is entered as February 9, 1802 in St. Paul's Parish, Colleton District of South Carolina. The document is signed by Isaac Perry, Benjamin Perry, and Edward Tonge, executors of the estate.
- The document is accompanied by a smaller piece of folded paper (2018.43.8b), that served as an envelope for the document. It has handwritten text summarizing the contents of the document.
- Place used
- St. Paul's Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- documents
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Children
- Families
- Finance
- Men
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1783-1815
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.8ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser No. 2747
- Published by
- Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, American, 1784 - 1791
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Allair, Alexander
- Date
- November 24, 1787
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 1/2 × 11 13/16 in. (49.5 × 30 cm)
- Description
- November 24, 1787 edition of the Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser. The four-page newspaper is on yellowed paper with black ink. The newspaper has several creases and the edges are torn in several places. The front and back pages have advertisements while the interior pages contain articles and additional advertisements. On the front page at the bottom left corner are two advertisements for the sale of two enslaved people. The top advertisement is for the sale of an unidentified enslaved male; 29 years of age. The bottom advertisement is for the sale of an unidentified enslaved female. On the front page in the third column beneath the fold is an advertisement for a ten dollar reward on information regarding a runaway enslaved person named Will. The advertisement describes Will in detail including his height and physical ailments as well as his language proficiency. It identifies Will as being from Buck County, Pennsylvania and belonging to Mr. Alexander Allair.
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Finance
- Fugitive enslaved
- Self-liberation
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions