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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Blanchard, Sisson, Haitian, 1929 - 1981
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Portugal, Europe; Port-au-Prince, Quest, Haiti, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date: September 1971

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [SEPTEMBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [BIG CITY POLITICS / MAKING THE BLACK VOTE COUNT / SOJOURN IN PORTUGAL / THE OTHER IBERIA / SUPPING CASUALLY: / LET THERE BE QUICHE]. The front cover has an image of a painter, Sison [sic] Blanchard, in a Port-au-Prince gallery. He is seated in front of an easel, holding a paintbrush. Another painter in a plaid shirt is seated in the background. The cover photography is by James Dennis. The lower right corner reads [THE VITAL WORLD OF HAITIAN ART/PAGE 14]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Art; Business; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Travel

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.14

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

French Croix de Guerre medal issued to Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey

Issued by: French Republic, French, founded 1792
Designed by: Bartholomé, Albert, French, 1848 - 1928
Received by: Cpl. McVey,, Lawrence Leslie Sr., American, 1897 - 1968
Subject of: 369th Infantry Regiment, American, 1913 - 1945

Medium: bronze, ribbon and metal
Dimensions: H x W: 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/8 in. (10.8 x 3.8 x 0.3 cm)

Type: medals

Place made: France, Europe

Date: 1918

Caption: Due to racial tension within the US Army, the 369th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the French Army for the duration of US involvement in World War I. Formed from the 15th New York National Guard Regiment and nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters," the 369th was the first African American regiment to reach the battlefields of World War I and the first Allied troops to reach the banks of the Rhine. Upon completion of the 369th’s service in the war, the regiment had spent 191 days in combat, the longest of any American regiment. In appreciation for their actions in the Maison-en-Champagne campaign, the 369th was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French Government for acts of bravery in conflicts against the enemy. In addition to this honor, 171 individual members of the 369th Regiment were awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor. The 369th Regiment finished their service in Europe and returned to the US in February 1919.
Description: Florentine bronze cross patée, with two crossed swords between the arms. The center of the front side shows the symbolic profile of the French Republic: a young woman wearing a Phrygian cap. The words [REPUBLIC FRANCAISE] (French Republic) encircle the portrait. The cross is suspended by a green ribbon with seven narrow vertical red stripes. A bronze star affixed to the ribbon indicates McVey was honored at the regiment or brigade level. The back of the medal has the dates of World War I, [1914 / 1918].

Topic: African American; Military; World War I

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gina R. McVey, Granddaughter

Object number: 2011.108.9.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Awards and Medals
Exhibition: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Blanchard, Sisson, Haitian, 1929 - 1981; Unidentified Man or Men
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Portugal, Europe; Port-au-Prince, Quest, Haiti, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date: September 1971

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [SEPTEMBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [BIG CITY POLITICS / MAKING THE BLACK VOTE COUNT / SOJOURN IN PORTUGAL / THE OTHER IBERIA / SUPPING CASUALLY: / LET THERE BE QUICHE]. The front cover has an image of a painter, Sison [sic] Blanchard, in a Port-au-Prince gallery. He is seated in front of an easel, holding a paintbrush. Another painter in a plaid shirt is seated in the background. The cover photography is by James Dennis. The lower right corner reads [THE VITAL WORLD OF HAITIAN ART/PAGE 14]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Art; Business; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Travel

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2018.17.11.13

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Inkwell owned by James Baldwin

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987

Medium: glass and brass
Dimensions: L x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (8.9 x 13.3 cm)

Type: inkwells

Place used: Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Date: mid 20th century

Description: Inkwell with a glass base and a brass top. This was among James Baldwin's personal effects from his house in St. Paul de Vence in the South of France.

Topic: African American; Literature

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number: 2011.99.1

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Personal use

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Letter to David Baldwin from Cynthia Packard

Written by: Packard, Cynthia
Received by: Baldwin, David, American
Subject of: Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987

Medium: ink or paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: H x W (letter): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm); H x W (envelope): 4 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (10.8 x 24.1 cm)

Type: letters (correspondence)

Place depicted: Route de la Colle, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe; 325 New Africa House, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 20, 1994

Description: A typewritten letter (a) dated July 20, 1994 from Cynthia Packard, James Baldwin’s former assistant, to David Baldwin. In the letter Packard conveys her feelings about James Baldwin and how she misses him even seven years after his death. Packard signed the letter with "Cyndie." Also included is the envelope (b) that the letter was sent in. The letter was sent from the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where Packard taught.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; Correspondence; Literature

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number: 2011.99.32ab

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

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Photograph of James Baldwin seated at his work table

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: 7 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (18.1 x 24 cm)

Type: photographs; portraits

Place captured: Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Date: 1970-1987

Description: A black-and-white photograph of James Baldwin sitting at his work table in his home in the South of France.

Topic: African American; Literature; Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number: 2011.99.34

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Memorial photograph of the interior of James Baldwin's home in France

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 6 x 4 in. (15.2 x 10.2 cm)

Type: photographs

Place captured: Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Date: ca. 1987

Description: A color photograph depicting a memorial to James Baldwin inside his house in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. The memorial consists of ten (10) candles placed across the mantel piece along with three photographs of Baldwin, a piece of art (far left), and a framed poster (center, above mantle).

Topic: African American; Literature; Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number: 2011.99.35

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph of James Baldwin standing with the owner of his French home

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 5 x 3 1/2 in. (12.7 x 8.9 cm)

Type: photographs

Place depicted: Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Date: December 1978

Description: A color photograph depicting James Baldwin and Jeanne Faure, the owner of his house, standing outside the home in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.

Topic: African American; Literature; Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number: 2011.99.36

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph of James Baldwin and friends sitting outside around a table

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)

Type: photographs

Place depicted: Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Date: July 1973

Description: A color photograph depicting James Baldwin seated at a table outside his home in the South of France with six other people drinking, smoking, and eating.

Topic: African American; Literature

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number: 2011.99.40.1

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph of James Baldwin and friends sitting outside around a table

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)

Type: photographs

Place depicted: Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Date: July 1973

Description: A color photograph depicting James Baldwin seated at a table outside his home in the South of France with six other people drinking, smoking, and eating.

Topic: African American; Literature

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number: 2011.99.40.2

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph of James Baldwin and three friends sitting outside around a table

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)

Type: photographs

Place depicted: Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Date: July 1973

Description: A color photograph of James Baldwin and three others seated at a table outside his home in the South of France.

Topic: African American; Literature

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number: 2011.99.40.3

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph of James Baldwin and five friends sitting outside around a table

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)

Type: photographs

Place depicted: Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Date: July 1973

Description: A color photograph of James Baldwin and five others seated at a table outside his home in the South of France.

Topic: African American; Literature

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number: 2011.99.40.4

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Postcard to Berdis Baldwin from James Baldwin

Written by: Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
Received by: Baldwin, Berdis, American

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: L x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Type: postcards

Place depicted: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Place collected: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 14, 1969

Description: A handwritten postcard from James Baldwin to his mother, Berdis Baldwin, written while on a Pan Am flight to Istanbul. The postcard is postmarked July 14, 1969. The front of the postcard depicts "A view of Paris and the River Seine."
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; Correspondence; Literature

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number: 2011.99.50

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

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J'ai Deux Amours

Published by: Salabert, Francis, French, 1884 - 1946
Written by: Koger, Géo, French, 1894 - 1975; Scotto, Vincent, French, 1874 - 1952
Created by: Varna, Henri, French, 1877 - 1969
Subject of: Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 10 3/4 x 7 in. (27.3 x 17.8 cm)

Type: portraits; sheet music

Place depicted: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe

Date: 1930

Description: A piece of sheet music for the song "J'ai Deux Amours," performed by Josephine Baker. A cartoon print of Baker appears on the cover. She wears a peacock tail that a spotted cat plays with.

Topic: African American; Actors; Entertainers; Jazz (Music)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.36.13.5

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
Exhibition: Musical Crossroads
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

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Letter to Margaret Martin Wallace ("Meg") from Josephine Baker

Written by: Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
Received by: Wallace, Margaret Martin

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 10 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (26.7 x 20.6 cm)

Type: letters (correspondence)

Place made: Le Vésinet, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe

Date: November 1, 1938

Description: A signed, typed letter from Josephine Baker to her sister Margaret Martin Wallace ("Meg"). The letter is written in French and was accompanied by a typed translation of the text.

Topic: African American; Actors; Entertainers; Families; United States--History--1933-1945

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.36.14

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials
Exhibition: Musical Crossroads
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

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Broadside for a James Brown concert in Cologne at the Blue Moon Jazz Festival

Printed by: Unidentified
Owned by: Brown, James, American, 1933 - 2006
Subject of: Tanzbrunnen, German, founded 1929

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 46 7/8 x 33 3/16 in. (119.1 x 84.3 cm)

Type: portraits; broadsides

Place used: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date: 2001

Description: A large broadside advertising a James Brown concert at the Blue moon Jazz festival in Cologne, Germany. The broadside features a color image of James Brown wearing a purple jacket and pants leaning against a concrete block in front of a building. “JAMES BROWN / The Godfather of Soul” is printed in purple text across the top. Below this is the name of the jazz festival and the date the festival occurred written in German. The left side of the broadside has several logos for ticket vendors and event coordinators. Printed in yellow text at the bottom of the broadside is a list of additional acts performing at the festival as well as contact information for the festival organizers.

Topic: African American; Communication; Funk (Music); Soul (Music)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.7.12

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Letter to Charles Humbert Marie Vincent signed by Toussaint Louverture

Written by: Unidentified
Signed by: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Received by: Vincent, Charles Humbert Marie, French, 1753 - 1831

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D: 39 x 23 x 2 in. (99.1 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm)

Type: letters (correspondence)

Place made: Cap-Haïtien, Nord, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Place used: France, Europe

Date: October 21, 1797

Caption: Toussaint Louverture campaigned tirelessly on behalf of slaves during the Haitian Revolution, and his actions helped push France to abolish slavery in all its colonies in 1794. He wrote this letter in response to a speech in French parliament calling for slavery's restoration on Saint-Domingue. He warned the French that he would fight for Haitian independence if France ever revoked abolition.
Description: A letter signed by Toussaint Louverture to Charles Humbert Marie Vincent from Cap-Français (now Cap-Haïtien), Haiti, on October 21, 1797. The text itself was recorded by a scribe as Louverture's written French was limited, though the content comprises his own thoughts. At the top of the first page is pre-printed letterhead for Toussaint Louverture, Chief General of the Army of Saint-Domingue. The letter is handwritten in black ink on the front and back sides of two (2) sheets of paper. The contents of the letter are in regards to ongoing conflicts in the French colony of Saint Domingue, later the free nation of Haiti, and military leader Louverture's dissatisfaction with a speech given in the French parliament earlier in 1797 in which Viénot de Vaublanc spoke against abolition and people of African descent as uncivilized.

Topic: African American; Antislavery; Correspondence; Freedom; Government; Justice; Military; Resistance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2009.26.2ab

Restrictions & Rights: public domain

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials; Slavery and Freedom Objects
Exhibition: Slavery and Freedom
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Deed of sale between William Walker and John and Joan Gunston

Written by: Unidentified
Subject of: Walker, William, English
Signed by: Gunston, John, English; Gunston, Joan, English; Gunston, Ursula, English; Warren, Thomas, English; Bulkeley, William, English; Manby, James, English

Medium: ink on vellum
Dimensions: H x W: 20 3/8 × 28 1/8 in. (51.8 × 71.4 cm)

Type: deeds; indentures

Place made: Somerset County, England, Europe; Saint George, Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date: March 28, 1685

Description: A deed of sale document between William Walker and John and Joan Gunston for the sum of seven hundred pounds. The upper left corner of text is embellished with stylized writing. The bottom of the document has the signatures of John and Joan Gunston. Both signatures have attached seals with paper ribbons attached. The document begins “This Indenture made the Eight and Twentieth day of March In the first yeare of the reined of our Sovereign Lord James the second by the grace / of God of England Scottland Ffrance and Ireland King defender of the faith Anno Dni 1685 Betweene John Gunston and Joan Gunston Spinster both of Taunton Deane / in the county of Somersett Nephew and Niece Captain Thomas Gunston late of the parish of St. George in the island of Barbados (illegible) on the one part And William Walker / Cittizen and Ironmonger of London of the other part Withnesseth that they the said John Gunston and Joan Gunston as well for and in consideration of the summe of Seven / hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to them in hand payd by the said William Walker…” The middle of the document mentions the ownership and transfer of the Negro slaves. Written on the back side of the document at center is “28th March 1684 / Mr Jhn Gunston & Mrs Joan Gunston Conveyance / to Mr. William Walker.” On the back in the upper left corner is a small summary of the exchange of funds with witness signatures. In the upper right corner is a statement of understanding signed by Ursula Gunston. Witness signatures and a small wax seal stamp are also present.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; Business; Communication; Trans Atlantic slave trade

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.1.316

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Slavery and Freedom Objects; Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Exhibition: Slavery and Freedom
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Deed of sale including 237 enslaved persons in transaction

Written by: Moulton and Rushton, British
Signed by: Smith, Robert,1st Baron Carrington, British, 1752 - 1838; Payne, René, British; Smith, Samuel, British, 1754 - 1834; Smith, George, British, 1765 - 1836; Smith, John, British, 1767 - 1842

Medium: ink on vellum, wax
Dimensions: H x W (page 1): 22 7/16 × 27 15/16 in. (57 × 71 cm); H x W (page 2): 21 7/8 × 27 15/16 in. (55.5 × 71 cm); H x W (page 3): 22 1/4 × 27 7/8 in. (56.5 × 70.8 cm); H x W (page 4): 22 7/16 × 27 15/16 in. (57 × 71 cm); H x W (page 5): 22 7/16 × 27 15/16 in. (57 × 71 cm); H x W (page 6): 22 1/4 × 27 15/16 in. (56.5 × 71 cm); H x W (page 7): 22 1/4 × 27 3/4 in. (56.5 × 70.5 cm)

Type: deeds; indentures

Place made: London, England, Europe
Place used: Saint Catherine, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date: August 20, 1798

Description: Seven (7) paged deed of sale document between Samuel Smith, Rene Payne, George Smith, John Smith and Robert Lord Carrington for the sum of [nineteen thousand] one hundred and seventeen pounds, eleven shillings. The indenture document is sold by Moulton and Rushton of Chancery Lane, as indicated in the upper left corner of the front of the first page. The document is bordered in red lines. The top of the document in the upper left corner is stylized script [This indenture of three parts/Sold by/Moulton and Rushton,/Chancery Lane] Following the first line of stylized text is the start of the indenture [made the Twenty Eighth day of August in the/thirty eighth year of the Reign of our/Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain Ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the ffaith and soforth and in the year of our Lord One/thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight Between Samuel Smith and/Rene Payne of the City of London (illegible) of the first part The said Samuel Smith and Rene Payne and their (illegible)/George Smith and John Smith of the City of London (illegible) of the second part and The Right Honorable Robert Lord/Carrington of the third part]. On the left side in the upper third are two (2) blue squares of paper with embossed seals. On the reverse of the first page in the upper left corner is the payment of the indenture received to Robert Lord Carrington for the sum of [nineteen thousand] (AA, 1/29/15) one hundred and seventeen pounds and eleven shillings. The payment is witnessed and signed. At the top in the middle is a note regarding the sealing and endorsing of the document. On the left side in the middle third, is a note regarding where the indenture was filed [Enrolled in the Office of Enrollments in Jamaica/May 25th 1799 Lib: 465 fol 187/(illegible)/(illegible signature]. In the middle of the center of the reverse of the document is a summary of the document contents and the date [Dated 20th of August 1798./Samuel Smith Esq./and others...../to/The Right (illegible)/Lord Carrington../Conveyance/of two thirds of the ffarm/plantation/Enrd 25th May 1799/(illegible)/6.. 15 71/2 . 6/ 6.. 18 . 17]. Included in the indenture is a schedule of property listed on the sixth and seventh pages. On the last page are five (5) wax seals and signatures along the bottom. The signatures include Samuel Smith, Rene Payne, George Smith, John Smith and Lord Carrington.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; Business; Trans Atlantic slave trade

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.1.317a-g

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Classification: Slavery and Freedom Objects; Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

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Handcuffs used in the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Created by: Hiatt & Co. Ltd., British, founded 1780
Subject of: Gates, Henry Louis Jr., American, born 1950

Medium: nickel
Dimensions: H x W: 2 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 3/4 in. (7 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm)

Type: handcuffs

Place made: England, Europe

Date: 20th Century

Description: Standard police-issued chain style handcuffs. The handcuffs are made of nickel and consist of two locking bracelets linked by a short chain. Embossed on the base of each bracelet is [HIATTS / MADE IN / ENGLAND]. Etched on the side of each bracelet is [CROWLEY].

Topic: African American; Justice; Politics (Practical); Race discrimination; Race relations

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Object number: 2010.11

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment
Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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