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

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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

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Lieutenant Hawker, Henry Samuel, English, 1816 - 1889

Medium

watercolor on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 11 3/8 x 17 1/8 in. (28.9 x 43.5 cm)

Type

watercolors

Place depicted

Jamaica, Caribbean

Portugal, Europe

Date

May 1838

Caption

The slave ship Diligente was engaged in the illegal slave trade when it was seized in 1838. A lieutenant in the British Royal Navy painted this scene from the ship. He captured the trauma of the Middle Passage in images of malnutrition and overcrowding.

Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom

Description

A watercolor painting of a slave ship showing five crew members with multiple enslaved persons crowded on the weather deck. A Portuguese flag flies from the ship and the sketched outline of another ship is visible in the background.

Topic

African American

Africa

Art

Law

Military

Slavery

Trans Atlantic slave trade

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2010.21.2ab

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Visual Arts

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Created by

Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York, American, founded 1834

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)

H x W (image): 12 1/2 x 18 7/8 in. (31.8 x 47.9 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place captured

Jamaica, New York City, Queens County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

2000; printed 2012

Description

A black-and-white photograph of three rows of women sitting in church pews. All of the women are wearing white coats and hats. They are facing away of from the camera. No inscriptions on the front or back.

Topic

African American

Photography

Religious groups

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.141.42

Restrictions & Rights

© Jason Miccolo Johnson

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Lesser, Beth, Canadian

Subject of

King Sturmar Roots, Jamaican

Nicodemus, Jamaican, 1957 - 1996

U-Brown, Jamaican, born 1956

Tenor Saw, Jamaican, 1966 - 1988

Manjor Manzie, Jamaican

General Jah Mikey, Jamaican

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)

H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 7/8 in. (22 × 32.7 cm)

Type

inkjet prints

Place captured

Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date

1987; printed 2004

Description

A color photograph of the dancehall sound system King Sturmar Roots in Kingston, Jamaica. Nicodemus, who is wearing a red sweater vest and performing with a microphone, is pictured in the center. To his right, U-Brown is smoking, while Major Manzie, in a camouflage print shirt, looks on; two Heineken beers are on top of the turntable case in front of them. General Jah mikey is in the background,w earing a white hat. To the left of Nicodemus, a man in a pink and white striped shirt appears to be focusing on a turntable just out of frame, whileTenor Saw, standing behind them, looks to the camera. On the back is the photographer's signature and date along with an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the subjects and place.

Topic

African American

African diaspora

Musicians

Photography

Reggae (Music)

United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.132.245

Restrictions & Rights

© Beth Lesser

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Collection title

Eyejammie Hip Hop Photography Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Written by

Captain Mitchell, Robert

Subject of

Davenport, William, English, 1725 - 1797

Medium

ink on paper, bast thread

Dimensions

Closed: 12 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 11/16 in. (31.8 × 21.6 × 1.7 cm)

Open: 12 1/2 × 16 5/16 × 1 3/4 in. (31.8 × 41.4 × 4.4 cm)

Type

account books

Place used

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Europe

Place depicted

Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America

Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America

County Cork, Ireland, Europe

Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa

Date

1774-1775

Caption

Fox’s Wages Book

This volume contains information regarding a voyage of the ship Fox, a 146 ton brigantine that left Liverpool on March 8, 1774. The ship stopped first in the Cameroons, West Africa, where 148 African people were enslaved and brought aboard. The ship then crossed the Atlantic Ocean westward, landing first in Dominica. Seventeen (17) of the enslaved people died during the Atlantic crossing. After likely making other landings in the Caribbean to sell enslaved people the ship returned to Liverpool, completing the trip on February 22, 1775. The wages book recorded wages and debts of the crew, desertions, and several deaths of crew members by drowning. There are also records of enslaved people who worked on the ship and were paid in clothing.

Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom

Description

This bound volume contains information regarding Captain Robert Mitchell and his crew aboard the slave trading ship Fox. The covers are made from a brown paper and the text "Fox's Wages Book / Feb.y 1775 Capt Mitchell" is written on the front cover in black ink. The thirty-six (36) total interior pages have text pertaining to wages and debts of the crew, desertions of the crew, and several deaths of crew members by drowning, all written in black ink. There are also records of enslaved people who worked on the ship and were paid in clothing. Most pages have writing on the front and back sides, but there are some blank pages toward the back of the volume. The pages are bound together with bast fiber thread.

Topic

African American

Clothing and dress

Finance

Health

Labor

Medicine

Trans Atlantic slave trade

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.5.1

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

Printed by

Unidentified

Subject of

Foreman, George, American, born 1949

Frazier, Joe, American, 1944 - 2011

Medium

ink on paper, metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 12 × 9 1/8 × 1/8 in. (30.5 × 23.2 × 0.3 cm)

Type

souvenirs

programs

Place depicted

Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date

1973

Description

A thirty-two page program for a boxing match between Joe Frazier and George Foreman. The front cover features stylized images of George Forman and Joe Frazier's faces. Black and gold type on front of program reads: [THE SUNSHINE SHOWDOWN / JOE / FRAZIER / UNDEFEATED CHAMPION / VS / GEORGE FOREMAN / UNDEFEATED NO.1 CHALLENGER / JAN. 22 1973 / NATIONAL STADIUM / KINGSTON / JAMAICA]. The interior features advertisements for Jamaica travel and business, messages from political figures, features on Jamaican sports/athletes, profiles of Frazier, Foreman and other boxers Percy Hayles, Al Ford, Bunny Grant.

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Topic

African American

Athletes

Boxing

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.89.7.3

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Exhibition

Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture