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  • Diary of Frances Anne Rollin

    Written by
    Rollin, Frances Anne, American, 1845 - 1901
    Manufactured by
    Taggard & Thompson, American, c. nineteenth century
    Subject of
    Rollin, Frances Anne, American, 1845 - 1901
    Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
    Whipper, William J., American, 1834 - 1907
    Date
    1868
    Medium
    ink on paper with leather and adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 4 15/16 × 3 1/16 × 11/16 in. (12.5 × 7.8 × 1.8 cm)
    Caption
    Frances Rollin and her four sisters, Charlotte, (Chair of the SC Woman Suffrage Association), Katherine, Louise, and Florence were 19th century suffragettes who actively advocated for equal rights for women. During Reconstruction, they operated a successful political salon in Columbia, SC where blacks, whites, women and men discussed civil, social and political rights for all Americans.
    Frances Anne Rollin was also a writer and the author of Life and Public Services of Martin R. Delany which upon appearing in 1868 became the first full-length biography written by an African American. Rollin also kept a diary in 1868, making it the earliest known diary by a southern black woman.
    Major Martin Delany, the highest ranking black in the military, was so impressed by the young teacher that he commissioned her to write his biography. Rollin traveled to Boston to write and to seek a publisher. Her account describes her writing experience as well as her meetings with notable abolitionists and luminaries of the Civil War era and notes Delany’s financial challenges once the Civil War ended.
    Returning to South Carolina in 1868, Frances Rollin was employed by a Pennsylvania-born black attorney, William J. Whipper, who had been recently elected to the South Carolina Legislature. Rollin and Whipper married a few months later.
    Rollin continued her diary during their brief courtship and first year of marriage. The diary allowed a rare glimpse into the social life of Columbia, the South Carolina capital, and recorded the anti-black, anti-Republican violence then ongoing in the state during Reconstruction.
    Description
    Personal diary of Frances Anne Rollin, written during the year 1868. The content of the diary covers the publication of Rollin's book, her courtship and first year of marriage to William J. Whipper, member of the South Carolina state legislature, and life in Reconstruction-era Columbia, South Carolina. The diary is wrapped in black leather with a flap extension on the right that slips inside a strap on the body of the book. On top of the strap is the manufacture's mark in gold that is a circular shape with a starburst design on top. Underneath is the text, [DIARY / 1868]. The inside cover of the diary has many inscriptions in pencil. The text begins with the numbers, [62 / 135.] Underneath reads, [F. Rollin / 16 Blossom [illegible] / Boston / Mass]. On the right cover is a list of objects including the diary and their prices listed on the left with a total of 3.75. Another math equation below lists more objects and ends with 1.90.
    The inside title page is covered in decorative floral and leaf scroll work. The title reads, [ILLUMINATED / DIARY / for / 1868.]. Underneath is an illustrated image of the sea with a mast ship. The publisher below reads, [PUBLISHED BY / TAGGARD & THOMPSON, No. 29 CORNHILL, / BOSTON.] The diary begins with a calendar, differences in time in each state and city, postage information, and eclipses. There are gaps in entries between July 13-26, October 20-21, November 19-January 1, 1869. After the diary dates is a page of [MEMORANDA.] with a list of objects bought and their prices. Following are pages devoted to [CASH ACCOUNT] by month. The back cover has an inscription of two quotes from R. Waldo Emerson, but the quotes are mostly illegible as the graphite has faded. Below the quotes are two more math equations.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    diaries
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Caricature and cartoons
    Domestic life
    Families
    Literature
    Politics (Practical)
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Social life and customs
    Suffrage
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carole Ione Lewis Family Collection
    Object number
    2018.101.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a9e1565e-9c5d-48e4-b96f-633bbf4852ff
  • State of South Carolina fifty cents bill

    Subject of
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    February 1, 1863
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 7/8 × 3 13/16 in. (7.3 × 9.7 cm)
    Description
    State of South Carolina fifty cents bill featuring a central image of a palm tree with scroll work designs and flowers underneath. Large lettering above the palm tree reads, [The Bank / of the / STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA]. The number [50] is printed in bold on either side of the illustration. Underneath are the words, [WILL PAY BEARER ON DEMAND / "IN CURRENT FUNDS" / FIFTY CENTS]. Underneath is an illegible signature [For Cashier.]. The date, [FEB. 1, 1863.] is written in small lettering on the bottom left corner. The back of the note has a stamp in red ink that reads, [FIFTY / Issued under Act Feb., 1863.] There is some brown staining throughout and a small area of loss on the upper right corner. Distinct crease marks can be seen where the note had been previously folded.
    Place made
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    money
    American paper money
    Topic
    American South
    Commerce
    Government
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.108.9.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540cb6839-a4cc-4691-ba70-049102532b56
  • Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note

    Printed by
    Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., American, 1851 - 1861
    Subject of
    Elmore, Franklin Harper, American, 1799 - 1850
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    December 18, 1853
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/16 × 7 1/8 in. (7.8 × 18.1 cm)
    Description
    Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note featuring a central image of a woman sitting next to a Grecian bust surrounded by flowers and shields. Above the illustration is the text that reads, [THE EXCHANGE BANK OF / COLUMBIA]. The text continues on either side of the illustration, [WILL / PAY / FIVE / DOLLARS / To Bearer / on demand. / Columbia / Dec. 18, 1853 / SOUTH / CAROLINA]. At the bottom are two signatures, on the left, [Pa V Scott Cashr.] and on the right, [Jas V. Lyles Prest.] Underneath Lyles' signature is the name of the printers, [Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. Phila & New York]. On the top right in an oval is a portrait of Franklin Harper Elmore. In the bottom left corner and top right corner are heavily designed circles with the number [5] in the center. At the bottom right is a portrait of an unknown woman. Surrounding the entire note is a border of the word [FIVE]. The back is blank except for the handwritten inscription, [GJ / 52 [underlined]].
    Place made
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    money
    American paper money
    Topic
    American South
    Commerce
    Government
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.108.9.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53801c467-eb86-4e2a-9be2-018f616c1662
  • Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note

    Printed by
    Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., American, 1851 - 1861
    Subject of
    Elmore, Franklin Harper, American, 1799 - 1850
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    September 7, 1853
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/16 × 7 1/4 in. (7.8 × 18.4 cm)
    Description
    Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note featuring a central image of a woman sitting next to a Grecian bust surrounded by flowers and shields. Above the illustration is the text that reads, [THE EXCHANGE BANK OF / COLUMBIA]. The text continues on either side of the illustration, [WILL / PAY / FIVE / DOLLARS / To Bearer / on demand. / Columbia / Dec. 18, 1853 / SOUTH / CAROLINA]. At the bottom are two signatures, on the left, [Pa V Scott Cashr.] and on the right, [Jas V. Lyles Prest.] Underneath Lyles' signature is the name of the printers, [Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. Phila & New York]. On the top right in an oval is a portrait of Franklin Harper Elmore. In the bottom left corner and top right corner are heavily designed circles with the number [5] in the center. At the bottom right is a portrait of an unknown woman. Surrounding the entire note is a border of the word [FIVE]. The back is blank except for the handwritten inscription, [GJ / 103 [underlined]].
    Place made
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    money
    American paper money
    Topic
    American South
    Commerce
    Government
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.108.9.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5100cb577-352e-4361-b2b2-576b5beeba6b
  • Exchange Bank of South Carolina ten dollar note

    Printed by
    Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., American, 1851 - 1861
    Subject of
    Vice President Calhoun, John C., American, 1782 - 1850
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    September 7, 1853
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/16 × 7 3/16 in. (7.8 × 18.3 cm)
    Description
    Exchange Bank of South Carolina ten dollar note featuring a central image of Lady Liberty with an eagle, shield, laurel leaves, and holding a spear. Below the illustration is text that reads, [THE EXCHANGE BANK OF / COLUMBIA / Will Pay / TEN DOLLARS / to Bearer / on demand Columbia Sept 7 1853]. Stamped on top of the text in red is the word, [TEN]. Underneath are the signatures of [Jas. S. Scott Cashr.] and [Jas. V. Lyles Prest.]. On the top right in an oval is a portrait of John C. Calhoun. Between the two is an image of an eagle with his wings spread resting on a branch. In the bottom left corner and top right corner are heavily designed circles with the number [10] in the center. At the bottom right is a portrait of an unknown woman. There is a border of the words [TEN DOLLARS / 10] repeating on the top and bottom of the note. The back is blank. Distinct crease marks can be seen where the note has been folded multiple times.
    Place made
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    money
    American paper money
    Topic
    American South
    Commerce
    Government
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.108.9.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d43af958-3ce5-410b-8289-026754749e86
  • The Bank of South Carolina ten dollar bill

    Created by
    Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, American, 1847 - 1851
    Subject of
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    April 15, 1861
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 7/8 × 6 13/16 in. (7.3 × 17.3 cm)
    Description
    The Bank of South Carolina ten dollar bill featuring a large sailboat at sea with smaller boats in the background. At the top above the illustration is the identifiying mark, [No. 451] on each side of the note. Two decorative circles with the number [10] in the center surround the identifying marks. Under the illustration is the text, [THE EXCHANGE BANK OF / COLUMBIA / Will Pay / TEN DOLLARS / on demand / on demand to [illedigble signiture] or Bearer / Charleston April 15 1861]. Stamped on top of the text in red is the word, [TEN]. Below are the signitures, [M A Dueber Cashr.] and [Geo. B Reid Prest.]. Under Reid's signiture is the printer, [Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York.] In between the signitures is a circulation illustration of a tree broken lying on the ground with its roots exposed in front of a palm tree. On the left border underneath the circle are two mermaid like creatures above a rectangular image of a boat at sea. On the right edge is a man in a toga holding up a scroll with writing standing on a pedastal. On the bottom the word [TEN] is written in bold. The back is blank.
    Place made
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    money
    American paper money
    Topic
    American South
    Commerce
    Government
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.108.9.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd543e745dc-d994-4acd-bad0-896dcc3ff388
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    Carte-de-visite portrait of Abby D. Munro

    Photograph by
    Barnard, George N., American, 1819 - 1902
    Subject of
    Munro, Abby Davis, American, 1837 - 1913
    Owned by
    Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
    Date
    1876
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.4 × 5.7 cm)
    H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)
    Description
    Carte-de-visite of Abby D. Munro shown in half portrait profile. She is sitting with her back facing foremost but her head turned in profile and her left side facing the camera. Her hair is parted at the center and then braided and wrapped into a bun at the back of her head. She wears a dark bodice with a high neck and a white ruffled lace collar. The print is cut into an oval shape and mounted on the card mount.
    Handwritten in graphite on the photograph below the image is the text "A. D. Manro Charleston" and "Miss Abby D. Manro 1876" is handwritten in ink on the mount below the print. There is a mark on the back of the photograph for Barnard's studio.
    The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the lower left corner of the album page is the text "BARNARD 1876 / 263 King St. Charleston".
    Place made
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Emily Howland Photograph Album
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    cartes-de-visite
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Communities
    Education
    Photography
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
    Object number
    2017.30.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50c42f0e9-df28-421c-88ab-29fc57939f72
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    Bill of Sale for Chloe from Z. B. Oakes to Elias N. Ball

    Created by
    Walker, Evans & Co., American, 1855 - 1982
    Subject of
    Ball, Elias Nonus, American, 1834 - 1872
    Oakes, Ziba Burrill, American, 1806 - 1871
    Whaley, William, American, born 1818
    Ball, Annie R., American, 1847 - 1895
    Signed by
    Augustin L. Taveau, American, 1828 - 1886
    Date
    October 25, 1862
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A bill of sale for [a lass named Chloe]. Chloe was sold by Z.B. Oakes to Elias N. Ball on October 25, 1862 for thirteen hundred dollars. The bill of sale is [Printed and sold by Walker, Evans & Co., Charleston, S.C.] as stated in the top right corner. The document is comprised of printed sections with blanks left for handwritten responses. The document is signed on the bottom by a witness, [William Whaley] and by [Z.B. Oakes]. The back of the document has handwriting on one panel in the middle. Between two printed lines is, [Z. B. Oakes / to / Bill of Sale / of / Chloe / Elias N. Ball]. Underneath written in a different hand in darker ink states, [I transfer this Bill of / Sale to my wife Annie / R. Ball. / Elias N Ball / Witness / Augustin L. Taveau]. The document has four distinct horizontal crease lines showing it has been folded in fourths. It also has a few different central vertical crease lines showing it has been folded in half multiple times. The paper is torn on the right side and the bottom. There are multiple tears along the left upper edge of the document.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    bills of sale
    Topic
    American South
    Domestic slave trade
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
    Object number
    2017.41
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5964d4b78-d3fa-4dfd-ba7a-59fe02ce6da5
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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
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Domestic slave trade
    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
    2018.43.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a4fac1f2-9679-4e53-ba03-5ca476f180bb
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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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5291a47b3-e2f2-4ca2-a343-d7d30ace19b7
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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 View
    Concourse 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
    Type
    financial records
    receipts
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d9ce66b2-ca13-4d5c-8e60-aab2fef7d7f9
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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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e1f472f6-7b79-4cbf-9bc5-83e3cd7ed304
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    Claim awarded by the Confederate state of South Carolina for enslaved man Dick

    Written by
    Tupper, James
    Subject of
    Jordan, Samuel
    State of South Carolina, American, founded 1788
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    November 23, 1864
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This preprinted and handwritten form records the successful claim against the Confederate state of South Carolina for the death of an impressed enslaved man named Dick from dysentery on October, 26, 1862. Samuel Jordan, who enslaved Dick, was rewarded $750.00 by the government. The document is signed by James Tupper, the state auditor. The reverse of the paper reads "State of South Carolina / No. 342 / In the matter of the / claim of / Samuel Jordan / Report of the / State Auditor."
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Abbeville, 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
    claims
    Topic
    Military
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2015.222.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e3cfcd92-d58f-42c5-8121-5e5340f930bd
  • Bullet from Point of Pines Plantation

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Point of Pines Plantation, American
    Date
    ca. 1861
    Medium
    metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 1/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm)
    Caption
    Bullets from Point of Pines Plantation
    Point of Pines Plantation was the first site of Union occupation on Edisto in 1861. In fact, the plantation was named Fort Edisto by Union forces. Edisto was occupied on and off from 1861-1865. It became a point of freedom as African Americans across the region traveled great distances to the island during the Civil War. Many of these men were recruited into the U.S. military while others made lives in a community largely run by African American community members.
    Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
    Description
    Metal bullet with a conical head, cylindrical body, and a three-grooved hollow base. Allover tan and off-white coloring, with silver metal visible in spots.
    Place collected
    Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition
    Type
    bullets
    Topic
    Communities
    Emancipation
    Freedom
    Military
    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 Burnet Rhett Maybank, III
    Object number
    2015.92.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5749f1f1e-a8c0-4471-8057-400836022b71
  • Bullet from Point of Pines Plantation

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Point of Pines Plantation, American
    Date
    ca. 1861
    Medium
    metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 1/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm)
    Caption
    Bullets from Point of Pines Plantation
    Point of Pines Plantation was the first site of Union occupation on Edisto in 1861. In fact, the plantation was named Fort Edisto by Union forces. Edisto was occupied on and off from 1861-1865. It became a point of freedom as African Americans across the region traveled great distances to the island during the Civil War. Many of these men were recruited into the U.S. military while others made lives in a community largely run by African American community members.
    Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
    Description
    Metal bullet with a conical head, cylindrical body, and a three-grooved hollow base. Allover tan and off-white coloring.
    Place collected
    Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition
    Type
    bullets
    Topic
    Communities
    Emancipation
    Freedom
    Military
    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 Burnet Rhett Maybank, III
    Object number
    2015.92.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b9592a48-f83d-4321-9c15-e45fad019385
  • Bullet from Point of Pines Plantation

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Point of Pines Plantation, American
    Date
    ca. 1861
    Medium
    metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 15/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (2.4 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm)
    Caption
    Bullets from Point of Pines Plantation
    Point of Pines Plantation was the first site of Union occupation on Edisto in 1861. In fact, the plantation was named Fort Edisto by Union forces. Edisto was occupied on and off from 1861-1865. It became a point of freedom as African Americans across the region traveled great distances to the island during the Civil War. Many of these men were recruited into the U.S. military while others made lives in a community largely run by African American community members.
    Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
    Description
    Metal bullet with a conical head, cylindrical body, and a two-grooved hollow base. Allover tan and off-white coloring, with black spots around the base.
    Place collected
    Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition
    Type
    bullets
    Topic
    Communities
    Emancipation
    Freedom
    Military
    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 Burnet Rhett Maybank, III
    Object number
    2015.92.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd514bbca46-779b-4c28-8aef-1a430035e70f
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    Civil War-era belt buckle from Point of Pines Plantation

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Point of Pines Plantation, American
    Date
    ca. 1860
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 3 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (5.7 × 8.4 × 3.2 cm)
    Description
    Union "US" Oval belt buckle. The metal buckle is oval shaped with the raised lettering on the front that reads [US]. There are three hooks on the back. Any backmarks that may have existed were worn away by the elements.
    Place collected
    Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    buckles (strap accessories)
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Communities
    Emancipation
    Freedom
    Military
    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 Burnet Rhett Maybank, III
    Object number
    2015.92.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c9d9070-c393-499f-9070-9476d1fd73d9
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    No. 615, The Way the Negro Race is Dying Out: Mrs. Whitaker and her Children

    Photograph by
    Palmer, J. A., American, died 1896
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1871-1896
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 6 3/8 in. (9.5 × 16.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 3 15/16 × 7 in. (10 × 17.8 cm)
    Description
    An albumen print mounted on a stereograph-sized card mount depicting a woman identified as Mrs. Whitaker and eleven (11) children. They are all siting on a wooden porch outside of a wooden building and looking at the camera. The two eldest children sit at the left frame on one side of a post, while the rest of the children sit in a row on the other side of the post. Mrs. Whitaker sits in a chair behind the long row of children nursing an infant. The image is mounted on orange cardboard that is pale pink on the reverse. A yellow paper label is adhered at the verso center with handwritten and printed text in black ink identifying the photographer, place, title, and number.
    Place captured
    Aiken, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Portfolio/Series
    Aiken and Vicinity
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    cabinet photographs
    albumen prints
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd509cc90bb-d7e3-4dc8-844e-533eb5603d78
  • Embosser used by Claflin University

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    Claflin University, American, founded 1869
    Date
    1870-1900
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    paint, cast iron
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 6 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (17.5 × 16.5 × 5.4 cm)
    Description
    A hand-operated embossing machine used by Claflin University. The exterior is painted black, with paint chipping away throughout surface. The embosser stands flat on a beveled base that is curved on two opposing sides, each containing a hole through the base at the end. The mechanism has a long, rounded lever, with a silver plated top on the end, hinged at the body of the embosser on the opposite side, with a spring element underneath, and is used to push the cylinder element into whatever material will be embossed. Below the cylindrical element, there is a two-tiered base, the bottom being circular with relief type (illegible) on the top, the other sitting on the top curved with straight ends in an oblong shape. There is a slit for the material being embossed to slide into between the pedestal and the cylinder. The main body of embosser has a relief 5-point star, painted red, with gold lines coming off of it, on both sides.
    Place used
    Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
    Type
    tools
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Claflin University
    Object number
    2016.24
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd532c97a89-30d3-4ce1-9293-ff72647ef851
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    Cabin from Point of Pines Plantation in Charleston County, South Carolina

    Created by
    Point of Pines Plantation, American
    Date
    1853
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    yellow pine, lath, and cypress shingles
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 73 x 246 x 186 in. (185.4 x 624.8 x 472.4 cm)
    Caption
    The cabin was originally a two room, hall-and-parlor cabin with a loft accessible by ladder. The cabin had one door and three windows. A back door and an extra room were added after emancipation.
    The Point of Pines Plantation Slave Cabin was one of two remaining slave dwellings on Edisto Island in 2013. The cabin was built on Charles Bailey's Point of Pines plantation in 1853 along with approximately nine other cabins of identical type. The lumber used to build the cabin was machine cut and shipped to the island. At this point, the cabins were assembled most likely by enslaved carpenters. The cabin is a one-story, rectangular, weatherboard clad building with a side gable roof which also acts as the overhanging porch roof. There is a single, exterior brick chimney on the west elevation.It was listed in the National Register November 28, 1986.
    Description
    The cabin is a one-story, two-room, rectangular, weatherboard clad building with an extended side gable roof which acts as the overhanging porch roof and a brick /masonry fireplace on the west elevation. The structure is a timber frame, meaning a heavy timber mortise and tenon, structure. It is composed of 6”x 6” sills of Southern Yellow Pine, 3” x 4” studs with 4” x 6” braces, topped with 4” x 6” plates and 3” x 4” rafters all of Southern Yellow Pine. Rafters are covered with lath and the structure originally had a cypress shingle roof; some pieces of shingles survive in the roof frame. The exterior was covered by Southern Yellow pine lap siding and painted with whitewash.
    Place collected
    Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Buildings and Structures
    Type
    cabins (houses)
    Topic
    American South
    Architecture
    Building Arts
    Communities
    Domestic life
    Emancipation
    Housing
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society
    Object number
    2013.57
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd549eeb381-fb49-44be-8743-e05c70cb74c2

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