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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. 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
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Military
- 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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Manifest for the ship Fashion listing an enslaved girl, Sally, age 14
- Signed by
- Torrey, John P.
- Fullerton, S. W.
- Date
- January 27, 1844
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/4 × 13 5/8 in. (21 × 34.6 cm)
- Description
- This pre-printed and handwritten form is a slave manifest for the ship Fashion with a home port of New York traveling from Port Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mobile, Alabama, dated January 27, 1844. The document is signed by the ship's owner, John P. Torrey and the ship's master, S. W. Fullerton. One enslaved girl named Sally, aged 14, is listed on the manifest. The reverse of the form has pre-printed and handwritten text granting permission for the ship's travel to Mobile.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Port Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- ships' manifests
- Topic
- Business
- Children
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Fancy Girl trade
- Slavery
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.174.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Trade card for the "Great Negro Mart" in Memphis, Tennessee
- Issued by
- Hill, Ware, & Chrisp, American, 1859 - 1860
- Subject of
- Hill, Byrd, American, 1800 - 1872
- Chrisp, John W., American
- Ware, John D., American, born ca. 1800
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1859-1860
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 7/8 × 4 in. (7.3 × 10.2 cm)
- Description
- A trade card with printed black type for the slave traders Hill, Ware and Chrisp. Text on the obverse reads, "GREAT / NEGRO MART, / No. 87, ADAMS STREET, / MEMPHIS, --- TENN. / The undersigned would announce to the community at large, that they will keep/constantly on hand a / GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF NEGROES / AT PRIVATE SALE AND AT AUCTION. / They will also receive on commission (to Board or for Sale) any Negroes consigned / to their care. / All sales warranted as represented. / HILL, WARE & CHRISP." On the back, a handwritten inscription in black ink reads "S Ward + Jones / Send me a vile of / fine Branday / Hill Ware + Chrisp." Below in the bottom left corner is the name "R. Griffith" handwritten in graphite.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- trade cards
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Ship manifest detailing the transport of 92 enslaved persons
- Signed by
- Armfield, John
- Moore, Joseph C.
- Date
- October 30, 1833
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Folded): 9 13/16 x 7 5/8 in. (24.9 x 19.4 cm)
- H x W (Open): 9 13/16 x 15 5/16 in. (24.9 x 38.9 cm)
- Description
- A handwritten ship's manifest, detailing the transport of ninety-two (92) enslaved persons. The document consists of a single sheet of off-white paper folded in half, with text handwritten in black ink on all pages. On the first page is a sworn, signed statement that the enslaved persons named within the document were not imported after January 1, 1808. Inside and on the back page, the names of ninety-two (92) enslaved persons are listed along with information on "Age," "Feet," "Inch," and "Colour." In the Remarks field, written vertically next to the names of enslaved persons 1-33 is: [Manifest of Negroes, Mulattoes, and persons of Colour, taken on board the Brig Uneas, whereof Joseph C. Moore is Master, further 155 1/25 Tons, to be transported from the Port of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia for the purpose of being sold or disposed of as slaves, or to be held to service or labour. Shipped by Franklin and Armfield over to Isaac Franklin New Orleans.].
- The paper is creased twice horizontally as if to fold it into thirds. There is a hole at the center that extends through all pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- manifests
- Topic
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Law
- Slavery
- Transportation
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Broadside for a New Orleans auction of 18 enslaved persons from Alabama
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Vignie, Norbert
- Date
- 1858
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 18 11/16 × 8 11/16 in. (47.5 × 22 cm)
- Description
- A single-sheet broadside with bold serif font typeface advertising an auction for the sale of eighteen slaves. It consists of black printed text on off-white paper. The top of the broadside reads "SLAVES! / Long Credit Sale / of / Plantation Hands / from Alabama, without reserve.” The broadside lists the sale location as the St. Louis Hotel and the date the sale is to take place as March 25, 1858. It then lists the names, ages and skills of the individuals being sold. A disclaimer in the middle of the broadside reads “All of the above Slaves are from the State of Alabama, and sold under / a full guarantee, except the defects above stated. The bottom portion of the broadside lists additional enslaved people being sold at this auction. At the bottom of the broadside an additional disclaimer and terms of sale are listed.
- The enslaved persons to be auctioned are listed as follows:
- Absalom, 28, plantation hand
- Ned, 43, plantation hand
- Tom, about 46, plantation hand
- Bill, 23, plantation hand
- Frank, 25, plantation hand
- Alfred, 35, plantation hand
- Polly, 23, cook, washer and ironer
- George, 23, plantation hand and carriage driver; to be sold with his wife Martha, 30 and their four children, Ned, 7, Nancy 6, Horace, 4, and Mary, 1
- Dan, 23, cooper
- Lewis, 35, general labor
- Firman, 40, laborer
- Mary, 27, house servant
- Jim, 26, general labor
- Place used
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- broadsides
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Children
- Commerce
- Domestic life
- Domestic slave trade
- Families
- Finance
- Labor
- Men
- Slavery
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.155.305
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Broadside for an auction of enslaved persons at the Charleston courthouse
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1859
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 5/16 x 8 7/16 in. (33.8 x 21.5 cm)
- Description
- A broadside advertising a court-ordered slave of enslaved persons at the courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 10, 1859. The paper is printed in black ink with hand-written annotations along columns printed with the first names and ages of ninety-nine [99] enslaved men, women, and children. The names are numbered and grouped together into subsets. Large printed text at top reads, [UNDER DECREE IN EQUITY. / SANDERS vs. SANDERS, et al]. The handwritten notations make remarks like "healthy," "very fine," "sold privately," "dead," "shot in leg," "breeding," "leg broke," "lost a toe," "white," and "mostly white." The names listed are as follows:
- First column:
- London, 55; Nelly, 50; Dick, 15; Rosy, 4
- Cuffy, 35; Becker, 19
- Caroline, 29; Martha, 4; Bull or Frederick, 12; Infant, 9 months
- Charity, 30; Susan, 17; Floride, 2; Infant, 6 months
- Ned, 60; Silvy, 35; Frank, 11;
- Easton, 3; Infant, 3 months; Billy, 68; Lucy, 50; Binah, 14; Phillis, 12; Jack, 11;
- Thomas, 26; Toney, 30;
- Becky, 30; Sammy 5; Fed, 3; Infant, 7 months;
- Isaac, 30;
- Moses, 25;
- Morris, 21;
- Billy, 45; Hagar, 50; Joe, 35; William, 20; Rose, 15;
- Martha, 70; Nancy, 45; Rachel, 22; Ben, 16; Lot, 10;
- Betty, 25; Plymouth, 2;
- London, 26; Grace, 22; Harriet, 2;
- Hester, 25; Amos, 21; Elsey, 5;
- Second column:
- Jacob, 55; Mary, 45; Emma, 21; Rose, 15; Aelie, 18; Simon, 13; Francis, 6; Mary, 3;
- Hardtimes, 70; Sary, 30; Anne, 18;
- Old Peter, 70; Old Nancy, 60;
- Old Hester, 68; Maggy, 40; Edward, 19; Susan, 17; Robert, 13; Martha, 7; Sarah, 2;
- Peter, 28; Venus, 25; Henry, 8; Hamilton, 4; Cornelia, 1;
- Lydy, 25; Hannah, 6 months;
- Hannah, 30; Nero, 10; Rachel, 7; August, 4; Henry, 2; Infant, 1 month;
- Old Frank, 60;
- Toney, 30;
- Jake, 35; Eliza, 30; Pleasant, 12; Sukey, 10; Amanda, 8; Catharine, 3;
- David, 36;
- Jim 39;
- Binah, 60;
- March, 40;
- Bob, 35;
- Sarah, 12;
- Harriet, 14
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- broadsides
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.21.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Twelve Years A Slave
- Written by
- Northup, Solomon, American, 1808 - 1875
- Published by
- Derby and Miller, American, 1848 - 1853
- Date
- 1853
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper with gold, cloth, and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 7 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 1 5/16 in. (19.7 × 14 × 3.4 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (19.7 × 29.2 × 10.5 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 3/4 × 6 × 6 1/4 in. (19.7 × 15.2 × 15.9 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (19.7 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm)
- Description
- This book is a first edition, seventeenth thousand printing copy of “Twelve Years A Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, A Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, and Rescued in 1853, From a Common Plantation Near the Red River, in Louisiana." The book has a brown cloth binding. The exterior spine is embossed with two lines running across the top and bottom of the spine. The title of the book has been embossed in gilt lettering [TWELVE/YEARS/A/SLAVE] across the top third of the spine and is surrounded by engraved flourishes. The name of the publishers [DARBY & MILLER] is embossed in gilt across the bottom of the spine. The front and back cover boards have been embossed with identical designs: two flourishes within two rectangles. The book has yellow end papers, a dedication to Harriet Beecher Stowe, a quote by Cowpee, an editor’s preface, twenty-two chapters and an appendix. The frontispiece is a portrait of Solomon Northup seated on a bench with his arms crossed. A facsimile of his signature is below the picture with a caption that reads, “IN HIS PLANTATION SUIT.” Three hundred and thirty-six pages with seven black and white plates.
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- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Auburn, Cuyahoga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Topic
- American South
- Antislavery
- Domestic slave trade
- Free communities of color
- Law
- Literature
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.262
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Bill of sale for 7-year-old Peter from Martha Avery to Luther Smith
- Written by
- Avery, Martha, American, 1751 - unknown
- Subject of
- Smith, Luther, American, 1755 - 1839
- Smith, Isaac, American, 1744 - 1817
- Smith, Mary, American, 1753 - 1832
- Avery, Solomon, American, 1729 - 1798
- Date
- February 20, 1782; reworked 1869
- Medium
- ink on paper, with wax
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 3/4 × 8 1/16 in. (17.1 × 20.5 cm)
- Description
- A bill of sale for Peter, a seven-year old enslaved boy identified as a servant. The child was sold by Martha Avery of Gilmanton, New Hampshire to Luther Smith of Plainfield, Connecticut. Avery states that she purchased Peter from "Sollon Avery of Norwich" and that the boy is to remain enslaved until Peter is twenty-six years old and then he should be emancipated. The document is handwritten in black ink and reads:
- [Know all Men by Those Presents that I Martha Avery of Gilmanton in the State of New Hampshire in the Consideration of Ten pounds Lawfull [sic] Money to me paid by Luther Smith of Plainfield in the State of Connecticut have bargained and Sold and Do hereby Give grant and Assign to him the Said Luther Smith my Negro boy a Servant Called Peter of About Seven years of Age which I Purchased of Sollon Avery of Norwich to have and to hold the Said Negro boy with his Apperal [sic] Until he is Twenty Six Years of Age, and I covenant and Engage to and with the Said Luther Smith and his heirs and Assigns that the said Negro Shall be a Slave till he is Twenty Six years of Age and then to be free and I will warrant and Defend the Said Negro Against the Claims of all Persons.]
- The bill of sale is signed and given a seal by Martha Avery on February 20, 1782. The original date states the thirteenth but has been crossed out multiple times and the [twentieth] written above. On the bottom left, the document is witnessed by Isaac Smith and Mary Smith. In a different hand and darker ink, underneath Martha Avery's signature and seal, is written [My / Grandmother / Martha Smith]. The same writing can be seen on the left edge of the paper, written perpendicular [When Peter was 21 years he bought his / Free]. On the back of the document, written in the center in the original hand is [A Bill of Sail / of Peter]. Underneath written in the second hand, [had only one / Name in that Day.] Written above this, upside down, in the second hand, [A Relic of / Olden Time, / it is now, / 1869.] The document has two distinct crease marks vertically, and an additional crease line horizontally, showing the paper had been folded in thirds and then in half.
- Place made
- Gilmanton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- bills of sale
- Topic
- Children
- Domestic slave trade
- Emancipation
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Frederick L. and Lauren M. Burton
- Object number
- 2017.38
- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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
- 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, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2017.41
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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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Virginia Herald Vol. XVIII No. 1386
- Published by
- The Virginia Herald, American, 1787 - 1876
- Date
- November 30, 1804
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W (page): 17 x 10 1/2 in. (43.2 x 26.7 cm)
- Description
- Two newspaper pages including a front page. The newspaper is discolored, some damage at edges and other losses. Content includes news from Virginia, the United States, and the world, including reports of the French in Louisiana and notice of a French ban on printed news of any sort allowed into colony of Guadaloupe. Advertisements includes notices for sales of enslaved persons, skilled enslaved persons being hired out by their owners, and rewards for the capture and return of fugitive enslaved persons.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- France, Europe
- Place printed
- Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Advertising
- Colonialism
- Domestic slave trade
- French colonialism
- Fugitive enslaved
- Mass media
- Self-liberation
- Slave hire system
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1783-1815
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly
- Written by
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, American, 1811 - 1896
- Published by
- John P. Jewett & Company, American, 1846 - 1860
- Date
- 1852
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 9 5/16 × 6 5/16 × 7/8 in. (23.7 × 16 × 2.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 9 5/16 × 12 1/2 × 7/8 in. (23.7 × 31.8 × 2.2 cm)
- Caption
- Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1852
- An international bestseller, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s sentimental novel brought widespread attention to the issue of slavery. Cleverly adapting consumer culture to their cause, Stowe and other antislavery advocates spread the abolitionist message on inexpensive items. At school, children might encounter an antislavery primer beginning, "A is for Abolitionist—A man who wants to free the wretched slave." On her dressing table, a woman might apply makeup from small box declaring, "Am I not a man and a brother?" In many homes, Americans read the bestseller Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
- Description
- This book is a first edition of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It has paper covers and is printed in black-and-white throughout, with the text of the novel printed in two columns on each page. Adhesive residue on the left side of the front and back covers indicates a lost binding cover. The back cover features a list of other items available from the publisher, John P. Jewett & Company.
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Domestic slave trade
- Literature
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.26.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Letter to Giles Saunders from Samuel Fox regarding the slave trade
- Received by
- Saunders, Giles, American, 1810 - 1895
- Written by
- Fox, Samuel M., American, 1806 - 1864
- Date
- January 14, 1847
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 13/16 × 15 1/2 in. (24.9 × 39.4 cm)
- Description
- This letter was written in Richmond, Kentucky, on January 14, 1847, by Samuel Fox to Giles Saunders in Richmond, Virginia. The letter details the sale of enslaved people by Fox and his associates, including the recovery of one enslaved man who was loaned out for the use of a horse. There are also details regarding a customer dissatisfied with the purchase of two enslaved people. The paper is folded in half and the letter is written on the right hand side continuing onto the left side of the reverse. On the left hand side of the front is a list of names of enslaved people with monetary denominations. On the left hand side of the reverse is the address with a postmark dated January 16 from Richmond, Kentucky stamped in blue ink.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.174.3.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions