Box 1
Contains 74 Results:
Mr. Adams on the Amistad Case, from The National Intelligencer, House of Representatives, 1847 March 2
The first series comprises two folders of eighteenth century printed works on slavery, abolition, emancipation, the assassination of President Lincoln, post-war reconstruction of the Union, civil rights, and African re-settlement of former slaves. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
Autobiographical statement of Andrew Hill, born into slavery in Madison County, Kentucky on December 16, 1813, 1916 June 5
Copy of typed account by Andrew H. Hill, born a slave with the Dunson family, who enlisted in the US army in 1864. He names the leaders of the mob that pulled down Fee’s first schoolhouse. His recollections are dated June 5, 1916, and he gives his birthdate as Dec. 16, 1813, making him 103 at the time of this account.
"Execution of John Brown - His Final Hours" article, Cincinnati Daily Gazette, 1859 December 3
The first series comprises two folders of eighteenth century printed works on slavery, abolition, emancipation, the assassination of President Lincoln, post-war reconstruction of the Union, civil rights, and African re-settlement of former slaves. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
Speech of Charles Sumner: The Barbarism of Slavery, 1860 June 4
The first series comprises two folders of eighteenth century printed works on slavery, abolition, emancipation, the assassination of President Lincoln, post-war reconstruction of the Union, civil rights, and African re-settlement of former slaves. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
James Frierson receipt for the purchase of Sarah, age 13, from James C. Reilly, Tennessee, 1834
The second series comprises fourteen legal documents documenting the slave trade: wills, deeds, bills of sale, and manumission papers. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Grand National Council, Union League of America, 1865
The first series comprises two folders of eighteenth century printed works on slavery, abolition, emancipation, the assassination of President Lincoln, post-war reconstruction of the Union, civil rights, and African re-settlement of former slaves. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
Listing of slaves in lots sold in order to divide the estate of Beverly Daniel for the heirs, 1828
The second series comprises fourteen legal documents documenting the slave trade: wills, deeds, bills of sale, and manumission papers. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
National Union Boys in Blue Detroit Chapter organizational statement, 1866 November 3
The first series comprises two folders of eighteenth century printed works on slavery, abolition, emancipation, the assassination of President Lincoln, post-war reconstruction of the Union, civil rights, and African re-settlement of former slaves. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
Letter from Thomas Garrett, Wilmington, Deleware, to Abby H. Patten, discussing hardships and hope for abolition of slavery, 1861 May 22
The third series comprises personal letters that refer to enslaved persons, the institution of slavery, or the abolition of slavery. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
Speeches of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the Boston Memorial for the Repeal of the Fugitive Slave Bill, and in Reply to Messrs. Jones of Tennessee, Butler of South Carolina, and Mason of Virginia. Senate of the United States, June 26 and 28, 1854. Washington D.C.: Buell and Blanchard, 1854
The first series comprises two folders of eighteenth century printed works on slavery, abolition, emancipation, the assassination of President Lincoln, post-war reconstruction of the Union, civil rights, and African re-settlement of former slaves. Arrangement within the series is chronological.