Box 1
Contains 74 Results:
Bill of sale of "one Negro woman Uny by name also her child Henry" to Beverly Daniel of Clark County, Kentucky, and a bill of sale of "one gray mare and one sorrel horse" to Jefferson Daniel, 1825 January 15-18
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.
Letter from James Nelson of Pleasant Hill, Clark County, Kentucky, to his son, discussing economic matters and family health, 1858 February 7
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.
Letter from J. B. Mallett, Sheridan, New York, to John D. Gregg, 1860 July 30
In this letter, Mallett mentions gathering "signatures to a Memorial to the Governor asking an investigation of my expulsion." Mallett was a school teacher in Bracken County who held anti-slavery sentiments.
Anti-Slavery Collection
The Anti-Slavery Collection contains essays, addresses, reports, letters, business and legal records, research notes, and other materials collected by Berea College librarians through donation and purchase. These items document the institution of slavery, the anti-slavery movement, the conflict over slavery, and the aftermath of slavery in the United States of America.