Slavery.

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Signed June 12, 1829; Sale of ten/eleven year old negro girl by name of Mary for sum of two hundred and forty five dollars by Robert Perrin of Garrard County, Ky, to John Moran of Madison, witnessed by Nathan M. Morgan and Franklin Moran

Scope and Contents This section contains circulars, reviews, and other printed documents, including William Goodell's 1833 appointment to serve as an agent of the Antislavery Society for three months. Another folder includes letters and information regarding the antislavery collection developed by Oberlin librarian H Matson with assistance from William Goodell Frost; a handwritten account of the life of the Rev. Daniel Worth, who was imprisoned in North Carolina for preaching against slavery; clippings,...

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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.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series 4 comprises publications documenting state and national matters and includes works on government, history, agriculture, events, and state politics. Many resources focus on the states of Kentucky and Michigan. Of special note, the final work in this series is a program from the April 9, 1968 memorial services for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held in Atlanta, Georgia. Each subseries (Kentucky, Michigan, Other States) is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the...

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Broadside advertising a reward for "Two Negro Men named George and Clem" who "ran awy from the subscriber, on Tuesday, the 29th, ult." The subscriber was Samuel Phillips of Laurel, Delaware. Ink inscription in the lower left corner: "Presented by F. H. Dart."

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Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

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Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

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Tracts and Pamphlets:
A. Colonization. The Present Scheme of Colonization Wrong.
American Refort Tract and Book Society, circa 1848-1853. B. Thoughts Upon Slavery. By the Rev. John Wesley, A.M. ... with notes by John G. Fee, 1849
C. The Sinfulness of Slaveholding, 1851 (2 copies)
D. Non-Fellowship With Slaveholders, 1855 (3 copies)

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This bound volume of typescript notes gleaned from published sources was compiled by Faybert Martin (and Hampton King?) during the 1930s. The title on the book spine is "The Baptist Church and the Negro." Also based on spine imprinting, this work is associated with the YMCA Graduate School in Nashville, Tennessee. Inside the front cover is a manuscript note "From Dr. W. D. Weatherford's library." The volume compiles references to African American Baptists during the period 1790 - 1854.

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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.