A satirical cartoon regarding the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. This group scene playing out in front of the Temple of Liberty pits Northern abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison against Secretary of State Daniel Webster, who supported the act. Other…
Three leaves. Insurance policy on the life of Margaret, an enslaved 14-year-old person, taken out by A. W. Lewis of Augusta, Georgia, in 1858. Receipts show renewals in 1862, 1864, and 1865.
Deed transferring Fort Hill farm from Floride Calhoun and Cornelia M. Calhoun to Andrew P. Calhoun including a schedule of the slaves with their names and ages.
Handwritten receipt from John Pullen to William Crenshaw documenting the sale of an enslaved African-American girl named Lucy for $394.43. As articulated on the web site US Slave (http://usslave.blogspot.com/2011/12/slave-bill-of-sales.html), “A…
Handwritten bill of sale for an enslaved African-American boy named Jacob who was around eight years old. As articulated on the web site US Slave (http://usslave.blogspot.com/2011/12/slave-bill-of-sales.html), “A slave bill of sale was a contract…