23 February 1796

Newspaper

Title: Greenleaf's New-York Journal, Extra [Vol. 1 No. 15 (February 23, 1796)]

One issue of Greenleaf's New-York Journal, Extra dated February 23, 1796. Features an account of the minutes of the legislature of New York for January 19, 1796 to January 28, 1796. Of particular note is a mention of a bill on the gradual abolition of slavery.

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30 May 1863

Harper's Weekly

Newspaper

Title: Harpers Weekly [(May 30, 1863)]

One page of the May 30, 1863 issue of Harper's weekly. Features various advertiments as well as a political cartoon entitled "The Slave Owner's Spectre."

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23 January 1788

Humphrey, H., fl. 1788-1800

Engraving

Title: Wouski

One engraving entitled "Wouski" dated January 23, 1788. Features a man and a woman on a hammock in what looks like a ships hold. Below them is a coil of rope, a small barrel labeled Jamaica Rum, and a monogramed trunk. The woman is black and the man is white. On the bottom of the engraving it reads, "Far be the noise Of Kings & Crowns from us whose gentle souls Our kinder fates have steerd another way. Free as the forest birds well pair together Without remembering who our fathers were And in soft murmurs interchange our souls."

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20 January 1807

Marchant, Willington, & Co., fl. 1807

Newspaper

Title: Charleston Courier [Vol. 5 No. 1,243 (January 20, 1807)]

One issue of Charleston Courier dated January 20, 1807. Consist mainly of shipping and public notices and lists of items for sale. Of particular interest is nine entries of ships selling enslaved people from the Congo, Mandingo, Angola, Windward coast, and Gold coast regions of Africa. The ships advertising the sales are; the Schooner James under captain Prebble carrying 80 enslaved people, the Brig Washington carrying enslaved people from the Windward coast, the schooner Edward & Edmund carrying 108 enslaved people from the Mandingo tribe, the ship John carrying 380 enslaved people from…

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25 June 1808

Newspaper

Title: New York Weekly Museum [Vol. 20 No. 20 (June 25, 1808)]

One page from the New York Weekly Museum dated June 25, 1808. Features an article entitled "The Fate Of Fitz Charles" concerning a man named Henry Fitz Charles who was accused of killing his estranged father in self defense.There are also articles entitled "The Generous Father," "True Courage," "Early rising," and "Striking Friendship of two Negroes." The paper also included three poems "Lines to an Affectionate Mother," "Beauty and Virtue" and "To Fashion."

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12 February 1800

Humphrey, H., fl. 1788-1800

Engraving

Title: The Man of Feeling in search of Indispensibles

One colored engraving entitled "The Man of Feeling in search of Indispensibles" dated February 12, 1800. Features a room full of women. One woman is entering the room via a door on the right of the image. A man kneels in the center inspecting dresses that are being worn for pockets causing chaos. The caption indicated that he is seaching for the location of the pockets that have become a new fashion.

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12 March 1796

Humphrey, H., fl. 1788-1800

Engraving

Title: Lady Godina's Rout; Or Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan

One colored engraving titled "Lady Godina's Rout; Or Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan" dated March 12, 1796. Features a room full of men and women playing cards. One woman in the front of the image wears a low cut gown. A man leans over her shoulder watching her. It is made evident that he is not paying attention to his job cutting the wick on the candle as he is about to cut into the candle. On the rear of the engraving are two fashion prints from France.

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21 April 1866

Harper's Weekly

Newspaper

Title: Harper's Weekly [Vol. 10 No. 486 (April 21, 1866)]

One issue of Harper's Weekly Newspaper dated April 21, 1866. Newspaper features many advertisements and articles of current events. Of particular note on the cover is an image and article concerning the Abraham Lincoln School for Freedmen in New Orleans. There is an article concerning the reentrance of representation for the "Rebel States" in the congress. There are also articles concerning; the Civil Rights Bill of 1866, emigration from Ireland, amnesty possibilities for confederate leaders, humors of the day, domestic and foreign news, life on the plains including engravings, and idol…

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27 March 1902

Newspaper

Title: The New York Herald [No. 23,957 (March 27, 1902)]

One issue of The New York Herald dated March 27, 1902. Issue contains ads and public notices. Some articles of note are; the announcement of the death of Cecil Rhodes, German citizens leaving their homes as a result of harsh taxes, multiple articles on automobiles including one on women drivers, and an article on the Marconi wireless telegraph system.

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5 August 1833

Hill & Barton

Newspaper

Title: New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette [Vol. 5 No. 214 (August 5, 1833)]

One issue of the New-Hampshire Patriot & State Gazette dated August 5, 1833. Issue contains a few interesting articles; one on Daniel Webster and the possibility of a presidential candidacy, one on James Madison's life after his time in the White House, an article concerning a fire at a jail that was holding a group of African Americans, as well as on the abolition of slavery among all British colonies. The paper also contains ads, public notices and an article about catching a sea serpent.

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15 December 1809

Daniell, William, fl. 1809

Engraving

Title: Engraving of Granville Sharp

One engraving of Granville Sharp dated December 15, 1809. The engraving was published by William Daniell originally drawn by G. Dance. The portrait is a profile of Sharp.

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13 August 1864

American Anti-Slavery Society

Newspaper

Title: National Anti-Slavery Standard [Vol. 25 No. 14 (August 13, 1864)]

One issue of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" dated August 13, 1864. Features extracts of a sermon by Reverend Charles G. Ames entitled "Dead Flies In Precious Ointment: A Discourse on Morals in America." Also features an article titled "What Must Go Before Reconstruction" and an article concerning African American soldiers.

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31 August 1815

Thomas, E.S., fl. 1815

Newspaper

Title: City Gazette and Commercial Daily Advertiser [Vol. 35 No. 11,381(August 31, 1815)]

One issue of the City Gazette and Commercial Daily Advertiser dated August 31, 1815. Contains many advertisements and public notices, of particular note are four runaway slave ads. The first ad is for an enslaved man named Tom who escaped from the publisher of the newspaper E.S. Thomas. Tom is described as five feet seven inches, with a mother named Mary West who lives in Petersburg. He formerly belonged to Mr. Dickson the editor of the Petersburg intelligencer. The second ad is for an enslaved person by the name of Quacou a 25 year old man that is five feet 6 inches. He escaped from Nathan…

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1781-1864

Various

Header Record

Title: The James Basker and Angela Vallot Family Archive [Decimalized .01-.35]

A collection of material related to abolition in the United States as well as in England. Contains engravings, and newspapers.

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1941-1945

unknown, fl. 1941-1945

Photograph

Title: [Group of airmen posed by airplane at Tuskegee Army Airfield]

One undated photograph of group of Tuskegee Army airmen posing by an airplane.

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circa 1943

Object

Title: [Doris "Dorie" Miller Pin]

One pin featuring a image of Dorie Miller dates circa 1943. The pin reads, "The Hero of Pearl Harbor Dorie Miller." It features a portrait of Miller in the center and then sketches on either side of him. The left sketch is a figure in sailor uniform shooting an anti aircraft gun. The right sketch is a plane that is drawn to look like it's flying or crashing.

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20 February 1818

Theatre-Royal Hull

Broadside

Title: Oroonoko advertisement

This item is a mounted broadside advertisement for the play Oroonoko; or the Royal slave at the Theatre Royal. It lists the actors in each part for the February 20, 1818 show. It also notes that after Oroonoko the Forest of Bondy; or the Dog of Montargis will be shown.

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4 June 1831

Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Reverend Mr. Jones

A letter from William Wilberforce to Reverend Mr. Jones. Wilberforce asks Jones to leave the publications he brought with his friend Mr. Pringle as he is travelling about a lot and has too much baggage already. He also mentions that Jones had asked about joining the Church Missionary Society and wished to go to Haiti. Wilberforce is very excited about the prospect of Jones going to Haiti and helping that "most interesting community" and promises to recommend Jones to a few friends of his in the society.

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18 June 1764

Beam & Cuthbert

Autograph document signed

Title: to William Stodhart

A bill of sale for an unnamed enslaved girl, purchased for 45 pounds

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8 March 1806

Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Young Esquire

Wilberforce sends a quick note to his friend regarding a mutual friend of theirs William Hill. Hill had taken a trip to Bath and in his absence made arrangements for all mail and parcels he received to be kept for him at a shop in the area. Wilberforce wanted to let Young know that he wasn't being ignored. The letter is accompanied by JB00024.

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23 November 1805

Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Young Esquire

This letter from William Wilberforce to John Young concerns a friend of Young's who wishes to visit someone at his home in Africa. Wilberforce cautions that if this unnamed person wants to travel there he must be careful and get as close as possible to his homeland before leaving security as their age won't keep them from being kidnapped. He cautions that if he is captured he will face the strong possibility of not making his way back to his "indulgent Master in Antigua" Wilberforce writes that there is a strong possibility that his friend in Africa is dead, and that some places have more…

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14 March 1862

Davis, Mary Brown, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Major General Wool

A letter from Mary Brown Davis to Major General Wool regarding helping "contraband" or escaped enslaved people who have taken refuge in Fort Monroe. Davis outlines her history and where she lived before Chicago. She mentions having been born in Fauquier County and lived at Alexandria Washington, and Mount Vernon. She also mentions editing a newspaper in Wheeling and Winchester. Davis declares that she is strongly Union but loves her native South and prays that the rebellion is crushed and peace restored. Davis volunteers to teach in some capacity among the escaped enslaved people, but…

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23 November 1820

Rayland, Thomas, fl. 1820

Autograph document signed

Title: to the Sheriff of Chatham

A printed and autograph document from the State of North Carolina to the Sheriff of Chatham ordering that the sheriff set a sale of 4 enslaved men. The sale is to repay a debt owed to Murdock McKenzie & Co. by William Thompson. The amount to be raised is 23 pounds 7 shillings, as well as interest and a further sum of 2 dollars and 2 half cents to pay for the cost of the suit. The money should be kept by the sheriff for Murdock McKenzie & Co. until the next meeting of the court.

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9 January 1822

Roffignac, J., fl. 1822

Autograph document signed

Title: Mandate of Payment

A mandate of payment for M. Boutin for the work of the enslaved person Sam. Sam worked on the public chain gang for twenty one days at the rate of twenty five cents a day. The payment from the city to M. Boutin is for "Five Piastres Twenty-Five Cents." The document is written in French, but is accompanied by a translation.

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14 December 1821

Autograph document signed

Title: [Manumission document]

A manumission notice that Barthelemy Campanel plans to emancipate Hanna an enslaved woman of about 60 years of age. The notice states that if anyone has an objection to this manumission they are to file the objection with the Parish Court within 40 days of the notice being posted. On the back of the notice is a statement by the parish court that no objection has been made and as a result the seal of the court has been affixed.

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