January 28, 1870

Gonraler, S., fl. 1870

Document

Title: "Registro De Esclavos - Isla De Puerto Rico"

One slave registration form dated January 28, 1870. Provides physical details of an enslaved person from Arecibo, Puerto Rico who resided in the city of Cambalache. Signed by the Commissioner of Slavery. Document written in Spanish.

GLC09835

26 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Arne and Laca (the printed "D," signifying "Don," has been crossed out). Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.

GLC05636.53

25 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Jose Valls. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.

GLC05636.54

27 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Ramon [Berness?]. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.

GLC05636.55

27 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Luis Cerruda. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.

GLC05636.56

25 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don F. de Sandoval. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja. States "por [by] Carpineti Carranera" at the bottom of the page.

GLC05636.57

26 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Saturnio Carrias. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja. States "por [by] Carpineti Carranera" at the bottom of the page.

GLC05636.58

26 June 1839

Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]

Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Ramon [Berness?]. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.

GLC05636.59

May 6, 1857

Manuscript document signed

Title: Extract of a dispatch from Mr. Crawford to Lord Clarendon

A manuscript extract from a May 6, 1857 dispatch from British consul at Havana, Joseph T. Crawford, to Lord Clarendon, giving names and tonnage of five American vessels sent to Havana, presumably for the slave trade. The ships are the schooner "Abbot Devereaux," brig "R.B. Lawton," schooner "J.H. Record," barque "Clara B. Williams" and barque "Minetonka." This is followed by a one paragraph update, written in the same hand as the extract, and signed "G.G.," noting the August 1, 1857 capture of the "Abbot Devereaux," with 266 slaves on board, by the HMS "Frazer" and the September 2, 1857…

GLC05832.01

12 October 1857

Davidson, Hunter, 1827-1913

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William McBlair

Lt. Davidson of the USS "Dale" reports on his official interview with Commodore Wise, commander of the H.M.S. "Vesuvius," regarding Wise's capture of the slaveship "Bremen" on October 10, 1857. Davidson interviewed Wise by order of the captain of the "Dale," William McBlair. Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale" off the West Coast of Africa. Davidson relays Wise's statement that he boarded the "Bremen" and told her captain that he knew she was a slaver flying an American flag without proper papers. The slaver's captain then threw the flag and papers overboard, stating that he would rather be…

GLC05832.02

October 19. 1857

Conover, Thomas A., 1794-1864

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to William McBlair

Directing McBlair to proceed to the Congo River area to suppress the illegal traffic in slaves and ordering him to cooperate with British naval forces already in the area. Sends "private instructions" (possibly related to GLC00722.04) on how to deal with foreign vessels. Tells McBlair "The slave trade appears to be centered chiefly at and near the mouth of the Congo River" and that he should patrol mostly around this area while searching for illegal slave trading ships. Written on board the U.S.S. "Cumberland" at St. Paul de Loando, now called Luanda, the capital of Angola. These orders…

GLC05832.03

13 November 1857

Burgess, George F., 1827-1860

Manuscript document

Title: [Statement regarding slave ship capture]

Clerical copy of a statement by British commander George F. Burgess recording the capture of the slave ship "Joseph H Record" by HMS "Antelope" on September 3, 1857. The vessel had "191 Slaves on board - and had a crew of Spaniards & Italians - or other foreigners - no papers or colours." The statement also excerpts the boarding book of the HMS "Hecate" regarding information received about the "Windward," a ship flying American colors, but with a Portugese crew. The original statement was written on board the HMS "Hecate" at Sharks Point, R. Congo. The schooner "Joseph H. Record" was…

GLC05832.04

circa 1810

Engraving

Title: Negroes just landed from a Slave Ship

One engraving entitled "Negroes just landed from a Slave Ship" dated circa 1810. Features a group of enslaved people on a beach with a ship in the background. The group is bracketed by two white men.

GLC09791.06

1833

Engraving

Title: Der Sclavenhandel [In German]

One page of engravings entitled "Der Sclavenhandel" dated 1833. The engravings are gathered on the page as an illustration of the slave trade. The top image features people being herded away from a village towards a ship. In the foreground is a person hugging children as they are threated by a man holding a stick. The lower engraving features the layout of the hold of a slave ship. It illustrates the conditions for the enslaved people in the ship.

GLC09791.05

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…

GLC09791.22

1969

Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730

Pamphlet

Title: The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial

One handbook entitled, "The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial," printed by The University of Massachusetts Press dated 1969. Item was originally printed in 1700 as a declaration against slavery. Also includes a biography of Sewall, his interest in anti-slavery and information on the enslaved man, Adam.

GLC09640.323

February 22, 1862

New York Herald, 1835-1924

Newspaper

Title: The New York Herald [No. 9295 (February 22, 1862)]

One issue of The New York Herald newspaper dated February 22, 1862. Contains news on Civil War battles and current events. Of particular interest is a map of Fort Donelson and the areas surrounding. There are also mentions of the anniversary of President Washington's Birthday, and the text of the proclamation given by President Lincoln to celebrate Washington's birth. (see GLC06038) An article on the fourth page laments the death of Willie Lincoln. On the last page of the newspaper there is an article concerning Nathaniel Gordon's accused crime of international slave trade and his execution.

GLC09770

7 February 1862

New York Tribune

Newspaper

Title: New York Daily Tribune [ Vol. 21, no. 6,504 (February 7, 1862)]

One issue of New York Daily Tribune newspaper dated February 7, 1862. Contains news on Civil War battles and current events. Of particular note is an article on the fourth page stating, "The President in respiting the slaver Gordon for two weeks, notified him that the grace is extended only that he may have time to prepare himself for the fate which his crimes have merited, and that no further mercy is to be hoped for."

GLC09771

1680-1800

Object

Title: [Middle Passage iron bilboes, 18th century]

One set of middle passage iron bilboes, circa 1680-1800. Item is an iron restraint for ankles or wrists used on slave ships to fasten two enslaved people to each other. Consist of an iron bar running through two c-shaped cuffs. One end of the rod has been flattened to make it too big to be removed from the cuffs. The other end of the rod has a loop that is attached to an iron circle. The circle can be used to attach the item to another.

GLC09707

1680-1800

Object

Title: [Middle Passage iron bilboes or leg irons, late 17th or 18th century]

One set of middle passage iron bilboes, circa 1680-1800. Item is an iron restraint for ankles or wrists used on slave ships to fasten two enslaved people to each other. Consist of an iron bar running through two c-shaped cuffs. One end of the rod has been flattened to make it too big to be removed from the cuffs. The other end of the rod has a loop that is attached to an iron circle. The circle can be used to attach the item to another.

GLC09708

1700-1800

Object

Title: [Hand-forged iron shackles, 18th-19th century]

One set of hand-forged iron shackles, dated 18th-19th century. Consists of two c-shaped iron cuffs attached with heavy iron links to two round rings. One ring is larger than the other and creates a point to link the shackles to another set of shackles or a chain. At the opening of the cuffs there are oval shaped links that close the shackles off and allow for a lock to be placed. Possibly used on enslaved people.

GLC09709

1800-1900

Object

Title: [Branding iron]

One branding iron dated circa. 1800-1900. Features the initials B.C.C. The item was likely used on enslaved people.

GLC09727

12 April 1788

Oswald, Eleazer, 1755-1795

Newspaper

Title: The Independent Gazetteer; Or, The Chronicle of Freedom. [Vol. 7, no. 728 (April 12, 1788)]

One newspaper published by Eleazer Oswald entitled "The Independent Gazetteer; Or, The Chronicle of Freedom" dated April 12, 1788. The newspaper features advertisements and news on shipping. Of particular note is a petition by Prince Hall against the kidnapping of African American seamen. The petition was presented to the General Court of Massachusetts. It enlightens the court of discontent due to the kidnapping of freed African American sailors who were sold into slavery. It asks that actions be taken to protect the African American sailors in Boston so that they no longer have to live in…

GLC09728

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.

GLC09791

1780

Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872

Engraving

Title: Charleston, S.C. in 1780

One engraving entitled, "Charleston, S.C. in 1780," published in 1850. Depicts a view of the Charleston Customs House and port. The customs house was at the center of Charleston, South Carolina's bustling trade in rice, indigo, and slaves. Engraved by George Palmer Putnam. Duplicate of CLC08878.0056.01.

GLC08878.0056.02