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29 March 1865

Document signed

Title: Proof of slave ownership

Proof of ownership by Joshua Johnson for the slave Thomas Johnson.

GLC09130.02

16 September 1865 circa

Document signed

Title: Draft amending Alabama Constitution

"Ordinance / in relation to the Institution of Slavery and the abolition thereof. / Sep. 16 - Subst[itution]. Ordered 100 copies be printed. Sp. order Monday 11. / Be it ordained by the people of the state of Alabama, in convention assembled, That [Manuscript insert: Slavery having been destroyed in Alabama by the United States, in its advance & occupancy of the state] ... hereafter there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in this State, otherwise than for the punishment of crime... And be it further ordained, that the Constitution be amended by striking out all provisions…

GLC09131

1 June 1780-1789

Header Record

Title: Revolutionary war pay warrants

Five Connecticut Line Continental Army, Revolutionary War pay warrants issued to African American soldiers. Signed by John Lawrence, treasurer of the State, and docketed every year to 1789 when interest was paid. Four of the five have signatures of or remainders of (due to punch cancellations) signatures of the soldiers on the verso. 10 pages total.

GLC09132

1 June 1780-1789

Lawrance, John, fl. 1780;

Document signed

Title: Warrant for money owed to Sharp Liberty

One warrant for eight pounds and five shillings owed to soldier, Sharp Liberty. Signed "X"' by Liberty and J. Lawrence, treasurer.

GLC09132.01

1 June 1780-1789

Document signed

Title: Pay warrant to African American soldier

Philip Negro for six pounds, five shillings, and nine pence. Remainder of Negro's signature.

GLC09132.02

1 June 1780-1789

Document signed

Title: Pay warrant to African American soldier

Castor Freeman for twelve pounds, eight shillings, and four pence. Remainder of Freeman's signature.

GLC09132.03

1 June 1780-1789

Lawrance, John, fl. 1780;

Document

Title: Pay warrant to African American soldier

Pomp McCuffee for nine pounds and nine shillings. Unsigned by McCuffee.

GLC09132.04

1 June 1780-1789

Lawrance, John, fl. 1780;

Document signed

Title: Pay warrant to African American soldier

Jeffery Liberty for three pounds, twelve shillings, and seven pence. Signed in full "Jeffry Liberty."

GLC09132.05

February 12, 1857

Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

"I believe that there were never so many thinking upon the subject, never were thoughts more nearly right on the great question of Liberty. I do not disesteem the political & Commercial aspects of Slavery. Its evils in these regards are greater than any of us imagine. But it is the Moral Condition of the slave & the effect of the system upon the Conscience of the Nation, that I chiefly feel & deprecate. One thing is certain. Let the friends of freedom, those who have no honors to seek, no offices to crave, no ambition to mislead them, let such become if possible more…

GLC09133

1781-1783

Header Record

Title: Clothing and payroll return document 1st Massachusetts regiment [Decimalized .01- .04]

Manuscript clothing and payroll return documents listing many African American freemen who fought in this desegregated regiment during the Siege of Boston and at Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, and Monmouth, and guarded the Hudson Highlands. These highly detailed accounts provide information on nine companies of the First Masachusetts, listing the rank, time of service, and pay rate for each man, deficiencies and surpluses, and a complete inventory of clothing supplied. Notes are made on men who have died, deserted (37 during 1783), or transferred regiments. The average page contains roughly…

GLC09134

1 August 1753

Flucker, James, fl. 1733-1754

Manuscript note signed

Title: [Note]

Note for the borrowing and reception of £26, 8 shillings of Thomas Flucker.

GLC02437.08969

12 August 1753

Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

Document signed

Title: [Contract]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Contract between Samuel Jamison and Samuel Waldo to settle lands. Signed and witnessed by Francis Waldo, Peter Boyer and Dunbar Henderson.

GLC02437.08970

19-29 November 1753

Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Indenture]

Indenture agreement between James Pitts and Thomas Flucker regarding land. Includes signatures of both Pitts and Flucker with Richard Clarke and Samuel Wentworth signing as witnesses. Also includes a note from Joseph Donic, dated Boston 29 November 1753.

GLC02437.08971

1751-1754

Manuscript document

Title: [Notes]

List of transactions by date.

GLC02437.08974

28 March 1754

Flucker, James, fl. 1733-1754

Manuscript note signed

Title: [Receipt]

Note for the borrowing and reception of £40, 8 shillings of Thomas Flucker.

GLC02437.08975

27 June 1754

McLean, Hugh, fl. 1742-1754

Manuscript document

Title: [Petition]

Petition to Samuel Waldo regarding protection against Indian raids.

GLC02437.08976

23 September 1754

Wallis, Henry, fl. 1754

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill of sale]

Bill of sale of land between Henry Wallis and Samuel Waldo.

GLC02437.08977

January 30, 1756

Manuscript document

Title: [Recapitulation]

Complaints against Mr. [Samuel] Waldo, stating that he has not held up his end of an agreement, and therefore the author is not obligated to stay and is seeking compensation as he turned down a lucrative post of Imperial Secretary in Germany to settle in this land.

GLC02437.08982

24 March 1785

Manuscript document

Title: [Extract]

Extract of an agreement between Thomas Flucker and Francis [Bortand ?] regarding mortgages on land, dated 1 April 1756. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.08983

24 June 1756

Fuller, Thomas, fl. 1756

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Receipt of all of the passengers and provisions to settle land.

GLC02437.08984

22 November 1756

Ogier, A., fl. 1756

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Payment]

Request to pay Thomas Flucker out of the cargo being shipped. Includes two notes of receipt, one from John Powell, dated Boston, August 30 1757 and the other from Thomas Flucker. Noted as a copy, with a notarized stamp and written at Falmouth, state unknown.

GLC02437.08986

12 March 1757

Philipps, Anderson, fl. 1757

Document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Partially printed document with subsequent information filled in by hand. Transaction between Thomas Flucker and Anderson Phillips regarding a purchase of land. Includes signatures from William and Simon Stoddert as witnesses.

GLC02437.08987