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1790/05/08
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Statement of Account with Benjamin Johnson
Includes entry for "Negro Fanny & her children." Dates from 1782-1787, while Monroe lived at Williamsburg.
GLC07411
1793
A Table of Gold Coins Agreeable to a Law...
Illustrates 24 foreign legal tender coins (possibly a foldout removed from a book).
GLC07412
1853/03/14
Scales, James H., fl. 1853
to Mr. Parkes re: furious bidding at slave auction
"Negroes are selling as wind here today, people are seemingly crazy."
GLC07414
1844/02/18
Anthony, Charles, fl. 1844
to Albert Whitton re: murder of slave by overseer
"Your having shot my Negro man, Willett, I hereby dismiss you from my business as overseer." Written on a quarter sheet of paper.
GLC07415
3 October 1899
Prince, George, fl. 1899
[Photograph of McKinley and Admiral George Dewey in a parade]
Image of a parade thrown in honor of Admiral George Dewey. Dewey stands up in the carriage, facing the crowds. President William McKinley sits beside him. A mass of people has gathered on the streets to welcome the admiral, and some lean out of...
GLC07416
24 November 1846
Lowrie, Walter, 1784-1868
to Hugh Auld
Lowrie, a former United States Senator from Pennsylvania, informs Auld that Henry Richardson of England has sent him 150 pounds sterling for the purchase of Frederick Douglass. Asks that the legal transfer papers of Douglass from Thomas Auld to Hugh...
GLC07484.03
6 October 1846
Auld, Hugh, 1799-1861
to Amy [Anna] Richardson
Draft or retained copy of a letter to Anna Richardson, wife of Henry (refer to GLC07484.03). Accepts 150 pounds sterling for the manumission of Frederick Bailey (Frederick Douglass). Will present Richardson's agent with the papers as soon as the...
GLC07484.04
12 December 1846
Meredith, J., fl. 1846
[Receipt for $25 related to the manumission of Frederick Douglass]
Meredith received $25 from Hugh Auld, Frederick Douglass's former owner, for "professional service in relation to the manumission of his negro slave Frederick Baily [Douglass]." Written on a quarter sheet of paper.
GLC07484.05
4 October 1857
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Douglass writes to his former master after twenty years, admitting that he has often wanted to hold correspondence with Auld. Inquires after the Auld children, who are dear to Douglass: "...I feel nothing but kindness for you all- I love you, but...
GLC07484.06
12 January 1788
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
to Samuel Huntington
Written by Franklin, signer of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, as President of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania to Huntington as Governor of Connecticut, three days after Connecticut ratified the Constitution. Writes in...
GLC07485.01
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