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1850
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
Speeches of Hon. William H. Seward, and Hon. Lewis Cass on the subject of slavery. [...] March 1850.
Original yellow paper cover, uncut.
GLC08435
30 November 1803
Compton, Harry, fl. 1803
[Purchase of slave Kate and her three children by manumitted slave]
Legal document for the purchase of the slave Kate and her three children Ben, Caleb, and Nancy. The purchaser was "a free African" named Harry Compton, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and he left an "X" as his mark. It appears that Kate was Compton's...
GLC08440
1845-1892
Civil war broadsides, posters and prints [Decimalized .01-.12]
GLC08442
3 February 1864
Drake, George Bernard, 1838-1921
Regulations for the government of Negroes and plantations.
Issued by command of Major General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks. Provides for the division of parishes, the establishment of schools for black children, forbids soldiers to visit plantations without written consent of their commanding officer, forbids...
GLC08446
9 November 1864
The World. [Vol. 5, no. 1367 (November 9, 1864)]
Reports on the re-election of Abraham Lincoln as president. Contains New York election results by county and reports from other states. Also makes reference to "Republican misrule." Prints an article on the capture of the pirate ship Florida by...
GLC08456
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