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30 December 1862
Cohen, Solomon, fl. 1862
[Printed bill of sale for Washington, an enslaved man]
One printed bill of sale paid by William Jones to Solomon Cohen. Jones paid Cohen $1,505 to enslave a man named Washington.
GLC01445.04
1893 circa
Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926
to Alexander M. Ross [Fragment]
Does not want her father made into a wax sculpture by men in Chicago who are staging an exhibition about John Brown's raid. Only the last two pages remain. Place and recipient inferred from content.
GLC03007.52
10 June 1864
Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933
to Nen
Sends a piece of a Confederate skull from the Battle of Chancellorsville, as well as a piece of Washington's mother's monument from Fredericksburg. Written from the 5th Maine Battery.
GLC03523.15.09
16 August 1864
to Emily Brown
Instructs her to direct her letters to him through Washington as they are never in one place for more than three or four days. Asks for $50 because he won't receive any more pay until he is discharged.
GLC03523.15.13
7 February 1778
Martinica, Dominica, fl. 1777-1778
[Legal document of privateer from Court of Vice Admiralty of East Florida claiming enslaved people]
One document countersigned by Judge Robert Catherwood of the Court of Vice Admiralty of East Florida dated February 7, 1778. Signed with an "X" as the mark of Lieutenant Dominica Martinico. Document states that Martinico, the commander of the...
GLC01411.01
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