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13 July 1849
Peuse, James M., fl. 1849
[Receipt for the sale of three slaves]
Receipt for the sale of three slaves named Dolly, Sally and Martha, for the price of $475 in cash. Sold to Joseph Nuckold [?]. Signature illegible.
GLC08543
2 January 1863
Fergus, Daniel, fl. 1863
[Receipt for purchase of slave]
Certifies receipt of $1900 from William R. and John Curtey[?] for a slave named Ward. Signed a day after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.
GLC08544
9 December 1839
Branche, W., fl. 1839
[Tax form listing slaves, horses, etc.]
Tax form for Mr. Robert Shanks listing his property including at least two slaves. Lists the taxes that must be paid for each item. For Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
GLC08545
1864
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Think before you vote!
Union broadside to citizens of Michigan promoting Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson for President and Vice President. Denounces Democratic candidate General George McClellan. Ends with, "If the Union and government is not maintained, the nation is...
GLC08546
1893
Boies, Henry M., fl. 1893
Prisoners and paupers [criminal justice]
Printed by Putnam.
GLC08549
circa 1838
[Pair of abolitionist slave tokens]
One token, dated 1838, depicts a kneeling, shackled female slave, accompanied by the words: "Am I not a woman & a sister." Verso depicts a laurel wreath surrounding "Liberty 1838." Other token depicts a male figure with inscription "Am I not a man...
GLC08551
1791/03/02
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 2, no. 88 (March 2, 1791)]
"An Act to incorporate the Subscribers to the Bank of the United States" is reprinted on the front page. So is "An Act Regulating the number of Representatives to be chosen by the States of Kentucky and Vermont." The first act established the...
GLC08552
18 April 1789-22 April 1789
Gazette of the United States. [No. 3 (April 18, 1789-April 22, 1789)]
Issue describes Adams' s trip from Massachusetts to New York to assume the vice presidency and presidency of the Senate. Describes in detail his trip from Westchester into the city. Contains John Langdon's, president pro tempore of the Senate, speech...
GLC08553
23 July 1861
The New-York times. [Vol. 10, no. 3068 (July 23, 1861)]
Battle of First Bull Run
GLC08555
1865
Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896
Following the Flag. From August, 1861 to Nov. 1862
Written under the pseudonym of "Carleton." Printed by Tichnor and Fields.
GLC08556
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