Manuscripts Relating to Slavery

: [Deed of Emancipation of Charles by Mary Stevenson]; Two-page deed of manumission and emancipation of the slave boy named Charles by his master Mary Stevenson in Harrison County, Kentucky.

: [Birth certificate of a male child named Charles]; Birth certificate of Charles, born in July 1799 to a 'female slave' belonging to Ann Richardson of New York.

: [Inventory of the Estate of Ephraim Jackson]; Four-page inventory of the estate of Ephraim Jackson, including furniture, tools, livestock, and the slave Stephen, Charles, Lewis, Terry, Tryon, Richard, Mariah, Milley, Kitty, Martha, and Lutitia, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: Bill of sale of 12 negroes; Bill of sale for twelve slaves named Nat [Natt], Jone [Joan], Phillis, Charles, Stepney, Beck, Judy, James, Nina, Basheba, and Primus, purchased by John Joyce [of Kingston, Jamaica] from John [Juan] Linder.

: Bill of Sale between John Smith and Richard Dallam; Four-page bill of sale between John Smith and Richard Dallam regarding the slaves named Charles, Allman, Sall, and Rachel, who was to be emancipated according to an earlier deed of manumission, in the State of Kentucky.

: [Bill of Sale of between Charles Alexander and David Sayer]; Two-page bill of sale between Charles Alexander and David A. Sayer regarding the slave woman Martha and her son Ephraim.

: [Birth certificate of Fanny a female child and Charles a male back child]; Birth certificate of Fanny, born April 18, 1806, to 'Jane a slave', and Charles, born March 1, 1810, to 'Mary a slave,' both belonging to New York City gentleman Gabriel Furman.

: [Birth certificate of male child Charles]; Birth certificate of Charles, born August 8, 1801, to 'Slave Rose' belonging to Egbert Benson Esquire of New York City.

: [Birth certificate of negro boy named Charles]; Birth certificate of Charles, born April 8, 1810, to a 'Slave Sarah' belonging to New York City merchant David Cargill.

: [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Charles]; Birth certificate of Charles, born November 1, 1810, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Sarah' belonging to Samson Benson Junior of Harlem.

: Bill of Sale between William Carson and Johnston D. Carson; Two-page bill of sale between William Carson and Johnston D. Carson regarding the slaves Mary, Eliza, Charles, Clark, Seth, Jack, Charles, Mary, Ann, Susan, Louisa, Missouri, Bell, Jeff, and other unnamed slaves, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: [Birth certificate of a certain mulatto child named Charles]; Birth certificate of Charles, born 'on or about' April 15, 1811, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Rose' belonging to New York City minister of gospel William Parkinson.

: [Manifest of the Steamer Phenix]; Ship manifest of "negroes, mulattoes, and persons of color taken on" the Steamer Phenix of Alexandria from the port of Alexandria [Virginia]. Includes names of ship's Master, James Gay, Jr., shipper J. C. Cook, collector Edward Green, and consignee Thomas Wiliams. Lists 12 slaves, 1 of which is an infant.

: [Inventory of the Estate of David Brown]; Eight-page inventory of the estate of David Brown, including furniture, livestock, and the slaves Sarah, James, Jack, Willis, Charles, Hester, Charlotte, Matilda, Emily, Maria, and Jim, in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

: [Bill of Sale between William L. Breckinridge and David Sayre]; Two-page bill of sale between William L. Breckinridge and David Sayre regarding one slave man named Charles, in Fayette County, Kentucky.

: [Birth certificate of a child named Charles]; Birth certificate of Charles, born July 11, 1803, to a 'Negro wench named Jane' belonging to New York City chandler Abraham Van Deursen.

: [Birth certificate of a male black child by the name of Charles]; Birth certificate of Charles, born July 29, 1803, to 'Margaret who is the property of' New York City merchant Stephen Coles.