Manuscripts Relating to Slavery

: Bill of Sale between Kiziah Moore and Josiah Bell; Two-page bill of sale between Kiziah Moore and Josiah Bell regarding the slave girl Mary in Harrison County, Kentucky.

: Bill of Sale between Samuel Hocker and Joyphenia Tarkington; Four-page bill of sale between Samuel Hocker and Joyphenia Tarkington, including the slaves David, Robert, Lucinda, Mariah, George, Caleb, and Mary, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: 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.

: Deed of Mortgage between John D. Scott and Ann H. Hunton; Four-page deed of mortgage between John D. Scott and Ann H. Hunton, including the slaves Harry, Sandy, George, America, Milly, Lucretia, James; and Mary, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: [Bill of Sale of the Estate of George Harlan]; Four-page bill of sale of the estate of George Harlan by his executor Henry Harlan, including the slaves Myra, Mary, Sarah, Cyrus, George, and Henry, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: [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 Mary a negro child]; Birth certificate of Mary, born in April 1802, to 'Mary a slave & Samuel Sperry a free man.' Signed by New York City merchant Gulian Ludlow.

: [Birth certificate of Othello Lawbury, a mulatto male child]; Birth certificate of Othello Lawbury, born May 2, 1802, to a 'female slave named Mary' belonging to New York City attorney at law Andrew Raymond.

: [Birth certificate of a certain boy child named Benjamin]; Birth certificate of Benjamin, born May 15, 1801, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mary' belonging to New York City merchant James VanZandt. In final sentence, the word 'abandon' has been crossed out and replaced with 'retain,' so that it instead reads, 'which child I retain according to law.'

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Hannah]; Birth certificate of Hannah, born April 19, 1801, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mary' belonging to New York City grocer John Holdron.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Mary]; Birth certificate of Mary, born June 29, 1804, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Molly' belonging to New York City shipwright Robert Brown.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Mary]; Birth certificate of Mary, born April 20, 1802, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Susan' belonging to widow Jemima Stout of New York City.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Mary]; Birth certficate of Mary, born August 18, 1801, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Lebell [?]' belonging to New York City [illegible] Andrew White.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Mary]; Birth certificate of Mary, born January 1, 1808, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Isabel' belonging to New York City bookseller Samuel A. Burtus.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Mary]; Birth certificate of Mary, born April 19, 1806, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Margaret' belonging to New York City cabinet maker Abraham A. Slover.

: [Birth certificate of a certain female child named Sally]; Birth certificate of Sally, born June 24, 1804, to a negro woman named Mary belonging to New York City grocer James Friel, formerly 'the property of Mr. Robert Morris.'

: [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Jack]; Birth certificate of Jack, born June 12, 1802, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mary' belonging to New York City mariner Robert Dunn.

: [Birth certificate of a certain male child named James]; Birth certificate of James, born May 20, 1809, to a 'mulatto woman slave named Mary' belonging to New York City gentleman Jacob Levy, Junior.

: [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Peter]; Birth certificate of Peter, born September 11, 1805, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mary' belonging to New York City boarding house keeper Benajah Abrahams.

: [Birth certificate of a certain mulatto female child named Peggy]; Birth certificate of Peggy, born March 14, 1807, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mary' belonging to New York City ship master John O'Bryen.

: [Birth certificate of a female negro named Clara and another female negro named Mary]; Birth certificate of Clara, born Novemer 8, 1801, to a 'female slave Rachel,' and of Mary, born May 6, 1802, to a 'female slave Sylvia,' both belonging to New York City merchant Jonathan Lawrence.

: [Commissioner's Report on the property of Isaac McRoberts]; Four-page commissioner's report of the property of Isaac McRoberts, including the selling of land and the selling of the slaves named Sam, Fanny, Mary, Sarah, Harriet, Martha, Horace, and Edward, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: [Deed of Emancipation of Mary by Josiah Bell]; Two-page deed of manumission and emancipation of the slave girl named Mary by Josiah Bell.

: [Deed of Emancipation of eight slaves by John Green]; Two-page deed of emancipation of the slaves George, Aibry, Mary, William, Henry, Louis, Ajax, and James by their owner John Green in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: [Deed of Gift between E. Pennington and Lerisa Shanks, Paulina H. Fisher, and Martha Isabella Omsley]; Two-page deed of gift between E. Pennington and his three daughters, wherein he gives to Lerisa Shanks the slave woman Mary, to Paulina H. Fisher the slave girl named Aggy, and to Martha Isabella Omsley the slave girl Ruth, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: [Deed of Heirs of John Morrison]; Four-page deed confirming the heir of John Morrison, namely Ezra Morrison, and regarding property that includes the slaves Dinah, Adam, Charlott, Wyatte, Frances Ann, Maria, James, Mary, Lewis, Dilrey [?], and Elizabeth, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: [Deed of manumission by Elizabeth Malery]; Two-page deed of manumission by Eliabeth Malery of Hanover County, Virginia, for her slaves George, David, John, and Mary. Witnessed by William Lambull, Henry H. Mallory, and Higgason King. Transcribed and sealed by court clerk William Pollard.

: [Deed of mortgage between James Vaughan and Nathan M. Moran]; Four-page deed of mortgage between James Vaughan and Nathan M. Moran regarding the slaves named Archie, Susan, Mary, Billy, Eddy, and Albert, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: [Inventory of the Estate of Robert Bryan]; Eight-page inventory of the estate of Robert Bryan, including furniture, livestock, farming crops, and the slaves Joe, Thornton, Jeff, George, Lilas, Oliver, Perry, Henry, Gilbert, Lewis, Robin, Ned, Philis, Rosanah, Winney, Nancy, Milly, Ellen, Mary, and five other unnamed slaves, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: [Manifest of the Schooner Brandy Wine]; Ship "manifest of the cargo on board" the Schooner Brandy Wine of Snow Hill from the port of Snow Hill to Alexandria [D.C.]. Includes names of ship's Master Samuel J. Smith, shippers John Sanders and James Carsen, and collector Edward Green. Lists 89 slaves as well as 1 infant.

: [Manifest of the Steamer Augusta]; Ship manifest of "negroes, mulattoes, and persons of color taken on" the Steamer Augusta of Washington from the port of Alexandria [Virginia] to Aquia, Virginia. Includes names of ship's Master John Rogers, shipper Joseph Bruin of Alexandria, consignee S. H. Knight, collector Edward Green and 5 slaves, Susan, Mary, Hannah, Anette and William.

: [Manifest of the Steamer Powhatan]; Ship manifest of "negroes, mulattoes, and persons of color taken on" the Steamer Powhatan of Washington from the port of Alexandria [Virginia] to Dumfries, Virginia. Includes names of ship's Master, John W. Rogers, shipper Joseph Bruin, collector Edward S. Hough, and consignee William H. Betts. Lists 16 slaves, 7 of which are children.