Manuscripts Relating to Slavery

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: [Letter from David Nagle to William Vernon, Esq.]; Letter from David Nagle in Havannah [Havana, Cuba] to William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island].

: [Manuscript copy of letter from Thos. T. Taylor to Messrs. Vernon and Readwoods]; Manuscript copy of letter dated September 4, 1756, from Thomas Teakle Taylor in Annamaboe [Anomabu, Ghana] to Mr. Vernon [either Samuel or William Vernon] and Mr. Readwood [probably Abraham Redwood] of Newport, Rhode Island.

: Mess. Gardner & Dean in acct. with Phillips & Gardner; Account record of Gardner and Dean, "in acct with Phillips & Gardner," in Charleston [South Carolina], listing expenses and profits associated with the selling of slaves from April, 1806, through May, 1806. Includes names of purchasers, E. [probably Edward] Tayer and R. Carter.

: [Bill of sale for a slave named Mandy]; Bill of sale for "a negro girl name[d] Mandy" from G. W. Turk to Henry Gotcher of Hamilton County [probably Tennessee].

: The owners fo the Ship Casada Gardin with Sunday Debts paid for them &c.; Account record of the Ship Casada Gardin trading gold, rum, and slaves.

: [Letter from Wm. Vernon to Capt. Thos. Roggers]; Letter from William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island] to Captain Thos. Roggers [Thomas Rogers] on the Sloop Wydow [Widow].

: Appraissment bill of William Baker; Four-page inventory of the estate of William Baker, including livestock, tools, house wares, and the slaves named Gloucester, Nelly, Hampton, Britt, Peter, Jude, and Rachel, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]; Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].

: [Bill of sale for a slave named Violet]; Bill of sale of "a negro girl named Violet" from New York City butcher Rober Heaton to Nicholas Jones.

: [Bill of sale for a slave named Tom]; Bill of sale for "a young stout negro boy named Tom" purchased by "Messrs. Thompson, Campbell & Macneal for Mr. Joyce." Signed by J. S. Carnegy for Maxse & Scollay.

: [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 Creek, Virginia. Includes names of ship's Master John Rogers, shipper Robert B. Brashear, collector Edward Green and one slave, Marth (Martha?) Burke.

: [Birth certificate of male child Henry]; Birth certificate of Henry, aged three months and eight days, 'born of a female slave' belonging to New York City bookseller and stationer Samuel A. Burtus.

: New-York Manumission Society records, 1785-1849; New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves (1785-1849), commonly known as the New-York Manumission Society, was established to publicly promote the abolition of slavery and manumission of slaves in New York State. The society provided legal and financial assistance to manumitted slaves in need of protection, slaves seeking manumission and supported legislation and efforts to enforce laws banning the sale of slaves in New York State. The records include meeting minutes, commission reports, financial records, indentures, and registers from the year of its organization to its dissolution in 1849. Subjects covered include appointments, elections, political activities, finances, reports on individual cases, the sponsorship and operation of the African Free School and African American houses of refuge. Among its active members were: Robert C. Cornell, W. W. Woolsey, Nehemiah Allen, Melancton Smith, William T. Slocum, Samuel Bowne, Adrian Hegeman, Willet Seaman, Thomas Burling, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Duane, John Murray, Jr., William Dunlap, Alexander McDougall, Noah Webster, and Egbert Benson.

: Bill of Sale between A. H. Woody and David A. Layne; Two-Page bill of sale between H. A. Woody and David Layne regarding the slave boy Tom, in Lexington, Kentucky.

: [Letter from Saml. Chase to Messrs. Vernon & Gardner]; Letter from Samuel Chase in Roseau, Dominica, to William Vernon and Mr. Gardner in Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Manifest of the St. Alabama]; Ship "manifest of slaves" on the Steamer Alabama from the port of New York to Savannah, Georgia. Includes names of ship's Master Geroge R. Scheuck, shipper Peter Lewis, collector C. Dummer and one slave, Mary Lewis.

: [Birth certificate of a black female child named Rachel]; Birth certificate of a 'black female child Rachel,' born April 10, 1805, belonging to New York City merchant Isaac Clason.

: [Birth certificate of a female black child named Harriet]; Birth certificate of Harriet, born February 4, 1802, to a 'Negro Slave named Francis' belonging to New York City grocer James Irwin.

: [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Ephraim]; Birth certificate of Ephraim, born August 23, 1812, to a 'coloured woman slave named Jennett Fisher' belonging to New York City wheelwright Hayes Pennell.

: [Birth certificate of a black (or yellow) male child since called William]; Birth certificate of William, born April 19, 1807, to a 'female slave' belonging to New York City sail maker Peter H. Wendover. Addressed to Thomas Morris Esquire, Clerk of the City and County of New York.

: [Letter from Caleb Godfrey to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon & Company]; Letter from Caleb Godfrey in Barbados to William and Samuel Vernon of [Newport] Rhode Island.

: Sketch of Jonathan Thomas; Ten-page manuscript account of Jonathan Thomas, a figutive slave from Kentucky.

: [Letter from S & W Vernon to Capt. John Brown]; Letter from Samuel and William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island] to Captain John Brown on the Sloop Retrieve.

: The public to Nicholas Ray Cunstable; Fragment of account for Cunstable Nicholas Ray to "the Public" regarding transportation costs of "Negroes." Signed at bottom by John Pamor [possibly of South Carolina].

: [Letter from Rich'd Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Richard Adams of Richmond, Virginia, to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, regarding slave and agricultural trade.

: [Letter from Nath. Tweedy to Mr. Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Nathaniel Tweedy of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].

: [Letter fragment addressed to Gardner & Dean]; Fragment of a letter of two leaves addressed to Gardner & Dean of Newport, Rhode Island. Only the leaf with the address remains.

: Petition of John Gibbes, Esq.; Two-page petition submitted by John Gibbes, Esq., to the South Carolina General Assembly regarding payment for his recently executed slave. Name of slave is illegible.

: [Letter from John Duncan to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from John Duncan in Fredericksburg [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: The Brigatine Othello; Account record by John Thornton and Charles Yates of Fredericksburg, Virginia, for costs associated with the sale of slaves on behalf of Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island]. Includes purchases of provisions and "board of sick slaves."

: [Extract from a deed of manumission recorded in the Northumberland District Court by Robert Carter]; One-page extract from deed of manumission dated August 1, 1791, by Robert Carter of Nomini Hall, Virginia, "recorded in the Northumberland District Court," emancipating his slave James, a bricklayer. Copied and signed by Thomas Edwards.

: [Bill of Sale between Samuel McThain and the daughter of Samuel McThain]; Two-page bill of sale between Samuel McThain and his daughter regarding one male slave named Jack in Harrison County, Kentucky.

: Bill of Sale between Stephen Langford and Elisabeth Brown; Two-page bill of sale between Stephen Langford and Elisabeth Brown regarding one male slave named Sam, one female slave named Charity, livestock, household effects, kettles, pots, Dutch ovens, etc. in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

: [Letter from Caleb Godfrey to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon & Company]; Letter from Caleb Godfrey in Serelion [Sierra Leone] to William and Samuel Vernon of [Newport] Rhode Island.

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

: [Letter from W. Richards to Mr. Wm. Vernon]; Letter from W. [William] Richards [of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].

: [Receipt for the sale of a slave named Bett]; Bill of sale for a slave named Bett from Adam Hampton of Davion [Davidson] County, North Carolina to Michael Humble of Lincoln County, Virginia. Signed by witnesses L. T. Moore and James Hinch.

: [Manuscript copy of letter from John Thornton & Co. to Messrs. Samuel & Wm. Vernon]; Manuscript copy of letter from John Thornton & Co. of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: Slave Trade. Notes for a new edition of Benezet's Hist. Accd. of Guinea; Two-page memorandum outlining the cruelties of slavery, including a list of what appear to be notes on chapters for a new edition of Anthony Benezet's Some Historical Account of Guinea.

: Inventory of property appraised belonging to the estate of Daniel Dees Deceast [sic]; Two-page inventory of Daniel Dees [of Jefferson County, Georgia], regaring his estate at the time of his death. Includes estimated value of 11 unnamed slaves. Signed by executors Thacher Vivion, Duet Dees, and Simon Smith.

: [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.

: Memorandum taken from the Account of William Van Asstyn what Heiy [sic] is rid frome [sic] me & by whome this 1st day of April 1760; One-page list of accounts belonging to William Van Asstyn [Asten]. Includes list of four men identified as "negro."

: [Birth certificate of female child called Jenny]; Birth certificate of Jenny, born September 9, 1802, to a 'Slave Betty' belonging to New York City merchant Richard Duryee.

: [Birth certificate of Francis Jones, a male black child]; Birth certificate of Francis Joney [Jones?], born February 8, 1802, to 'Black Slave Lavinia' belonging to Henrietta Anderson. Signed by witness J. W. Buwerton [?].

: [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 boy named Thomas]; Birth certificate of Thomas, born in March 1812, to 'a black woman slave' belonging to New York City ship master Elias De Butts. Also signed by De Butts's attorney Anthony Wildon [?].

: [Birth certificate of a certain male child named Francis]; Birth certificate of Francis, born August 15, 1814, to a 'slave, a black womannamed Betty' belonging to New York City merchant James Smith.

: [Birth certificate of a male child named Peter]; Birth certificate of Peter, born in January 1806 to a slave belonging to Corenlius Kip of New York.

: [Birth certificate of a female negro child named Hannah]; Birth certificate of Hannah, born June 28, 1812, to a 'negro wench' named Sarah belonging to New York City livery stable keeper John Sandford.

: Escape of William Curtis and Samuel Glenn; Three-page account of the escape of slaves William Curtis and Samuel Glenn from plantations in Darien [Georgia].

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