[Manifest of the Steamer Powhatan]

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Title: [Manifest of the Steamer Powhatan]
Collection Title: Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Creator / Contributor: Simmons, John E.
Rogers, John
Hough, Edward S.
Luchet, Charity
D., Harriet
D., William
Powhatan (Steamer)
Identifier: nyhs_sc_b-05_f-16_003
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Date: 1846-05-24
Description: Ship manifest of "Negroes, mulattoes, and persons of color taken on" the Steamer Powhatan of Washington from the port of Alexandria [Virginia] to Charleston, South Carolina. Includes names of ship's Master, John Rogers, shipper John E. Simmons of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania], collector Edward S. Hough and three slaves, Charity Luchet, Harriet D. and William D.
Subject: Slaves--Transportation
Slave ships
Slave trade
Material type or medium of original: Ships' manifests
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