Slaveholders--United States

Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. African-American boy clings to the leg of General Butler. Butler extends his sword to fend-off slave owner with whip and dog. Beige envelope with red and blue ink. Image on left. Printed below image: 'One of the F. F. V's after his Contraband. / General Butler 'can't see it.' Printed vertically at left of image: 'D. Murphy's Son, Print. 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl Sts. N. Y.'

The Slavery Collection contains correspondence and legal and financial documents related to the North American slave trade, slave ownership, abolition, and political issues pertinent to slavery. The Slavery Collection is called an "artificial" collection because unrelated items with different provenance have been grouped together according to subject matter.

The New-York Historical Society holds important collections relating to Black history, slavery in the United States, and the Atlantic slave trade. Dating from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, they constitute a rich archive of primary source materials that will be of value to anyone researching the history of African Americans, slavery, the slave trade, emancipation, and the abolitionist movement.