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Legal Documents Concerning Slavery Collection

Author:
Maynard, Thomas  Search this
Donor:
Clark, Julie  Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Bills of sale
Deeds
Land titles
Slave bills of sale
Manuscripts
Manumission, deeds of
Place:
Maryland
Date:
undated
1710-1865
Summary:
A collection of a variety of legal documents that relate to slavery and African-Americans.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists mainly of a wide vareity of court and legal documents such as, bills of sale, warrants, a manumission document, a certificate of free birth, and documents concerning debt, property, and legal obligations. The documents originated in four states: Alabama, the Carolina colony, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. They span the greatest portion of the era of slavery within what is now the United States. Most of the documents are from Lawrence County, Alabama and may have at one time been created or used as evidence in either an orphans court or civil court case. The documents are arranged in one series in chronological order.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into 1 series:

Series 1: Legal Documents Concerning Slavery, 1710-1865, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Up until the Emancipation Proclamation and the subsequent victory of the Union forces in the Civil War, slaves were considered chattel, property that could be bought and sold. Slaves were a commodity that could be attached for non-payment of debt, used as collateral, given as bequests in a will, and were considered assets of a deceased's estate. As such, they engendered legal battles and the need for a variety of legal documents asserting one's freedom or manumission.
Provenance:
Bill of Sale of "one Negro girl named Nancy, about three years old, from Thomas Maynard to John Stephen Hale, for the sum of 30 pounds, Frederick County, Maryland, June 13, 1796." 2002 acquisition: "Receipt for a slave named Wilson", January 19, 1863, and two carte-de-visite portraits: W.B. Mitchell, July 1880, and Pleasant A. Mitchell, undated. Gifts of Julie Clark, 2008 addendum.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Branding (Punishment)  Search this
Fugitive slaves  Search this
Slaves -- Emancipation  Search this
Slave trade -- Maryland  Search this
Slaveholders -- Maryland  Search this
Slavery -- United States -- Maryland  Search this
Genre/Form:
Bills of sale
Deeds
Land titles
Slave bills of sale
Manuscripts -- 18th century
Manumission, deeds of
Citation:
Legal Documents Concerning Slavery Collection, 1710-1865, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0786
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87426a4aa-cb23-4756-8f7c-9b86dc7fd96a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0786
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Bill of sale, New Orleans, Louisiana

Collection Author:
Maynard, Thomas  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1833
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Legal Documents Concerning Slavery Collection, 1710-1865, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Legal Documents Concerning Slavery Collection / Series 1: Legal Documents Concerning Slavery
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b64c21bd-a25c-42c0-9344-025741fe2ca1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0786-ref17

Long Lagoon

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 15.2 x 22.9 cm (6 x 9 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
water  Search this
boat  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.10
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c2514fce-67e9-4ff2-9bd9-abc119bc1a77
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.10

The Temple

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 10.2 x 15.2 cm (4 x 6 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1880-1881
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
temple  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e82310f0-933a-44ff-918d-3ba23afc280b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.11

The Bridge, Santa Marta

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 29.4 x 20.2 cm (11 9/16 x 7 15/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
bridge  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.12
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye306761167-5136-4f5e-a596-c3aec4cfb771
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.12

Upright Venice

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 25.4 x 17.8 cm (10 x 7 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
water  Search this
boat  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.13
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye383c9c77f-f063-4cf8-bbc6-ee0ac3647399
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.13

Little Court

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 12.7 x 17.5 cm (5 x 6 7/8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1880-1881
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.14
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3136f18dc-b0fc-4116-a894-3c6bde35531f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.14

Lobster Pots- Selsea Bill

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 12.1 x 20.2 cm (4 3/4 x 7 15/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1880-1881
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
landscape  Search this
lobster  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.15
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36ac17f75-7369-40ab-9eb4-66eacaf533b2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.15

The Riva, No. 2

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 20.8 x 30.3 cm (8 3/16 x 11 15/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
water  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.16
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37fa89895-d89e-4ec4-8a42-d9fb9b3de8f4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.16

Drury Lane

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 16.2 x 10.2 cm (6 3/8 x 4 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1880-1881
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
store front  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.17
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3074bd767-eef5-4812-b071-ba004255d784
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.17

The Balcony

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 29.7 x 20.2 cm (11 11/16 x 7 15/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
boat  Search this
architecture  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
balcony  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.18
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3070e6c2e-4b05-4638-8896-90971edeb41f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.18

The Fishing Boat

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 15.6 x 23.2 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
fishing  Search this
boat  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.19
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36b2b0184-8a20-4cfa-8e13-e987e843c545
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.19

Doorway and Vine

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching and drypoint; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 23.2 x 17 cm (9 1/8 x 6 11/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3aafef39f-97da-4d6d-ad25-e8825cdb8abb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.2

Ponte del Piovan

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 22.7 × 15.2 cm (8 15/16 × 6 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.20
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bf1f8125-a683-49e5-bff8-e9c02b5b967e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.20

The Garden

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 30.3 x 23.7 cm (11 15/16 x 9 5/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
architecture  Search this
garden  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.21
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f469c094-6b8e-4b3d-97df-68221bafc8aa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.21

The Rialto

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 29.5 x 20 cm (11 5/8 x 7 7/8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
store front  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.22
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3cc6ae955-2758-495b-9929-7b5c7c3125d0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.22

Long Venice

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 12.7 x 30.6 cm (5 x 12 1/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
landscape  Search this
water  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.23
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36015e05b-0f50-4ff3-8cec-3ea51198a18d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.23

Nocturne: Furnace

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 16.8 x 23.2 cm (6 5/8 x 9 1/8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
night  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
nocturne  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.24
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye394761a85-0ecf-4f87-9c6d-8b7b61bd21ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.24

Quiet Canal

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 22.5 x 15.2 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
boat  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.25
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye378596ee6-5a6d-42d7-9211-8806acb5bf7e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.25

Salute Dawn

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Etching; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 12.7 x 20.3 cm (5 x 8 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
United States
Date:
1879-1880
Topic:
etching (printing process)  Search this
landscape  Search this
water  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
city  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1887.26
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39b46d350-c4fe-4825-9913-8fb42a30c6bc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1887.26

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