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Published by:

Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, American, 1784 - 1791  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Alexander Allair  Search this

Medium:

ink on newsprint

Dimensions:

H x W: 19 1/2 × 11 13/16 in. (49.5 × 30 cm)

Type:

newspapers

Place made:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

November 24, 1787

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Business  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Finance  Search this

Fugitive enslaved  Search this

Self-liberation  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family

Object number:

2018.43.9

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55c7afb26-e90f-493e-a758-8db0ac83a062

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.43.9

Published by:

Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, American, 1784 - 1791  Search this

Medium:

laid rag paper

Dimensions:

H x W (folded): 9 3/4 × 11 13/16 in. (24.8 × 30 cm)

H x W (unfolded): 19 1/2 × 11 13/16 in. (49.6 × 30 cm)

Type:

newspapers

Place printed:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

November 22, 1787

Topic:

African American  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Fugitive enslaved  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Self-liberation  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family

Object number:

2019.26.11

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1deb165-690f-4ad2-a8e2-599c4cc43d37

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.26.11

Written by:

Fletcher Creighton, American, born c. 1796  Search this

Subject of:

Jonathan McCaleb, American, 1787 - 1853  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Medium:

iron gall ink on laid rag paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 12 9/16 × 8 in. (31.9 × 20.3 cm)

Type:

summaries

manuscripts

Place depicted:

Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Place made:

Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1858

Topic:

African American  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Finance  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family

Object number:

2019.26.4a-d

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b02e408-d161-4580-9333-f9816b414333

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.26.4a-d

Created by:

A. J. Burke, American, born 1817  Search this

Written by:

Benjamin H. Grist, American, 1786 - 1869  Search this

Subject of:

David W. Lamb, American  Search this

Medium:

iron gall ink on laid rag paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Folded): 13 15/16 × 8 9/16 in. (35.4 × 21.8 cm)

H x W (Unfolded estimate): 13 15/16 × 17 3/16 in. (35.4 × 43.6 cm)

Type:

mortgages

bills of sale

Place depicted:

South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1858

Topic:

African American  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Finance  Search this

Men  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family

Object number:

2019.26.8

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5261f0f52-c410-4413-b74a-54c4751457c0

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.26.8

Written by:

Sanders D. Oliver, American, born 1827  Search this

Park W. DeFrance, American, born 1818  Search this

Subject of:

John Holly, American, died 1857  Search this

John D. Holly, American, born 1819  Search this

Medium:

iron gall ink on laid rag paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Folded in half): 12 3/8 × 7 15/16 in. (31.5 × 20.1 cm)

H x W (Unfolded): 12 3/8 × 15 13/16 in. (31.5 × 40.2 cm)

Type:

deeds

summaries

Place depicted:

Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1858

Topic:

African American  Search this

Children  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Families  Search this

Finance  Search this

Men  Search this

Motherhood  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family

Object number:

2019.26.9

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a6a8e89-4389-4218-9dcc-f3b2db7ecc12

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.26.9

Written by:

Pulliam and Davis, American  Search this

Subject of:

Stapleton C. Sneed, American, 1801 - 1872  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 6 × 7 13/16 in. (15.3 × 19.8 cm)

Type:

receipts

Place used:

Arrington, Nelson County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

January 14, 1853

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Families  Search this

Finance  Search this

Men  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Frances Poillon Campbell on behalf of the Poillon family

Object number:

2019.33

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a7c131aa-9080-495f-bba6-28b651050c06

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.33

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Flora, ca. 1777 - 1815  Search this

Medium:

wove paper on millboard

Dimensions:

H x W (sheet): 14 × 13 in. (35.6 × 33 cm)

H x W x D (frame): 23 3/4 × 31 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (60.3 × 80.6 × 4.9 cm)

Type:

silhouettes

portraits

Place collected:

Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1796

Topic:

African American  Search this

Art  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Identity  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1783-1815  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and National Portrait Gallery, Museum purchase through the American Women’s History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative

Object number:

2021.48.1

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Visual Arts

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd536ea7000-ad49-4fbd-bd46-9ba327404fe9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.48.1

Written by:

Margaret DeWitt Dwight, American, 1765 - 1824  Search this

Subject of:

Flora, ca. 1777 - 1815  Search this

Asa Benjamin, American, 1763 - 1833  Search this

Signed by:

Abraham Van Horn DeWitt, American, 1772 - 1820  Search this

Medium:

ink on laid paper

Dimensions:

H x W (sheet): 14 × 13 in. (35.6 × 33 cm)

H x W x D (frame): 23 3/4 × 31 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (60.3 × 80.6 × 4.9 cm)

Type:

bills of sale

Place made:

Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

Date:

December 13, 1796

Topic:

African American  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Finance  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1783-1815  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and National Portrait Gallery, Museum purchase through the American Women’s History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative

Object number:

2021.48.2

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bbffd8ff-4d8e-4533-9438-cdb528376f70

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.48.2

Author:

Shell, Robert Carl-Heinz  Search this

Physical description:

xlii, 501 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

South Africa

Cape of Good Hope

Date:

1994

C1994

Topic:

Slavery--History  Search this

Black people--History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_988103

Author:

Franklin, John Hope 1915-2009  Search this

Moss, Alfred A. 1943-  Search this

Physical description:

xxiv, 742 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

United States

Date:

2000

©2000

Topic:

African Americans--History  Search this

Slavery--History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1059129

Author:

Franklin, John Hope 1915-2009  Search this

Moss, Alfred A. 1943-  Search this

Physical description:

xxii, 581 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

United States

Date:

1988

Topic:

African Americans--History  Search this

Slavery--History  Search this

Call number:

E185 .F825 1988b

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_432285

Author:

Franklin, John Hope 1915-2009-  Search this

Schweninger, Loren  Search this

Subject:

Thomas, Sally 1787-1850  Search this

Thomas, Sally 1787-1850 Family  Search this

Thomas family  Search this

Rapier family  Search this

Physical description:

xvii, 286 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm

Type:

Biography

Case studies

Place:

Tennessee

Nashville

Southern States

Nashville (Tenn.)

Date:

2006

Topic:

Slaves  Search this

African Americans  Search this

African American families  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_790063

Author:

Clayton, Ralph  Search this

Physical description:

xiv, 680 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill ; 21 cm

Type:

Genealogy

Registers

Place:

United States

Maryland

Baltimore

Louisiana

New Orleans

Date:

2002

19th century

Topic:

Slave trade--History  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Slaves  Search this

Slave traders  Search this

Ship registers  Search this

Registers of births, etc  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_828752

Author:

Johnson, Walter 1967-  Search this

Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition  Search this

Physical description:

x, 389 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

Type:

Congresses

Place:

United States

West Indies, British

Brazil

Date:

2004

C2004

19th century

Topic:

Slavery--History  Search this

Slave trade--History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_765287

Author:

Deyle, Steven  Search this

Physical description:

x, 398 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Southern States

Date:

2005

19th century

Topic:

Slavery--History  Search this

Slaves--Social conditions  Search this

Slave trade--History  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Economic conditions  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_774930

Author:

Thompson, Katrina Dyonne  Search this

Physical description:

x, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Type:

Songs and music

History

Music

Place:

Southern States

United States

Date:

2014

Topic:

Slaves  Search this

Slaves--Social life and customs  Search this

Race in the theater--History  Search this

Theater and society--History  Search this

African American dance--History  Search this

Slavery--Justification  Search this

Plantation life  Search this

Racism in popular culture--History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1030680

Author:

Franklin, John Hope 1915-2009  Search this

Moss, Alfred A. 1943-  Search this

Physical description:

xxxiii, 680 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

United States

Date:

1994

Topic:

African Americans--History  Search this

Slavery--History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1099109

Author:

Johnson, Walter 1967-  Search this

Physical description:

283 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

Louisiana

New Orleans

New Orleans (La.)

Date:

1999

©1999

19th century

Topic:

Slaves--Social conditions  Search this

Slave trade--History  Search this

African Americans--Social conditions  Search this

Slaveholders--History  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Social conditions  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_593399

Author:

Goode, Kenneth G  Search this

Physical description:

192 pages ; 23 cm

Type:

Books

History

Date:

1976

©1976

Topic:

African Americans--History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1073736

Author:

Campbell, Randolph B. 1940-  Search this

Physical description:

1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) illustrations

Type:

Electronic resources

Electronic books

History

Place:

Texas

États-Unis

United States, Texas

Texas (États-Unis)

Date:

1989

19th century

19e siècle

To 1846

1846-1950

Topic:

Slavery--History  Search this

African Americans--History  Search this

POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy  Search this

SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural  Search this

SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Slavery--History--19th century  Search this

African Americans--Texas  Search this

Sklaverei  Search this

Slavernij  Search this

Negers  Search this

Esclavage--Histoire  Search this

Noirs--Histoire  Search this

History  Search this

Slavery and bondage  Search this

Minorities  Search this

Histoire  Search this

Relations interethniques  Search this

Call number:

E445.T47 C35 1989 (Internet)

Restrictions & Rights:

1-user

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1145369