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Bill of Sale: James
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Indenture of Rachel Trusty
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Indenture of Jemima, Amity Ha…
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A Specimen of Accompts in the…
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Afro-American Realty Company …
Promissory note for hire of a…
Freedom paper for Noah Powers
Recruitment brochure and ad f…
Act for the gradual Abolition…
Regulation regarding the hous…
Marriage rules, Bureau of Ref…
Caltilda Downes: Barbados Pas…
Receipt for $12,500 for purch…
Bill of sale for mulatto man …
Bill of sale for John, 16 yr …
Letter stating that $500 was …
Bill of sale for 3 enslaved p…
Aprais [Appraisal]; Bill of t…
Aprais [Appraisal]; Bill of t…
List of estate items, includi…
List of estate items with sla…
List of estate items with sla…
Letter begins, "We William Br…
Letter begins, "We William Br…
Slavery tax receipts for Stat…
Petition to obtain compensati…
Thompson, Alfred - Applicatio…
Appraisal of enslaved people …
State's conveyance of $500 to…
Bill of sale of slaves to set…
Farley Vale Estate Inventory
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Letter from abolitionist soli…
Fletcher, Elizabeth - Affadav…
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Will and testament of Daniel …
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Facsimile of the Marquis de L…
Inventory and appraisement of…
Inventory and appraisement of…
Inventory and appraisement of…
Petersburg, VA - We promise t…
Manifest of enslaved persons …
Statistics of the population …
Manumission certificate for N…
Begins "I certify that negro …
Begins "I John Gassaway regis…
Manumission certificate for W…
Certificate from County of NY…
Certificate by City and Count…
L. Warren Nelson authorizing …
Owner's proof on claim for sl…