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Simmons, William J., 1849-1890
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Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
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Nautilus Insurance Company
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New York Life Insurance Company
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A.G. Brown & Co
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Men of mark: eminent, progressive and rising
88
Miscellaneous American Letters and Papers (MALP)
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Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection
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My southern home, or, The south and its people
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Nautilus Insurance Company Slavery Era ledgers
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A. G. Brown
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Published for the American Anti-Slavery Society by R.G. Williams
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The Atlanta University Press
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Schomburg Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
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Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
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Edward Lewis; Arrival from No…
Arrival from Maryland, 1859; …
A plantation Christmas "fore …
The wedding long ago
Sale from Maryland and Virgin…
Illustration depicting a conv…
General James Wilkinson's let…
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…
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Davidson, F. L., Note from Da…
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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 …
Manumission certificate for N…
Begins "I certify that negro …
Begins "I John Gassaway regis…
Certificate from County of NY…
Certificate by City and Count…
L. Warren Nelson authorizing …
Owner's proof on claim for sl…
Doctor's certificate on death…
Certification of witnesses th…
A valuation on Larens, a slav…
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Original receipt for $2,000 c…
Report of South Carolina Stat…
Comparative table of populati…
An account of the families of…
An account of the number of p…
Number of Negroes imported fr…