African Americans

A sketch of the laws relating to slavery in the several states of the United States of America

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Pamphlet of laws relating to slavery as an institution, 1827

Alexander Blair, deed of emancipation, 7 July 1828

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At a court held for the County of Woodford at the Court House in Versailles, 7 July 1828, an instrument of writing from Alexander Blair by which he…

An Outline of the History of the Church in the State of Kentucky, During a Period of Forty Years

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Contains memoirs of Rev. David Rice, and sketches of the origin and present state of particular churches, and of the lives and labors of a number of…

Hiring out agreement for an African-American family, 31 December 1821

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A one year hiring out agreement for an African-American family (Harry, Fanny, and Isaac) for $115. The agreement specifies the clothing required to be…

Involuntary, unmerited, perpetual, absolute, hereditary slavery, examined, 1808

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Involuntary, unmerited, perpetual, absolute, hereditary slavery examined on the principles of nature, reason, justice, policy, and scripture.

Letter from George Corlis to John Corlis, 24 March 1816

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George writes to his father that he had found a slave who was well known and respected in the neighborhood. He purchased him for $525 and was…

Receipt for African American enslaved person, 11 March 1816

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Receipt for the sale of an African American enslaved man named Charles for $525 to Robert Sanders dated 11 March 1816.

Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of upper and lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797.

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Includes view of the natural Rock Bridge, houses, conditions of the enslaved peoples,the land, cultivating tobacco, lower classes of people in…