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Hiring out agreement for an enslaved woman named Clara, 29 December 1807
Hiring out agreement for an enslaved woman named Clara, stating which clothes Beatty needed to supply and that she can be given up if proven to be with child. -
Promissory note from Adam Beatty to Henry Plummer for the purchase of an enslaved woman and her two children, 29 November 1808
Promissory note from Adam Beatty to Henry Plummer for the purchase of an enslaved woman, Juda, and her two children. -
List of enslaved people in the Bibb household, 1815
List of enslaved persons in the Bibb household, including their age range and "value." -
List of enslaved people in the Bibb household that were sent to Liberia, 1832
List of those enslaved by the Bibb family that were emancipated and sent to Liberia. This document lists the names and the dates they were born. -
An Outline of the History of the Church in the State of Kentucky, During a Period of Forty Years
Title page. 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 men who were eminent and useful in their day. Of special interests by David Rice are, "An Apistle to the citizens of Kentucky, professing Christianity" (1805), "a second epistle to the citizens of Kentucky, professing the Christian religion" (1808), and "Slavery inconsistent with justice and good policy" (1792). First published in 1824. -
Letter between Mildred Ann Bullitt and E.B. Dickinson, circa 1820
Tells of Annie Christian having had a baby recently and it being nursed by an African American woman. -
Letter from William Clark to Edmund Clark, 25 December 1814
Letter from William Clark in St. Louis to his brother, Edmund Clark, in Louisville. Writes that he has drawn on him for sixty dollars for a sword and printing. Inquires about his health. Mentions his enslaved man, York. Notes "the prospect of Indian war is unfavourable to us and it may be proper to send my family to Kentucky or Tennessee. It is most probable to Kentucky in that case." -
Linen Sheet, circa 1835
According to family narrative, this bed sheet was made by an enslaved weaver using flax that was grown on Dabney Carr Overton's farm in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1830, Overton enslaved thirty-two persons, including twenty female children and adults. Enslaved women were skilled spinners, weavers, and seamstresses, whose skills provided comfort for the families that enslaved them. -
Letter from Francis H. Gaines to David L. Ward, 16 January 1815
Letter to David L. Ward discussing an man named Bristoe and his unnamed wife who fled from their enslavers. -
Bill of sale for and enslaved woman named Prudence and her child, Matilda, 1819.
Bill of sale for an enslaved woman named Prudence and her child Matilda. -
Letter from William Graham to Arthur Campbell, 24 September 1786
This letter mentions freedom and free government. He states, "Could I forget that I was a free man or that I knew anything of the nature of a free government I should be happy but the remembrance of these adds to the horrors of slavery." -
Letter from Abraham Hite to Jonathan Clark, 13 December 1800
Letter from Abraham Hite to Jonathan Clark, in which he mentions land and the price of land on Beargrass Creek, stating Clark would take twelve dollars per acre or trade in enslaved persons. He states Charles Thruston was murdered by one of his enslaved men. -
Letter from John W. Hundley to David L. Ward, 6 February 1815
Letter to David L. Ward discussing the capture of the freedom-seeking enslaved man, Bristoe. -
Account with Mrs. Sarah Oldham Meriwether and Thomas Kelly, 1819
Sarah Oldham Meriwether's account with Thomas Kelly, including shoes made and purchased for her enslaved persons, which are named in the account. -
Letter from Valentine Meriwether to Arthur Campbell, 24 March 1802
Discusses purchasing land at the Falls of the Ohio and payments made for it using money or enslaved people. -
Will of Samuel Pottenger, 1794
Will of Captain Samuel Pottenger of Pottenger's Creek in Nelson County. The will specifies dispersal of enslaved individuals and land among his family. -
Letter from Thomas Scott, 10 January 1814
Scott writes about difficulties in hiring enslaved laborers. -
List of the monetary value of enslaved persons, circa 1800-1820
List of the monetary value of enslaved persons with their names. -
Slavery document, ca. 1800-20
Document discussing African-Americans, aged sixteen to twenty-six. -
A sketch of the laws relating to slavery in the several states of the United States of America, 1827
Pamphlet of laws relating to slavery as an institution, 1827