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Will of Annie Christian (copy), 10 October 1789
Will and codicil of Annie Christian, handwritten copy. -
Travels through the Western Interior of the United States, from the year 1808 up to the year 1816
"Travels through the western interior of the United States, from the year 1808 up to the year 1816: with a particular description of a great part of Mexico, or New-Spain. Containing a particular account of thirteen different tribes of Indians through which the author passed, describing their manners, customs, &c., with some account of a tribe whose customs are similar to those of the ancient Welsh." -
Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of upper and lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797.
Includes view of the natural Rock Bridge, houses, conditions of the enslaved peoples,the land, cultivating tobacco, lower classes of people in Virginia, unhealthy apperances, the Shenandoa Valley, German immigratnts, landscapes, military titles that are common in America, Irish immigrants, etc.Tags African American; agriculture; canada; climate; clothing; clover; enslaved persons; enslavement; European Immigrants; farming; fashion; german immigrants; immigration; irish immigrants; military titles; natural history; natural rock bridge; nature; public health; social class; tobacco; travel; travelogue; wheat; Women -
Slavery document, ca. 1800-20
Document discussing African-Americans, aged sixteen to twenty-six. -
Slavery document, 26 August 1813
Document regarding the sale of an enslaved man named Bob. -
Richard Taylor deed, 11 November 1824
Deed from Richard Taylor of Oldham County to his daughter, Matilda Robertson, for his farm of 175 acres with other property, including nine enslaved persons. -
Receipt for African American enslaved person, 11 March 1816
Receipt for the sale of an African American enslaved man named Charles for $525 to Robert Sanders dated 11 March 1816. -
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. -
Order of Isaac Shelby to Mrs. Christian, 10 December 1787
Request from Shelby to Christian asking for salt in payment for bacon. -
Order of Annie Christian to John Bellie, 28 February 1786
Request from Christian to send her his "best coffee." Note sent by Titus, likely an enslaved man. -
Order of Annie Christian to Captain James Asturgus, 30 May 1787
Request from Christian to Captain Asturgus to let "James" have thirty bushels of salt for her. -
Note for a freedom-seeking enslaved man named Tom, 28 May 1828
Note for a freedom-seeking enslaved man named Tom, age 26, with a $100 reward, by Joseph Able, 28 May 1828
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Moses Hall, deed of emancipation, 4 August 1800
Deed of emancipation setting free an enslaved African-American girly named Phebe once she hits 21 years of age. The original is from 4 August 1800 and a true copy made 2 December 1813. -
List of the monetary value of enslaved persons, circa 1800-1820
List of the monetary value of enslaved persons with their names. -
List of goods being sold, 15 November 1815
A list of goods being sold, including an enslaved woman named Daphne. -
List of enslaved people in the Bibb household, 1821
List of enslaved persons in the Bibb household, including their ages and "value." -
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. -
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.