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1. Letter from Hill, Dickinson & Co. about the price of enslaved persons, 1860 January 4 :manuscript signed.

Creator:
Hill, Dickinson & Co., correspondent
Date:
January 4, 1860
Format:
correspondence
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4qj78d9s
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

2. Letter from Pulliam & Co. about the market for enslaved persons, 1860 January 15 :manuscript and printed text signed.

Creator:
Pulliam & Co., correspondent
Date:
January 15, 1860
Format:
correspondence
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4h708g6m
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

3. Bill of sale for Susan, an enslaved woman, sold by John G. Seabrook to P.S. Felder, 1860 March 7 :manuscript and printed text signed.

Creator:
Seabrook, John G., 1821-1903, enslaver, seller
Date:
March 7, 1860
Format:
bills of sale; specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4pk07h93
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

4. Life insurance policy for Mary, an enslaved woman, issued by Charter Oak Life Insurance Company for Bertha Byck, 1860 May 26 :typescript.

Creator:
Charter Oak Life Insurance Company, issuing body
Date:
May 19, 1860
Format:
specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4g737k8b
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

5. Bill of sale for Daphney, an enslaved woman, from Samuel F. Shelton to Richard Jones, 1860 November 30 :manuscript signed.

Creator:
Shelton, Samuel F., author, seller, enslaver
Date:
November 30, 1860
Format:
bills of sale
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4sj1b698
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

6. Letter from Hill, Dickinson & Co. about the price of enslaved persons, 1860 December 28 :printed text.

Creator:
Hill, Dickinson & Co., correspondent
Date:
December 28, 1860
Format:
correspondence
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4x92212j
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

7. Betts and Gregory price lists of enslaved persons, 1860 July 20-1861 January 5 :manuscript and printed text.

Creator:
Betts & Gregory (Firm), author
Date:
1860 to 1861
Format:
price lists
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4pr7n94b
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

8. Lease agreement between J.F. Torrance and Nathans and Thrasher for the rental of Jemy, an enslaved man, 1861-1862:manuscript.

Date:
January 1, 1861
Format:
leases
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4w37mb74
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

9. Bill of sale for Jane, an enslaved person, and a hiring agreement for Wash, an enslaved person, from Jacob Lemly to G. F. Davidson, 1861 January 17 :manuscript signed.

Date:
January 17, 1861
Format:
bills of sale
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r40v8b01b
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

10. Lease agreement between Joseph Trout and unknown enslaver for the rental of Cly Kees, 1862 :manuscript.

Date:
October 8, 1862
Format:
leases
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4rj49991
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

11. James A. Clark acknowledgment of receipt of enslaved persons inherited from the estate of Richard R. Winfrey, 1862 November 18 :autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
Clark, James A.(James Asbury), 1812-1896, author
Date:
November 18, 1862
Format:
declaratory documents
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4w95143s
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

12. Bill of sale for Lawson, an enslaved man, from A.M. Boyle to A. Carson, 1863 February 26 :manuscript.

Date:
February 21, 1863
Format:
bills of sale; specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4zw1981w
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

13. Bonds related to the enslavement of Stephen, George, Sherrod, Charles, and Lewis, self-emancipated people, issued by S.R. Tolle, sheriff of Barren County, Kentucky, 1863-1864 :printed and manuscript text.

Date:
March 16, 1863 to June 15, 1863
Format:
bonds (legal records); legal instruments
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r43n20w5c
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

14. Warren County Court reports related to the sale of Charles, a self-emancipated boy, 1863 :manuscript copy.

Creator:
Kentucky.County Court (Warren County), creator
Date:
May 11, 1863
Format:
bills of sale; specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4028pv9m
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

15. Warren County Court reports related to the the sale of Miranda, a self-emancipated woman, 1863 :manuscript copy.

Creator:
Kentucky.County Court (Warren County), creator
Date:
May 11, 1863
Format:
legal documents
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4z31p47m
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

16. Bill of sale for Andrew, an enslaved person, from Monroe County, Kentucky to A.H. Maxey, 1863 June 1 :manuscript copy.

Creator:
Monroe County (Ky.).Circuit Court, seller
Date:
June 1, 1863
Format:
specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4959cq4w
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

17. Financial record related to the court ordered sale of Rosetta, a self-emancipated woman, 1863-1864 :manuscript copy.

Creator:
Dyer, Alfred B., 1817-1883, author
Date:
June 8, 1863
Format:
financial records
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r41v5bw15
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

18. Nelson County court reports related to the sale of Henry, a self-emancipated man, 1863-1864 :manuscript copy.

Creator:
Kentucky.County Court (Nelson County), creator
Date:
June 8, 1863
Format:
legal documents
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r45d8nx17
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

19. Barren County Court report on the advertisement for and public auction of George, Lewis, Jasper, Sherrod, and Charles, self-emancipated persons, 1863 April-1863 May :manuscript copy.

Creator:
Kentucky.County Court (Barren County), creator
Date:
June 15, 1863
Format:
reports
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4v980741
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

20. Certificate of freedom issued to Thomas Segin,1863 July 6 :manuscript and printed text.

Creator:
Virginia.County Court (Powhatan County), issuing body
Date:
July 6, 1863
Format:
certificates; legal instruments
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4x34n75d
Collection:
American Slavery Documents