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1. Bill of sale for Daniel, an enslaved boy, sold by Willie Allen to Robert Park, 1818 November 8 :manuscript signed.

Creator:
Allen, Willie(Of Warren County, N.C.), enslaver, seller
Date:
November 8, 1818
Format:
bills of sale
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4dz03h7s
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

2. George C. Mendenhall letter to Martha Moore, 1825 June 14 :autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
Mendenhall, George C., -1860, correspondent
Date:
June 14, 1825
Format:
correspondence
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r43r0q896
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

3. Bill of sale for Rachel, an enslaved woman, from John McNeal to B. Moody, 1828-1838 :manuscript.

Creator:
McNeal, John, 1774-1850, enslaver
Date:
1828 to 1838
Format:
bills of sale
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4nz8bh0h
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

4. Court order to the Caroline County jailer from C.S. Stevenson, 1829 July 16 :autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
Stevenson, C. S., active 1829, enslaver, signer
Date:
July 16, 1829
Format:
legal documents
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4794195q
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

5. Court order to the constable and jailer of Caroline County from Fleming Terrell, 1829 Aug. 1 :autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
Terrell, Fleming, 1778-, author
Date:
August 1, 1829
Format:
legal documents
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4251sc26
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

6. Caroline County warrant for the jailing of Walker, an enslaved man, 1829 Sept. 2 :autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
George, Lewis (Of Caroline County, Va.), author
Date:
September 2, 1829
Format:
warrants
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r45x2h542
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

7. Court order to the jailer of Caroline County issued by Pichegru Woolfolk, 1829 Sept. 10 :autograph manuscript signed.

Creator:
Woolfolk, Pichegru, 1797-1863, author
Date:
September 10, 1829
Format:
legal documents
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4sq92954
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

8. Caroline County warrants related to Eldrid, an enslaved man, 1829 December 31-1830 March 19 :manuscript.

Date:
December 31, 1829 to March 19, 1830
Format:
warrants
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4xg9s38d
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

9. Public notice for auction of Will, Aggy, Fader, and Caleb, four enslaved persons, 1830 January 18 :manuscript.

Date:
January 18, 1830
Format:
announcements
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4hd7p82b
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

10. Ship manifest for the schooner DeKalb transporting four enslaved persons, Sophia, Kitty, and Harriett and her infant daughter Elizabeth, from Baltimore, Maryland to Savannah, Georgia, 1835 June 29 :manuscript and printed text.

Date:
June 29, 1835
Format:
ships' manifests
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4cz32m62
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

11. Bills of sale for John and Nancy, two enslaved children, sold by Maria Cohen, Levi Sheftall D'Lyon and James Hamilton :manuscript.

Date:
November 1, 1836
Format:
bills of sale; specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4k64b871
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

12. W. Barrow account of auction of enslaved people, 1851 March 15-1851 April 8 :autograph manuscript.

Date:
March 14, 1851
Format:
documents (object genre)
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4fq9qn2x
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

13. Arrest warrant issued for Isaac, an enslaved person, by R.B. Semple, Mayor and Justice of Peace, corporation of Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1851 July 25 :manuscript signed.

Creator:
Fredericksburg (Va.).Mayor (1844-1853 : Semple), creator
Date:
July 25, 1851
Format:
warrants; specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4kh0ff54
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

14. Deed of gift for Viney, an enslaved woman, and her eighteen-month-old daughter Adelia from Hezekiah and Sarah Thompson to their daughter Adelaide Kemp, 1853 June 29 :signed manuscript.

Creator:
Thompson, Hezekiah, 1797-1866, enslaver, grantor
Date:
June 29, 1853
Format:
deeds
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r46689144
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

15. Lease agreement for the rental of Maria, an enslaved woman, 1853 December 27 :manuscript.

Date:
December 27, 1853
Format:
leases; deeds; specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r49z90t8j
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

16. Bill of sale for Gorge, an enslaved person, from Joseph Beard to William Chambless, 1854 November 13 :manuscript.

Creator:
Chambless, William, active 1860, purchaser, enslaver
Date:
November 13, 1854
Format:
bills of sale
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4dz0f184
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

17. Bill of sale for Emilie, an enslaved woman, and her daughter Eve, from Lucien Montegut to Nathaniel Williamson, 1856 August 2 :manuscript and printed text copy.

Creator:
Montegut, Lucien, 1817-1901, seller, enslaver
Date:
August 2, 1856
Format:
bills of sale; specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4sx64s0r
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

18. Bill of sale for Henry, an enslaved child, from Jacob Lemly to G.F. Davidson, 1857 April 30 :manuscript signed.

Creator:
Davidson, George F., 1807?-enslaver
Date:
April 30, 1857
Format:
specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r43776b20
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

19. Lease agreement between Samuel Williams, J. Wistar White and Th. W. White to rent Peter, an enslaved man, 1857 December 26 :manuscript.

Date:
December 26, 1857
Format:
indentures; deeds; specimens; leases
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r42b8vt5p
Collection:
American Slavery Documents

20. Lease agreement between Ann H. Millar and Isaac Trout to rent Lucinda, an enslaved woman, 1837 December 28 :manuscript.

Date:
December 28, 1857
Format:
indentures; specimens
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4cc0v90n
Collection:
American Slavery Documents