Freeman's | Hindman: American Historical Ephemera & Photography, including African Americana, 2070, Cincinnati

Document signed by the nation's first Black elected official.

Notice of capture for a "runaway slave" named Milton.

Manuscript deed of emancipation for a man named Perry.

Manuscript manumission of an enslaved woman and child.

Letter detailing plans to convey slaves to a southern plantation.

Letter directing conveyance of slaves via wagon driven by a "Black man." TN, 1841.

Letter describing jailed slaves and purchase of a "yellow girl."

Ship's manifest documenting the conveyance of two enslaved persons, January 1844.

Florida letter describing a specific enslaved person who "does not breed." 1844.

1846 letter from LA wife asking for separation of property incl. 7 enslaved people.

Letter regarding the sale of 22 named enslaved persons, with legal implications.

Universalist Church circular outlining a protest against slavery signed by James Weston

Detailed ALS from a free Black man to a friend in Mexico.

Letter regarding the sale of slaves and joining the Sons of Temperance.

Manuscript announcement of the public sale of a "negro girl." Liberty, MO, 9 Aug.

Pair of letters lamenting the possible sale of a 35-year-old slave named Pompey.

Pair of letters from N. Henry R. DAWSON to his uncle regarding slaves.

2 letters regarding the effects of heat and sun exposure on enslaved persons.

1851 inventory of property and enslaved peoples from the AL Estate of Wm. Anderson.

1852 manuscript document detailing the hiring of a young enslaved person named Andrew

1853 will of Green Mitchell bequeathing 29 enslaved persons to family.

Manuscript will bequeathing 3 enslaved women to testator's daughter.

Letter listing sold slaves with prices, and buyers' names.

Pair of receipts for an identified enslaved mother & child.

Manuscript appraisal of an enslaved girl named Juda.