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Davidson, F. L., Note from Davidson of Water Valley, offering his slave blacksmith for hire. Top reads "Water Valley August 23, 1861..."

1. Davidson, F. L., Note from Davidson of Water Valley, offering his slave blacksmith for hire. Top reads "Water Valley August 23, 1861..."

Keywords:

African Americans; Blacksmiths; Enslaved People; History; Slave Labor; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions; United States

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Fascimile of the Marquis de Lafeyette's original certificate commending James Armistead for his Revolutionary War service

2. Fascimile of the Marquis de Lafeyette's original certificate commending James Armistead for his Revolutionary War service

Keywords:

African Americans; Enslaved People; History; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions

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Lafayette, James Armistead - Facsimile of the Marquis de Lafayette's original certificate commending James Armistead Lafayette for his revolutionary war service with portrait after John B. Martin

3. Lafayette, James Armistead - Facsimile of the Marquis de Lafayette's original certificate commending James Armistead Lafayette for his revolutionary war service with portrait after John B. Martin

Keywords:

African American Soldiers; African Americans; Enslaved People; History; Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis De, 1757 1834; Revolution, 1775 1783; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions; United States

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Lafayette, James Armistead - Facsimile of the Marquis de Lafayette's original certificate commending James Armistead Lafayette for his revolutionary war service with portrait after John B. Martin

4. Lafayette, James Armistead - Facsimile of the Marquis de Lafayette's original certificate commending James Armistead Lafayette for his revolutionary war service with portrait after John B. Martin

Keywords:

African American Soldiers; African Americans; Enslaved People; History; Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis De, 1757 1834; Revolution, 1775 1783; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions; United States

View @ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. The New York Public Library

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Caltilda Downes: Barbados Passport

5. Caltilda Downes: Barbados Passport

Keywords:

African Americans; Barbados; History; Passports; Social Conditions; West Indies

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Marriage rules, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, S.C

6. Marriage rules, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, S.C

Keywords:

African Americans; Civil War; Civil War, 1861 1865; History; Reconstruction (U.S. History, 1865 1877); Social Conditions; United States

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Petersburg, VA - We promise to pay W. Howlett...for slave

7. Petersburg, VA - We promise to pay W. Howlett...for slave

Keywords:

African Americans; Enslaved People; History; Petersburg (Va.); Slaver; Slavery; Slaves; Social Conditions; United States

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Promissory note for hire of slave Cely and two children

8. Promissory note for hire of slave Cely and two children

Keywords:

African Americans; Enslaved People; History; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions; Virginia

View @ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. The New York Public Library

Regulation regarding the housing and employment of Blacks issued by the Headquarters Post of Montgomery, Alabama

9. Regulation regarding the housing and employment of Blacks issued by the Headquarters Post of Montgomery, Alabama

Keywords:

African Americans; Civil War; Civil War, 1861 1865; History; Reconstruction (U.S. History, 1865 1877); Social Conditions; United States

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Thompson, Alfred - Application of Eliza Mercer of Howard County, Maryland, for compensation for the war service of her slave, Alfred Thompson, an enlistee in the 39th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, Company D., 1865

10. Thompson, Alfred - Application of Eliza Mercer of Howard County, Maryland, for compensation for the war service of her slave, Alfred Thompson, an enlistee in the 39th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, Company D., 1865

Keywords:

African Americans; Civil War; Civil War, 1861 1865; Enslaved People; History; Maryland; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions; United States; United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 39th (1864 1865). Company G

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A valuation on Larens, a slave, by a witness who knew him

11. A valuation on Larens, a slave, by a witness who knew him

Keywords:

Affidavits; African Americans; Civil War; Civil War, 1861 1865; Columbia (S.C.); Enslaved People; History; Slaver; Slavery; Slaves; Social Conditions; United States

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L. Warren Nelson authorizing his Attorney to receive any and all money from the State of South Carolina for his slave Laurence/Laurens lost in the public service for the Confederate State

12. L. Warren Nelson authorizing his Attorney to receive any and all money from the State of South Carolina for his slave Laurence/Laurens lost in the public service for the Confederate State

Keywords:

African Americans; Civil War; Civil War, 1861 1865; Columbia (S.C.); Enslaved People; History; Power Of Attorney; Slaveholders; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions; United States

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Original receipt for $2,000 compensation obtained by L. Warren Nelson; Columbia, South Carolina

13. Original receipt for $2,000 compensation obtained by L. Warren Nelson; Columbia, South Carolina

Keywords:

African Americans; Civil War; Civil War, 1861 1865; Columbia (S.C.); Enslaved People; History; Receipts (Acknowledgments); Slaveholders; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions; United States

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Receipt for $2000 compensation obtained by Warren L. Nelson for slave Laurens, lost in military service to South Carolina

14. Receipt for $2000 compensation obtained by Warren L. Nelson for slave Laurens, lost in military service to South Carolina

Keywords:

African Americans; Enslaved People; History; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions

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Bill of sale for 3 slaves sold to Jacob Adler in Jonesboro for $4500

15. Bill of sale for 3 slaves sold to Jacob Adler in Jonesboro for $4500

Keywords:

African Americans; Enslaved People; History; Slave Bills Of Sale; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions; United States

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Certification of witnesses that Laurens was worth $2,000

16. Certification of witnesses that Laurens was worth $2,000

Keywords:

Affidavits; African Americans; Civil War; Civil War, 1861 1865; Columbia (S.C.); Enslaved People; History; Slaver; Slavery; Slaves; Social Conditions; United States

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Doctor's certificate on death of slave Laurens while in the service of Confederate States building fortifications on James Island, S. C

17. Doctor's certificate on death of slave Laurens while in the service of Confederate States building fortifications on James Island, S. C

Keywords:

African Americans; Civil War; Civil War, 1861 1865; Death Certificates; Enslaved People; History; Slaver; Slavery; Slaves; Social Conditions; United States

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Owner's proof on claim for slave lost in public service

18. Owner's proof on claim for slave lost in public service

Keywords:

African Americans; Civil War; Civil War, 1861 1865; Claims; Columbia (S.C.); Enslaved People; History; Slaveholders; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions; United States

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Petition for compensation for slave pressed into military service, Civil War

19. Petition for compensation for slave pressed into military service, Civil War

Keywords:

African Americans; Civil War; Civil War, 1861 1865; Enslaved People; History; Slave Labor; Slaveholders; Slaver; Slavery; Social Conditions; United States

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Recruitment brochure and ad from the Supervisory Committee on Colored Enlistments, Philadelphia

20. Recruitment brochure and ad from the Supervisory Committee on Colored Enlistments, Philadelphia

Keywords:

African Americans; History; Recruiting & Enlistment; Social Conditions; United States

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