Scope and Contents Two manuscript depositions in a dispute between William Holland and Francis Thomas, both of Frederick County, Maryland over the enslavement of a woman and her child. The woman is referred to by the name "Suck" in the depositiond, and her child is unnamed. The first deposition is dated August 1788 and is from a man named John Holmes. The other deposition is dated August 19, 1790 and is from a man named Stephen Gartnell. The depositions were given before the Justice of Peace for Frederick...

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A petition in which Patrick Cox petitions for his freedom from Jeremiah Stewart "in whose service he faithfully continued to the close of his indenture - that since the repudiation of his servitude he hath frequently made application to the said Jeremiah for his freedom dues, but has hitherto been denied the same." Dated June 24, 1798 in Frederick County, MD.

Scope and Contents Derived from dealer description: Large gelatin silver cabinet photograph. Image size 8.5" x 6.5" on 12" x 9.75" thick card mount. Titled in ink in lower margin. Of particular interest on the verso each player in the band is named with an indication of what instrument he played. The 368th was part of the all-black 92nd Infantry Division, the "Buffalo Soldiers" who were committed piecemeal into the trenches under French command after both the American and British Armies refused to serve in...

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Derived from dealer description: Circular of Information Frederick Douglass High School (for Colored Pupils) in Baltimore, Maryland. Stapled printed yellow wrappers. 7 pages. Modest offsetting to the inside front wrap. Offers basic information about the school.

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Photographic portrait of Reverend James Timothy Boddie and his wife Emery Mae Moore of Baltimore, Maryland. Approximately 1925. 6" x 8" with printed caption.

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Five judicial documents concerning a dispute between Osborn Williams and Patrick Sim regarding the enslavement of a man named Ben, approximately twenty years old, in Frederick County, Maryland. The documents date from November 6, 1789 to November 23, 1789.

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An affidavit of manumission from Elizabeth Wright dated May 11, 1832 in Frederick County, Maryland, which states that David Preston was born free.

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Copied from dealer description: "[Affidavit of Manumission]: [MANUSCRIPT AFFIDAVIT, DATED MAY 16, 1832, THAT "THE FOLLOWING NAMED NEGROES...ARE THE SAME THAT WERE MANUMITTED & SET FREE BY PETER BECREFT BY DEED OF MANUMATION BEARING DATE THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH 1820-- TO WIT SIMON BUSKIT JOHN W. STANTON SUSAN COSTLY CATHARINE OR CITT WARFIELD & MARY ANN COSTLY"]. Frederick County, Maryland."

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Copied from dealer description: "[Affidavit of Manumission]: [MANUSCRIPT AFFIDAVIT, DATED MAY 22, 1832, BY RICHARD CROMWELL, THAT "JOSHUA BROOKS AND RACHEL BROOKS THE NEGROES NOW BEFORE ME ARE THE SAME IDENTICAL NEGROES WHICH WERE THIS DAY MANUMITTED BY SAID RICHARD CROMWELL-- SWORN BEFORE GEORGE RICE." Frederick County, Maryland."

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A legal document dated October 14, 1854 which states that Amos Cramer, by his attorneys WM. P. Maulsby and J.I. Nelson, sued Robert H. MacGill of Frederick County, Maryland because MacGill made false claims about the health of an enslaved person he sold to Cramer.

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Affidavit of manumission by George Beckinbaugh regarding Hetty Briscoe of Frederick County, Maryland, manumitted by John P. Zimmerman.

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A document signed by Maryland Governor Thomas Watkins Ligon on October 22, 1855, granting a nolle prosequi to John Shaw, whom a Maryland Grand Jury indicted for "the crime of enticing slaves to run away."

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Copied from dealer description: "[Brown, William - "Free Negro"]: [FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND, GRAND JURY INDICTMENT OF WILLIAM BROWN, "FREE NEGRO," WHO "UNLAWFULLY & FELONIOUSLY BECAME A MEMBER OF A SECRET SOCIETY CALLED 'FREE MASONS'... AND DID CONTINUE TO BE A MEMBER OF SAID SECRET SOCIETY CONTRARY TO THE FORM OF THE ACT OF ASSEMBLY, IN SUCH CASE, MADE & PROVIDED, AND AGAINST THE PEACE, GOVERNMENT AND DIGNITY OF THE STATE"]. Frederick County, Maryland."

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Deed for sale by Walter Beall for six enslaved people from Maryland named Nace, Milly, Isaac, Hes, and Camby, sold to Nathaniel Tomlinson of Natchez, Mississippi on June 27, 1790 for one thousand and three hundred dollars. The deed was certified by Don Charles and prepared by Jo. Girault on November 26, 1803 in Natchez.

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A black and white cabinet photograph mounted on white backing which is stamped "Richard Walzl. Electro Portrait. Art Building. Eutaw and Franklin Sts., Baltimore." The portrait is of an infant wearing a baptism gown, taken in approximately 1890.

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Two cabinet card photographs taken in approximately 1895 by King and Company of Hagerstown, Maryland. The mounting of both photographs is stamped with the King and Company logo. One portrait is of a young man in a suit, looking directly at the camera. The other is of a girl wearing a dress and looking to her right. The back of her portrait is labelled "Miss Caroline [sic] Collins. Nov 16, 95."

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A cabinet card photograph taken in approximately 1900. The portrait features a young boy wearing a suit and looking to his right. The bottom of the card is printed with "Robinson" the name of the photographer or company who produced the photograph, and the address "N.S. Cor. Eutaw & Lexington Sts., Balto."

Scope and Contents The site of Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Church was purchased in 1874 by Trustees of the African American Episcopal Church from John H. Smith, John C. Smith, and Harriet Smith. The title "Mt. Moriah" was not used until 1876. The congregation may have formed as early as 1799, although the first African American Methodist Episcopal Church of Annapolis was not formed until 1803.The architect of the building is unknown, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. At...

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A real photo postcard of John Wessly A.M.E. Church in Baltimore, Maryland, created in approximately 1940. The photograph is black and white. "John Wessly AME Church Baltimore Md" is printed at the bottom of the image.

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A real photo postcard featuring a portrait of a man wearing a suit and a bowler hat, created in approximately 1930. The postcard was published by Electric Studio in Baltimore, Maryland.

Scope and Contents Derived from dealer description: This series consists of two 1865 muster rolls listing all the names of the officers, and about 150 black infantry soldiers, of Company F and Company I of the 19th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops during the Appomattox Campaign of the Civil War. Information for each soldier includes name, rank, and when, where, and by whom they were enrolled and mustered into service. Payroll information is also given, and there are additional notes concerning absences,...

Scope and Contents Derived from dealer description: This is a military discharge document for Private Will T. Johnson of Philadelphia's "Gray Invincibles," an African American infantry militia unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard. The words "National Guard of Pennsylvania" appear above an image of the Pennsylvania coat of arms. The document appears to be a standard issue discharge form, numbered in the top left corner, with provided blanks for filling in the details of the discharge, including the...

Scope and Contents A pamphlet printed by Baltimore printer J. Jones in 1871 titled "House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children. Incorporated by the General Assembly of Maryland at the January Session, 1870." The pamphlet features an appeal to the public for funds to establish a reform school for Black boys in Maryland. As observed in the opening address to the public, at the time of publication Maryland had a reform school for white boys, known as the “House of Refuge.” The pamphlet includes the...

Scope and Contents Wanted poster for an enslaved man named Jim, posted by enslaver A.B. Berry. The full text of the poster reads: "Fifty Dollars Reward. A negro man named Jim, about 5 feet 6 inches high, bright mulatto, full suit of hair, no marks recollected. He is about 24 years of age, and has rather a down look when spoken to. He has a variety of clothing, which he took with him. Jim was raised by Dr. John Wootton, late of Prince George's co. I will give the above reward for his apprehension and return to...

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A letter to a New York Times journalist and a press release produced by the Maryland Freedom Union discussing their successes organizing Black workers in two Baltimore stores, Tommy Tucker Store and Roth's Supermarket, in cooperation with a local chapter of CORE. The press release announces that they won a recognition agreement at Roth's Supermarket with a union shop provision, wage increase, vacation benefits, and sick leave for workers at Roth's.