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Slavery

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Berbice plantation collection

 Collection — Box BW-9: [Barcode: 31151030068195]
Identifier: MS-0519
Abstract

The Berbice plantation collection consists of eight letters written by Hugh McCalmot, all concerning McCalmot's plantations in Berbice in modern day Guyana, South America dating 1809-1840.

Dates: 1809-1840

Bill of sale for Francis, an enslaved woman, by J. C. Bledsoe

 Collection — Box BW-13: [Barcode: 31151030055580]
Identifier: MS-0250
Abstract

Collection consists of a handwritten bill of sale for Francis, an enslaved woman, dated October 10, 1859.

Dates: 1859 October 10

Charles Carroll collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0363
Abstract Charles Carroll of Carrollton was born in Annapolis, MD on September 30, 1737. He was a member of the (Revolutionary) Maryland Convention (1774-1776), a member of the Continental Congress (1776-1778), and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The Charles Carroll collection is an artificial collection formed by both original and copied letters and documents, some related to the interests of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and others related to persons and events important during the...
Dates: 1700-1971; Majority of material found within 1776 - 1867

Douglass' Monthly newspaper issue Vol. 3, No. 10, 1861 November

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: 31151034443808], Folder: 4
Scope and Contents This item is issue Volume III, Number X of Douglass’ Monthly, dated March 1861 and published in Rochester, NY. The issue is focused on slavery and politics, written at a time when several slave states had already seceded but before the Civil War had begun. Topics include the political alignment of pro-slavery and free states in the impending war, the newly elected President Lincoln, emigration to Haiti, and the social power of African Americans. This issue includes the...
Dates: 1861 November

Francis T. King reminiscences

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030059178]
Identifier: MS-0322
Abstract

Collection consists of a holographic manuscript (14 pages) of Francis T. King spanning the years 1826-1843, along with a typescript translation.

Dates: 1826-1843

John Pendleton Kennedy letter to the National Intelligencer newspaper

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030118909]
Identifier: MS-0716
Abstract

John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870) was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a politician (elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1838) and writer with strong ties to the South. This collection includes a public letter which elucidates Kennedy's dialogue as an apologist for slavery on the one hand, and the views of famed anti-slavery activist, Lewis Tappan, on the other. The correspondence was written on March 5, 1850.

Dates: 1850 March 5

Johns Hopkins University collection of African American political activism

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0848
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University collection of African American political activism in the United States consists of broadsides, photographs, and newspaper clippings that were primarily created around the time of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements between the 1950s and 1970s.

Dates: 1861 - 2004

Johns Hopkins University collection of Maryland African American history and culture

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0846
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University collection of Maryland African American history and culture is an artificially assembled collection which spans from the 18th to the 20th century. The collection consists of materials selected by the curators of Special Collections.

Dates: 1788 - 1967

Johns Hopkins University collection of slavery records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0847
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University collection of slavery records is an artificially assembed collection by the curators of Special collections, with materials that span from the 18th to the 19th century and primarily document the enslavement of African Americans in the United States.

Dates: 1775-1860

Johns Hopkins University Latin American collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0737
Abstract

This is an artificially-assembled collection with manuscript materials acquired by Special Collections curators, relating to Latin American history and spanning from the 18th to early 20th century.

Dates: 1759 - 1913