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  • Collection: Civil War and Slavery Collection
Go to Invoice for freight of B. Roach on the steamer S. S. Prentiss, ca. 1858 item page

Invoice for the transport of freight belonging to B. Roach on the steamboat S. S. Prentiss. Freight to be shipped down the Yazoo River includes slaves, tools, and general supplies.
Go to Appraisal of the estate of William B. Stover, 1850 item page

Appraisal of the estate of William Bradford Stover (b. 24 June 1782 in S. C., d. 11 Nov. 1850 in Wilcox, Co., Alabama). Inventory of property includes 41 slaves, livestock, equipment, tools, furnishings, and other effects.
Go to Inventory of slaves on the Jeffries Plantation, ca. 1851 item page

Inventory of property possibly drawn up as part of the settlement of the estate related to the Jeffries Plantation. Inventory lists eighty slaves by first name arranged by families. Information regarding their ages, years of birth or death, and in…
Go to Bill of indictment for theft against a slave belonging to Ritchard Potts, 1839 item page

Bill of indictment against a slave, by the jurors of the State of Maryland, for receiving and secreting stolen goods from another slave.
Go to Bill of sale for slave of Abraham Brower, September 17, 1805 item page

Bill of sale transferring ownership of George Teabout from Abraham Brower of New York City to Isaac Jones for the sum of $100.
Go to Hon. E. B. Payne from Wells C. Morrill item page

Letter from Civil War soldier Wells C. Morrill to friend E. B. Payne with an account of promotions in Co. H of the Illinois 37th Infantry, and his negative reaction to negro suffrage.
Go to C.H. West from E.C. Fowler item page

Letter from Fowler to his uncle discussing political appointments in Baltimore. Letter mentions Fowler's meeting with Abraham Lincoln shortly after his inauguration with a delegation from Baltimore.
Go to Abraham Lincoln to H.L. Haines item page

Signed response from Abraham Lincoln to the request for an autograph, July 10, 1860
Go to James B. Sabin Civil War papers item page

Official documents and correspondence of James B. Sabin, Company F, 2nd Michigan Volunteer Calvery, 1861-1863. Certificates and oath of identity, and correspondence from Camp Benton, St. Louis, Missouri, and an article from the Grand Rapids Press,…
Go to James B. Sabin Civil War papers item page

Official documents and correspondence of James B. Sabin, Company F, 2nd Michigan Volunteer Calvery, 1861-1863. Certificates and oath of identity, and correspondence from Camp Benton, St. Louis, Missouri, and an article from the Grand Rapids Press,…
Go to James B. Sabin Civil War papers item page

Official documents and correspondence of James B. Sabin, Company F, 2nd Michigan Volunteer Calvery, 1861-1863. Certificates and oath of identity, and correspondence from Camp Benton, St. Louis, Missouri, and an article from the Grand Rapids Press,…
Go to James B. Sabin Civil War papers item page

Official documents and correspondence of James B. Sabin, Company F, 2nd Michigan Volunteer Calvery, 1861-1863. Certificates and oath of identity, and correspondence from Camp Benton, St. Louis, Missouri, and an article from the Grand Rapids Press,…
Go to Jefferson H. Godfrey correspondence item page

Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862
Go to Jefferson H. Godfrey correspondence item page

Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862
Go to Jefferson H. Godfrey correspondence item page

Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862
Go to Jefferson H. Godfrey correspondence item page

Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862
Go to Jefferson H. Godfrey correspondence item page

Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862
Go to Jefferson H. Godfrey correspondence item page

Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862
Go to Jefferson H. Godfrey correspondence item page

Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862
Go to Essay on Abraham Lincoln by Norman D. Sampson item page

Essay on the legacy of Abraham Lincoln written by an admirer.
Go to Joseph Robinson from Caleb B. Smith item page

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior discussing rental of rooms in the Baltimore court house.
Go to Certificate for draft substitution item page

Certificate from the New York Board of Enrollment exempting Marshall Cynes from military duty and replacing him with substitute Frederick Artz, according to the Enrollment Act of 1863.
Go to Orders for Surgeon Albert Schriver to report for temporary duty item page

Orders from the Navy Department for Surgeon Albert Schriver to report for temporary duty in Philadelphia.
Go to Edwin M. Stanton from Simon Cameron item page

Letter from former Secretary of War Simon Cameron requesting Stanton's assistance in helping to prove his innocence against charges of fraud via mutilation of treasury bills, in relation to the purchasing of arms.

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