Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was a United States senator from Massachusetts and a campaigner against slavery. This is a draft, ca. 1855, of a version of the speech delivered in New York on May 9, 1855, and published that year under the title "The...
New-York African Free-School; American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and Improving the Condition of the African Race; Abolitionists--New York (State)--New York--Societies, etc.; African Americans--Education--New York...
New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, commonly known as the New-York Manumission Society, was established 1785 to publicly promote the abolition of slavery and manumission of slaves in New York State. The society, which was...
Abolitionists--United States; Antislavery movements--United States
Two-page list of donors to the Liberator in 1839. Also includes donations made in January 1840 and "amounts loaned to Liberator committee." The list of donors includes William Rotch, Andrew Robeson, the Pawtucket Anti-Slavery Society, William...
Bills of sale; Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Two-page bill of sale between Andrew Miller and William McMurray regarding one male slave named Limus, one female slave named Pendor, one male slave named Benjamin, one female slave named Pat, etc. in Lincoln County, Virginia [Kentucky].
Bills of sale; Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County; Slavery--Kentucky--Lincoln County
Two-page bill of sale between Stephen Langford and Elisabeth Brown regarding one male slave named Sam, one female slave named Charity, livestock, household effects, kettles, pots, Dutch ovens, etc. in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Birds; Shoe stores; Witches; Shoes; Boots; Clothing and dress; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of female [unclear whether it is a woman or child] in pink dress and pointy hat riding an owl flying over landscape. Possibly an illustration of a witch.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Sarah, born February 17, 1804, and Bet, born July 17, 1802, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Sarah' belonging to New York City merchant Thomas Arden.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of [?], born November 26, 1800, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mercy' belonging to Thomas Barclay of New York City. Damage to document on left side with text missing, including name of child.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Mary Ann, born April 6, 1810, to a 'Negro Woman Servant named Anna' belonging to New York City physician Joseph Bloodgood. In document, the word 'Slave' has been crossed out and replaced with 'Servant.'
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Rachel Hutchinson, born August 6, 1801, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Judy' belonging to New York City ship wright Elisha Blossom.
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Henry, aged three months and eight days, 'born of a female slave' belonging to New York City bookseller and stationer Samuel A. Burtus.
