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Slavery Collection, 1749-1929

January 31, 2022
Selections from the Slavery Collection, 1749-1929. This collection primarily contains original documents regarding slavery in Delaware. It includes anti-slavery petitions, manumissions, clippings, correspondence, and documents pertaining to the sale of enslaved people.
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Abstract from minutes of the meeting of the Abolition Society, December 16, 1799
Abstract from minutes of the meeting of the Abolition Society, December 16, 1799
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Agreement between Jesse Turner and Robert Ewing to separate nine enslaved persons, December 30, 1812
Agreement between Jesse Turner and Robert Ewing to separate nine enslaved persons, December 30, 1812
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Allowance for Sarry, an enslaved woman, to work in Philadelphia for six to eight months, March 30, 1848
Allowance for Sarry, an enslaved woman, to work in Philadelphia for six to eight months, March 30, 1848
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An Incident in the Corbit Mansion in the Days of Slavery Before the War of 1861-4
An Incident in the Corbit Mansion in the Days of Slavery Before the War of 1861-4
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Ann Elliott and her children, enslaved persons, petition for their freedom from enslaver Robert Twilley, Sussex County, 1846.
Ann Elliott and her children, enslaved persons, petition for their freedom from enslaver Robert Twilley, Sussex County, 1846.
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Ann P. Richards manumits several enslaved people, May 1, 1858.
Ann P. Richards manumits several enslaved people, May 1, 1858.
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Archibald Hamilton manumits enslaved persons Lydia and Richard Clark, New Castle County, May 28, 1828.
Archibald Hamilton manumits enslaved persons Lydia and Richard Clark, New Castle County, May 28, 1828.
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Bill and receipt for sale of Caesar, an enslaved person, March 26, 1773
Bill and receipt for sale of Caesar, an enslaved person, March 26, 1773
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Bill and receipt of sale of Scenia, enslaved girl, from Edward Champneys and William Whittle to Paul Alferry and John Alferry, May 5, 1732.
Bill and receipt of sale of Scenia, enslaved girl, from Edward Champneys and William Whittle to Paul Alferry and John Alferry, May 5, 1732.
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Bill of sale for Cyrus, enslaved child, 11, from James Maull to Thomas Rodney, Sussex County, January 23, 1819
Bill of sale for Cyrus, enslaved child, 11, from James Maull to Thomas Rodney, Sussex County, January 23, 1819
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Bill of sale for Nancy, enslaved woman, from William and Ebenezer Turner to Benjamin Coombes, Kent County, June 15, 1818
Bill of sale for Nancy, enslaved woman, from William and Ebenezer Turner to Benjamin Coombes, Kent County, June 15, 1818
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Bill of sale for Rachel, enslaved woman, from Zabdiel Fountain to David Richards, Sussex County, January 5, 1814
Bill of sale for Rachel, enslaved woman, from Zabdiel Fountain to David Richards, Sussex County, January 5, 1814
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Bill of sale for Sarah, enslaved girl, 14, from Nathan Clifton to Benaiah Fleming, Kent County, November 18, 1814
Bill of sale for Sarah, enslaved girl, 14, from Nathan Clifton to Benaiah Fleming, Kent County, November 18, 1814
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Bill of sale for William, enslaved child, 7, from Theodore Mitchell to Edward Wooten, Sussex County, December 13, 1833
Bill of sale for William, enslaved child, 7, from Theodore Mitchell to Edward Wooten, Sussex County, December 13, 1833
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Bill of sale, Isaac King to M. Bines for Hagar, enslaved woman, and Jemima, her child, November 8, 1799
Bill of sale, Isaac King to M. Bines for Hagar, enslaved woman, and Jemima, her child, November 8, 1799