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1807–1852
Abraham Walker Niles (December 10, 1807- June 22, 1852) was an American abolitionist, deacon, and mariner. He was born and raised in Castine, Maine and later settled in Portland. Niles was a co-founder of the Abyssinian Meeting House, one of the oldest…
1822–1872
Abram Colby (1822 – September 10, 1872) was an American minister and politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era. He was enslaved by his father.
c. 1696–1781
Enslaved as a child and later gifted to Peter the Great, Gannibal rose through the Russian military and engineering ranks to become a general, leaving a legacy that includes his celebrated great-grandson, the poet Alexander Pushkin.
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Absalom Jones (November 7, 1746 – February 13, 1818) was an American abolitionist and clergyman who became prominent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Disappointed at the racial discrimination he experienced in a local Methodist church, he founded the Free…
Feb.–Aug. 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Abstracts of Rations Received and Issued”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound abstracts of rations received and issued, February–August 1867, are arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume account book, October 1867–October 1868 (147), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically and consists of three sections. There is a list of commissary supplies received (October 1867–October 1868), accounts of the…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume account book of planters for supplies furnished, January 1868–May 1869 (73), is arranged by name of planter.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume account book of stores issued in the counties, January 1867–May 1868 (47), is arranged alphabetically by county and thereunder chronologically. The volume contains a partial index, and the accounts show the number of white and black…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume account book of stores purchased (48), September 1866–July 1870, is arranged chronologically according to date of purchase. Accounts show articles purchased, the amount spent, and for whom purchased.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume account book of stores transferred (49), October 1867, is arranged by type of account and thereunder chronologically. The first part of the volume contains an account of stores transferred by the chief quartermaster (May 1 to October 21,…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe three volumes of account books, 1865–1871, 1 (123), 2 (123 ½), and 3 (125), are arranged by time period and thereunder by type of account: rents, bounties, and lessees of abandoned property.
1811-1813
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis single page document is titled on one side as "a/c for supporting chargeable negroes." The other side contains three entries listing "chargeable negroes" belonging to Mrs. A.B. Rouzee and supported by A.R. for the years 1811 to 1813 and the amount…
1812-1813
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document contains lists of enslaved persons owned by A.B. Rouzee and hired out in Culpeper, Virginia. The list at the top documents the hires for 1812 and the list below it documents the hires for 1813. The lists consist of the name of the enslaved…
October 26, 1815
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten, single page document is an accounting of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Essex County by Edward Rouzee for the year 1815. The taxable property is listed as "27 neg. 13 Ho. 42Cable Car. Horses, side board, 4 tables + Bureau," seven hundred…
October 18, 1819
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Essex County by Edward Rouzee for the year 1819. The taxable property is listed as "24 slaves, 11 horses, 1 buggy," twenty-three (23) levies, four hundred and fifty-four…
October 24, 1831
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed the Sheriff of Essex County by the John Rouzee estate for the year 1831. The taxable property is listed as "32 slaves, 10 horses, and 1 coachee," four hundred and ninety seven and one…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe two volumes of accounting books of Fawnwood Plantation, 1 (105) and 2 (171), cover the period 1865–67. Volume 1 (105) is dated 1867, and Volume 2 (171) is dated 1865–67. The volumes consist largely of lists of goods given to employees and presumably…
1810-1811
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document is an accounting record for the years 1810 and 1811 with some of the entries pertaining to the hiring out of enslaved persons and the amount due the enslavers for the labor or services performed. The document is a single page folded…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of accounting records of moneys received and disbursed, September 1866–February 1868 (382), is arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of accounts, August 1865–July 1867 (82), is arranged chronologically. For a register of accounts for December 1866–July 1867, see Volume 2 (95) of reports forwarded to the Assistant Commissioner mentioned above.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single unnumbered volume of accounts, March–September 1866, is arranged by name of individual and has a name index.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of accounts, March–September 1868 (206), is arranged by name of planter and thereunder chronologically. The volume has a name index.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of accounts, May 1867–December 1868 (104), is arranged chronologically.
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