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Dec. 1866–Aug. 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Morning Reports of Sick and Wounded at Charleston”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound morning reports of sick and wounded at Charleston, December 1866–August 1868, are arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of morning reports of sick and wounded at the smallpox hospital, May 1865–October 1866 (162), is arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound morning reports of sick and wounded at the freedmen's hospital, August 1867–December 1868 (237), are arranged chronologically.
Oct. 1867–Aug. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Morning Reports of Sick and Wounded at the Old Folks Home in Charleston”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound morning reports of sick and wounded at the old folk's home in Charleston, October 1867–August 1868, are arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of morning reports of sick and wounded (120) is dated August 1865–November 1867 and is arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of morning reports of sick and wounded, September 1866–June 1867 (275), is arranged by refugees and freedmen and thereunder chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of morning reports of sick and wounded, September 1867–December 1868 (171), is arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of morning reports of sick freedmen, July 1867–November 1868 (238), is arranged chronologically.
Jan. 1864–Feb. 1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound morning reports of the assistant surgeon at Birney Plantation, January 1864–February 1865, are arranged chronologically. The reports show the number of freedmen who were sick, the number who died, the number discharged, and the number remaining.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound morning reports, March–November 1865 (360), are arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of morning reports, July 1865–December 1867 (443), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a "Scale of Destitutes or Freedmens Rations" (No Date and Unarranged).
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of morning reports, January 1866–December 1868 (295), is arranged by week, thereunder by class, and thereunder chronologically.
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Morris Brown (January 8, 1770 – May 9, 1849) was one of the founders of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and its second presiding bishop. He founded Emanuel AME Church in his native Charleston, South Carolina. It was implicated in the slave uprising…
1845–1915
Morris Grant (May 11, 1845 – May 23, 1915), was an African American boxer who claimed the status of being the World Colored Heavyweight Champ and was the second boxer recognized as such. He likely was born into slavery in South Carolina, either on James…
1840-1940
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handcarved mortar (.1) and pestle (.2) used to pound grain, possibly rice. Mortar is made of a single piece of wood, possibly cypress. Mortar is tall and round with a carved out bowl at top. Pestle is also made of a single piece of wood. Pestle has…
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Moses Aaron Hopkins (December 25, 1846 – August 7, 1886) was an American clergyman and educator who served as United States minister (ambassador) to Liberia in 1885–1886. He was the first formerly enslaved person to serve the United States in that…
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Moses Dickson (1824–1901) was an abolitionist, soldier, minister, and founder of the Knights of Liberty, an anti-slavery organization that planned a slave uprising in the United States and helped Black-American enslaved people to freedom through the…
1786–1843
Moses Grandy (c. 1786 – unknown) was an African-American author, abolitionist, and, for more than the first four decades of his life, an enslaved person. At eight years of age, he became the property of his white playmate, James Grandy, and two years…
1894–2006
Moses Hardy (January 6, 1894 – December 7, 2006) was, at age 112, the last surviving African-American veteran of World War I and one of the last surviving American veterans of the war in general. The son of former slaves, Hardy lived a religious and…
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Moses Martin was an American farmer, A.M.E. Church organizer, county commissioner, elections commissioner, and state legislator in South Carolina. He represented Fairfield County, South Carolina in the South Carolina Senate. He helped found White Hall…
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Moses Roper (c. 1815 – April 15, 1891) was an African American who is best known as an abolitionist, author and orator active in Great Britain and Ireland from the mid-1830s through the 1840s and 1850s. His memoir, known as a slave narrative, had numerous…
1817–1909
Moses Viney was born into slavery in Maryland in 1817. During his lifetime, he escaped slavery and settled in Schenectady, New York. Viney is best known for his association with Eliphalet Nott for whom Viney was a coachman, messenger and constant companion.
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