A letterpress printed trade card for the slave dealers Blount and Dawson, printd in black ink on off-white paper stock. Large text in various decorative fonts reads: [A CARD. / BLOUNT & DAWSON, / GENERAL BROKERS / For the Purchase and Sale of Negroes and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.9.8
An oval trade token for a quart of milk owned by Marquis Peterson. The token is silver with embossed lettering and decorative dashes around the edge. On the frontside of the token is “GOOD FOR / 1 / QUART OF MILK.” On the backside of the token is “SANITARY…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.78.5
This is an iron trammel with its hook. It consists of two attached pieces: a long flat narrow strip of metal with deep notches cut into one side and the long flat rod with a large hook on one end. The notched metal strip has a narrow hole at one end,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.20.10
A transcript of a court document testifying that William Webb of Essex County and John Dunn of Essex County are "held and firmly bound unto" Apphia Rouzee in the sum of two thousand (2000) dollars. At the bottom left is the signature of witness Dorothy…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.16
Transcript of a court document from the Essex County court office. It certifies that Apphia Rouzee has fully satisfied the bond owed William Webb and James Webb by paying to William Webb the sum of one thousand (1000) dollars for "the hires of the negroes…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.15
Unbound transcripts of mayor's docket, August-September 1865, are arranged and numbered in chronological order. The entries consist of brief abstracts of cases tried before the mayor of Mobile. They give the date of the case, the persons involved, the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.18.7
Unbound transportation orders received from Bureau headquarters, June 1867—March 1869, are arranged chronologically. The orders give the name and destination of the person or article.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, File 2.2.9
A traveling trunk owned by George Thompson Garrison while serving as an officer with the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The wood, leather bound trunk is embossed throughout with four rows of brass rivets along the front, top and back of the base and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.24a-d
A tribal art metal implement. The implement is constructed from two pieces of metal a tanged blade and socket. The tang of the blade is embedded in the wooden handle fragment inside the socket. The wooden handle in the socket extend just slightly below the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.23.70
Unbound trimonthly and monthly reports of freedmen, March 1864–February 1866, are unarranged. Each report lists the number of freedmen employed and/or receiving rations.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.34.10
The two volumes of trimonthly and special reports, April 1866–September 1868, 1 (392) and 2 (393), are arranged chronologically and each volume has a name index.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.47.6
The single volume of trimonthly ration returns, June–October 1867 (305), is arranged chronologically. Beginning in September 1867, returns were made monthly.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.64.7
The two volumes of trimonthly reports of operations, January 1867–December 1868, 1 (192) and 2 (193), are arranged chronologically. There is a name index to Volume 2 (193) dated 1868.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.3.8
