The unregistered correspondence also contains three subseries. The first consists of letters and telegrams received by the Assistant Adjutant General (or in some cases the Acting Assistant Adjutant General), January 1867–April 1869. They are primarily from…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, File 1.4.4
The second subseries contains letters and telegrams sent to Bureau headquarters in Washington and returned with endorsements, December 1866–February 1869, arranged chronologically. Most of the letters and telegrams were sent to Commissioner Howard and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, File 1.4.5
An unspent .52 caliber Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company cartridge from the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry. The cartridge consists of a Minié ball and a cartridge case made from paper and thread. The cartridge was kept at the Kennedy Farmhouse that served as…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.84.1
A hardback book with dark red cloth covers. At the top of the front cover is embossed gold text that reads "UP FROM SLAVERY / AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY / BOOKER T. WASHINGTON." On the spine at the top is also embossed gold text "UP FROM/ SLAVERY / AN /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.160.179
This is a hardback book with red cloth covers. At the top of the front cover is embossed gold text that reads "UP FROM SLAVERY / AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY / BOOKER T. WASHINGTON." On the spine at the top is also embossed gold text "UP FROM/ SLAVERY / AN /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.77.73
Ursula Granger (c. 1738 – 1800) was a woman enslaved by president of the United States Thomas Jefferson for over 27 years, who described her as a person who "unites trust & skill." She worked as a cook, dairymaid, laundress, and wet nurse, and has been…
US Model 1842 Musket, a percussion lock musket with wooden gunstock and metal barrel and furniture. Etched into lock plate is [SPRING / FIELD / 1848]. Gunstock is damaged, possibly from rot, on what would be a right-handed wielder's side of the stock.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.15.2
A First-Day-of-Issue envelope with the USPS Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp. The envelope is a rectangular white envelope with a straight-edge fold over the opening. Slightly to the right of center of the envelope is text stamped in black ink. It…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.11.38.2
A First-Day-of-Issue envelope with the USPS Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp. The envelope is a rectangular white envelope with a straight-edge fold over the opening. Slightly to the right of center of the envelope is text stamped in dark blue and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.11.38.3
This is a United States Postal Service postage stamp sheet of Emancipation Proclamation Freedom stamps designed by Gail Anderson. There are twenty stamps on the sheet, which constitutes a book of stamps. The book has the word “FREEDOM” on the left side of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.11.39
