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Oct. 1864–May 1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Affidavits of Applicants to Transport Products”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound affidavits of applicants to transport products, October 1864–May 1865, are arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of affidavits of freedmen and charges and specifications against citizens and military personnel, June 1866–September 1867 and January–July 1868 (237), is arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of affidavits of freedmen, September 1867 and March–November 1868 (239), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.
1873 and 1874
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound affidavits of identity, 1873 and 1874, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of claimant. These are statements made by neighbors in which they swear that they are acquainted with the individual and know the he was enlisted in the…
May 1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Affidavits of Ownership of Cotton”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound affidavits of ownership of cotton, May–June 1865, are arranged chronologically.
1866–67
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound affidavits, petitions, and labor contracts, 1866–67, are arranged by type of record.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound affidavits, September 1866 and September–October 1867, are arranged chronologically.
1811-1815
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA leather-bound ledger entitled, “African Correspondence” owned by William Allen. The ledger contains handwritten copies of letter written and received by Allen as well as other documents copied by Allen. The leather is in poor condition, with the spine…
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Surgeon-Major James Africanus Beale Horton (c. 1835 – c. 1883) was a British Army officer, surgeon, writer and banker. Born in Gloucester, Sierra Leone into an Igbo family who were liberated from enslavement by the Royal Navy, he began attending the Sierra…
Mar. 1867–Aug. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound agents' and superintendents' monthly lists of articles received, expended, or on hand, March 1867–August 1868, are arranged chronologically.
February 26, 1806
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn single-page agreement, handwritten in black ink on off-white paper, planning for the illegal import of enslaved Africans from Cape Coast Castle in West Africa to Havana, Cuba. Parties to the agreement are Christopher Deey, merchant; John Spooner and…
December 22, 1810
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document is an agreement between John Rouzee and John Hirshaw regarding the hire of the enslaved woman Nelly and her children. One side contains Rouzee's letter to Hirshaw requesting they be returned well clothed and stating that Hirshaw will be paid…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe three volumes of agreements for leasing abandoned plantations, September 1864–September 1865, 1 (187), 2 (188), and 3 (189), are arranged chronologically. Volumes 1 (187) and 3 (189) are both for Craven and Carteret Counties and contain name indexes to…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound agreements of planters and lessees, April–October 1864, are arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the lessee.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound agreements of registry, February–May 1865, are arranged in chronological order and numbered. The series is also called "Registered Plantations." Numbers 4000 – 4099 are missing. These are agreements between special agents of the Treasury Department…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe two volumes of agreements of registry, February–July 1865, 1 (90) and 2 (91), are arranged chronologically and both volumes have name indexes.
1873
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Ahl – Owens”.
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Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr. (March 21, 1934 – August 9, 2012) was an American actor, director, and educator. A life member of The Actors Studio, Freeman appeared in a wide variety of plays, ranging from Leroi Jones' Slave/Toilet to Joe Papp's revivals of…
1817–
Albert Johnson was an American state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Warren County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871. He was born in Kentucky. He was enslaved and worked as a plasterer. In 1868, the…
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Albery Allson Whitman (May 30, 1851 – June 29, 1901) was an African-American poet, minister and orator. Born into slavery, Whitman became a writer. During his lifetime he was acclaimed as the "Poet Laureate of the Negro Race". He worked as a manual…
ca. 1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAlbumen print of Charlotte S. Poulton mounted on paper. Poulton is shown in but portrait and is turned one quarter to her right looking off frame. Her hair is smoothed down and pulled behind her head, and she may be wearing a dark colored snood or cloth,…
ca. 1860
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAlbumen print of Fanny Seward shown in bust portrait. The print is cut in an oval and adhered to a paper mount. Seward is facing the camera with her hair parted at the center and gathered in a snood behind her head. She wears a dark colored bodice, white…
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