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Charleston Neck slave badge from 1848 for Servant No. 433

1848

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This is a square metal slave badge with clipped corners. On the recto is text that reads” C . N [punched]” across the top. Under that is “SERVANT [punched] / 1848 [punched] / 433 [punched].” There is a hole punched at the proper left top corner.

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Catalog reference: 2022.5.96

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