Charleston Neck slave badge from 1848 for Porter No. 70

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 “PORTER [punched] / 1848 [punched] / 70 [punched].” There is a cut on the proper right edge running towards the date. There is a hole punched at the proper right top corner.

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