Slavery and Freedom Objects

Court petition regarding the children of Harriet, a freedwoman

Jeremiah Fuller, American, 1810 - 1877 · November 4, 1867

Cover letter regarding a runaway enslaved person in Cuba

Unidentified · November 1, 1857

Coverlet woven in a Pine Bloom pattern by an unidentified enslaved person

Unidentified · ca. 1800

Cradle made by an unidentified enslaved person

Unidentified · 1795-1830

Cross-shaped wooden pattern for cast iron

Riley Foundry, American · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Crown molder made by Cesar Chelor

Cesar Chelor, American, 1720 - 1784 · 1753-1784

Crown molder made by Jethro Jones

Jethro Jones, American, died 1828 · mid 18th to early 19th century

Crown molding plane made by Francis Nicholson

Francis Nicholson, American, 1683 - 1753 · 1728-1753

Cultivator hoe

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Cultivator hoe

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Cultivator hoe

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Cutter mattock

Unidentified · before 1863

Daguerreotype of a boy holding a white baby

Unidentified · 1850s

Daguerreotype of Rhoda Phillips

Unidentified · ca. 1850

Daguerreotype of William Lloyd Garrison

Cutting & Turner, American · ca. 1860

Daily National Intelligencer Vol. XXVI No. 7908

Gales & Seaton, American · June 18, 1838

Dance rattle

Unidentified · 1800s

Dance rattle

Unidentified · 1800s

Dance rattle

Unidentified · 1800s

Danish Free Black Citizenship Commemorative Medal

Frederik Christopher Krohn, Danish, 1806 - 1883 · April 18, 1834

Danish Free Black Citizenship Commemorative Medal

Frederik Christopher Krohn, Danish, 1806 - 1883 · April 18, 1834

Debarking tool head

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Debarking tool head

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Debarking tool with a metal handle

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Debarking tool with a wooden handle

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Decorative architectural element shaped like an acanthus leaf

Unidentified · 1751

Decorative ironwork hook

Unidentified · 19th century

Decorative wrought iron fashioned by Peter Simmons

Peter Simmons, American, 1856 - 1955 · 19th century

Decorative wrought iron fashioned by Peter Simmons

Peter Simmons, American, 1856 - 1955 · 19th century

Decorative wrought iron fashioned by Peter Simmons

Peter Simmons, American, 1856 - 1955 · 19th century

Deed of sale for an enslaved man named Cane

Samuel F. Smith, American, 1814 - 1890 · February 10, 1859

Deed of sale for an enslaved man named Cato

J. P. Lapier · April 28, 1859

Deed of sale for an enslaved man named John

John French Coffey, born 1826 · March 30, 1861

Deed of sale for an enslaved man named Pierre

John French Coffey, born 1826 · December 8, 1860

Deed of sale for an enslaved woman named Cassey

James W. Draughon, American, born 1831 · March 3, 1859

Deed of sale including 237 enslaved persons in transaction

Moulton and Rushton, British · August 20, 1798

Deed of transfer of enslaved persons from the estate of Richard Rouzee

Rouzee Family, American · April 3, 1809

Deed of transfer of enslaved persons from the estate of Richard Rouzee

Rouzee Family, American · April 3, 1809

Defense of the Negro Race----Charges Answered. Speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, January 29, 1901

George H. White, American, 1852 - 1918 · Printed January 29, 1901

Desk box and lid with weighted roller blotter

Josiah Wedgwood, English, 1730 - 1795 · early 19th century

Diary of Lieutenant John Freeman Shorter

Lieutenant John Freeman Shorter, American, 1842 - 1865 · 1865

Dipper with wood handle

Unidentified · ca. 1860-1890

Dividend check from Freedman's Savings and Trust Company

Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company, American, 1865 - 1874 · 1880

Document announcing Connecticut's opposition to banning free Blacks

Oliver Wolcott Jr., 1760 - 1833 · 1825

Document appointing nine men to a slave patrol

Col. Henry Adams, American, 1823 - 1899 · March 15, 1846

Document confirming free status of Eleanor Brooks and Mary Wheaton

George Roberts, American · September 2, 1826

Document for tax exemption of the enslaved man Benjamin, owned by Edward Rouzee

Rouzee Family, American · July 21, 1806

Document listing sales of enslaved persons, farm equipment and acreage

Alfred Williams Morrison, American, 1802 - 1883 · ca. 1860

Document on distribution of six enslaved persons owned by Elizabeth Roberts

John Neusville, American · 1802

Draw hoe

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Draw hoe

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Draw hoe blade fragment

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Draw hoe blade fragment from Elizafield Plantation, Glynn County, Georgia

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

Eggbeater

Unidentified · late 19th century

Eighteen carriage bells on wire from a plantation near Georgetown South Carolina

Unidentified · early 19th century

Emancipation Era dress worn by formerly enslaved woman Tempy Ruby Bryant

Tempy Ruby Bryant, American, born ca. 1848 · 1870-1890

Embroidered apron made by an unidentified enslaved seamstress

Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937 · 1828-1850

Embroidered bridal handkerchief made by an unidentified enslaved seamstress

Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937 · ca. 1860

Embroidered lace sleeve fragment

Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937 · 1828-1850

Enameled container and lid with anti-slavery slogan

Unidentified · 1775-1791

Enforcement of Fourteenth Amendment

Horace Maynard, American, 1814 - 1882 · 1871

English brick found in the Heyward Family Cemetery

Unidentified · 18th-19th century

English brick from the Yeamans Hall land grant

Unidentified · 18th-19th century

European glass trade beads

Unidentified · ca. 18th century

European glass trade beads

Unidentified · mid 19th century

European trade beads

Unidentified · mid 19th century

Ex. doc. (United States. Congress. House), 40th Congress, 2d session, no. 329

William Passmore Carlin, American, 1820 - 1903 · Printed July 8, 1868

Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note

Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., American, 1851 - 1861 · December 18, 1853

Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note

Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., American, 1851 - 1861 · September 7, 1853

Exchange Bank of South Carolina ten dollar note

Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., American, 1851 - 1861 · September 7, 1853

Extension of the Ku Klux Act

Francis Preston Blair Jr., American, 1821 - 1875 · May 20, 1872

Fabric piece with whitework embroidery

Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937 · 1828-1850

Field noisemaker

Unidentified · 1850s

Field whip

Unidentified · 1850s

Fifteenth Amendment

Francis Preston Blair Jr., American, 1821 - 1875 · February 15, 1871

Flag for the Veterans Reunion of the 9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Unidentified · 1912-1959

Flemish brick made by an enslaved person

Unidentified · before 1863

Flute made for Blind Tom by William R. Meinell

William R. Meinell, American · 1879-1884

Folk art model of a slave ship on stand

Unidentified · 1890-1950

Foundation stone for a house built by Lawrence B. Brown

Lawrence Bernard Brown, American, 1856 - 1941 · 1890-1940

Frame with four Confederate States of America miniature flags

Unidentified · late 19th - early 20th century

Frederick Douglass

C. M. Battey, American, 1873 - 1927 · ca. 1895

Frederick Douglass' Paper

Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895 · July 28, 1854

Free paper for Elizabeth Only

Unidentified · June 20, 1857

Free status certification, payroll, and discharge for Richard Gale

James Graves, American · 1866

Freedom papers and handmade tin carrying box belonging to Joseph Trammell

Joseph Trammell, American, 1831 - 1859 · 1852

French manilla

Unidentified · 18th or 19th century

French manilla

Unidentified · 17th - 18th century

French manilla

Unidentified · 18th or 19th century

French manilla

18th or 19th century

French manilla

Unidentified · 18th or 19th century

French manilla

18th or 19th century

GAR 1890 Boston National Encampment medallion owned by Marquis Peterson

Unidentified · 1890

Gate hook

Unidentified · 19th century

General Collection form for the Brazilian ship Convenção

Unidentified · 1840

Georgia marriage license between Ezekiel Leonard and Marry Hammond

Unidentified · January 8, 1869

Gordon Under Medical Inspection

McPherson & Oliver, American · 1863

Gordon under Medical Inspection

Taylor & Huntington, American · 1863; printed later

Gospel Hymns No. 2

Philip Paul Bliss, American, 1838 - 1876 · 1876

Grain scoop

Unidentified · mid 19th-mid 20th century

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