ENAbout
Selection of North American enslavement documents from late 18th and 19th centuries from the Chicago History Museum's Archives and Manuscripts collections.
Works
A Colored Young Man of the City of New York, circa 1835
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A. M. Elgin tax document, 1864 November 30
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Amos Kendall letter to Andrew Jackson, 1828 November 19
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Benjamin Chew list of enslaved peoples, 1770 March 2
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Bill of sale for a woman and three children, 1852
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Bill of sale for Alex, an enslaved person, 1865
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Bill of sale for an enslaved person, 1737 June 16
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