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Selection of North American enslavement documents from late 18th and 19th centuries from the Chicago History Museum's Archives and Manuscripts collections.
Works
Thomas Hart Benton letter to Andrew Jackson, circa 1827
2 pages: 0% complete (100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
Thomas McReynolds letter from his father, 1835 August 24
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Thomas McReynolds letter to District 14 Court, March 1838
2 pages: 0% complete (100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
Thomas McReynolds letter to Sarah Jane McReynolds, 1831 June 21
2 pages: 0% complete (100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
Transcription of a letter to Andrew Jackson from the Secretary of State, 1829 April 21
1 page: 0% complete (100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
William Garnett deed of emancipation, 1845 October 17
1 page: 0% complete (100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
William Gaston letter to Charles W. Karthaus & Co., 1819 January 9
3 pages: 0% complete (100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
William Gaston letter to Theron Metcalf, 1820 September 24
3 pages: 33% complete (100% transcribed, 67% needs review)