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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
Bill of sale for two enslaved people, 1864 November 14
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Bill of sale from Ephraim Cook, 1823 August 9
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Certificate of freedom for enslaved woman, 1810 December 5
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Certificate of freedom for enslaved woman, 1831 September 8
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Certificate of Freedom for Mary Jane Jones, 1844 November 28
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Charles Luquet enslavement document, 1859 December 19
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Christopher Colon Augur letter, 1884 March 22
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Clipping related to enslaved people for sale, circa 1800s
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Copy of a Henry Jackson letter, 1779 June 5
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