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1820s Slave Sale Certification Instructions Dec 1829

1820s Slave Sale Certification Instructions

Slave narratives supplemental materials

This document details instructions on certifying the sale of a slave named Harriet to Mr. Charles Ritchie from Mr. William Hickman, in Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory, circa 1820s.


George Sibley List Of Goods Owned, For A Mortgage, September 9, 1829, George Champlin Sibley Sep 1829

George Sibley List Of Goods Owned, For A Mortgage, September 9, 1829, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of George Sibley List of Goods Owned, for a Mortgage, September 9, 1829.


Letter From George Sibley To Henry Leavenworth, August 30, 1829, George Champlin Sibley Aug 1829

Letter From George Sibley To Henry Leavenworth, August 30, 1829, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Henry Leavenworth, August 30, 1829.


Letter From Henry Leavenworth To George Sibley, August 22, 1829, Henry Leavenworth Aug 1829

Letter From Henry Leavenworth To George Sibley, August 22, 1829, Henry Leavenworth

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from Henry Leavenworth to George Sibley, August 22, 1829.


Letter From John Simonds Jr. To George Sibley, January 4, 1829, John Simonds Jr. Jan 1829

Letter From John Simonds Jr. To George Sibley, January 4, 1829, John Simonds Jr.

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from John Simonds Jr. to George Sibley, January 4, 1829.


List Of Enslaved People, Including Their Ages, At Spring Garden Plantation, Florida, 1829., Spring Garden Plantation Dec 1828

List Of Enslaved People, Including Their Ages, At Spring Garden Plantation, Florida, 1829., Spring Garden Plantation

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This item is a list of over 80 enslaved people of African descent at Spring Garden, a plantation in present-day DeLeon Springs State Park, Florida. The list notes the first names of enslave persons and their ages. Annotations indicate occupations and work assignments, family units, and if individuals were sent to Charleston or sold locally. The meaning of some annotations are unclear or at least not explicit, such as small circles next to females' names. Annotations indicate this list was used as reference more than once. One pair of twins is noted as are several infants. Reference to the names …