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Cabinet Photograph Of Millie [And] Christine, "The Two Headed Nightingale," N.D., Ollivier
Cabinet Photograph Of Millie [And] Christine, "The Two Headed Nightingale," N.D., Ollivier
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Cabinet card is 6.5in (16.5cm) tall and 4.5in (11cm) wide. Millie and Christine are photographed in full portrait, each in fine clothes and shoes, each grasping the curtains that frame them in the photographer's studio. Christine, presumably the figure on the right, hold a fan in her right hand.
Photograph: Tintype In Paper Sleeve Depicting A Man And Two Young Women, N.D., Anonymous
Photograph: Tintype In Paper Sleeve Depicting A Man And Two Young Women, N.D., Anonymous
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Tintype exposure is about 1"W x 2"H.
A girl in a white dress stands next to a seated man in dark clothes with her left arm around his shoulder. The man wears a hat and his hands rest on his lap. A young woman or girl, also in a white dress, sits next to him with her hands folded in her lap.
Date of photograph is unknown but tintypes flourished in popularity in the 1860s and 1870s and the clothing of the figures suggests a similar time period.
Warrant For Arrest. Charge: Assault And Battery On Julia, A Slave. 1841, Washington County, Tennessee., Justice Of The Peace, Washington County, Tennessee
Warrant For Arrest. Charge: Assault And Battery On Julia, A Slave. 1841, Washington County, Tennessee., Justice Of The Peace, Washington County, Tennessee
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
The justice of the peace for Washington County, Tennessee instructs the sheriff to detain an individual for the "assault and battery on the body of Julia a Female Slave the property of Alexander Nelson now in the employment of Henry C. Stephenson." October 28, 1841.
Letter From Josiah Masters To John Reade About A Slave Man Named Dick He (Masters) Wishes To Sell. New York, 1796., Josiah Masters
Letter From Josiah Masters To John Reade About A Slave Man Named Dick He (Masters) Wishes To Sell. New York, 1796., Josiah Masters
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Masters writes to Reade that Dick "has been somewhat uneasy with me, the first cause [was] my separating his wench from him.
"The lowest price is one hundred pounds."
Addressed to Reade in Poughkeepsie, NY.
List Of Prisoners In Jail, Worcester, Massachusetts, September 6, 1785., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
List Of Prisoners In Jail, Worcester, Massachusetts, September 6, 1785., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
List of prisoners "confined in the common goal in Worcester in the County of Worcester," September 6, 1785. Next to the prisoners' names are the charges for which they are confined.
List Of Prisoners In Jail, Worcester, Massachusetts, June 6, 1785., Worcester County
List Of Prisoners In Jail, Worcester, Massachusetts, June 6, 1785., Worcester County
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
List of prisoners "confined in the Common Goal in Worcester." List includes names of prisoners and charges for which they were imprisoned.