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George Mason University

Adam Bell reward notice for escaped enslaved man named Perry

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Adam Bell reward notice for escaped enslaved man named Perry, written on February 17, 1821.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Barbary Wilson Deed of Emancipation for Harry

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This collection contains a deed of emancipation signed by enslaver Barbary Wilson of Bath County, Virginia, freeing Harry, identified as a Black man, on January 5, 1822. Harry was one of 14 people that Wilson had enslaved and manumitted in 1822.
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Barbary Wilson Deed of Emancipation for Harry 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Wilson, Barbary, d. ca. 1822
This collection contains a deed of emancipation signed by enslaver Barbary Wilson of Bath County, Virginia, freeing Harry, identified as a Black man, on January 5, 1822. Harry was one of 14 people that Wilson had enslaved and manumitted in 1822.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Barclay Shipping Ledger

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The Barclay Shipping Ledger from Norfolk, Virginia, covers shipments going through Virginia from 1847-1878. The ledger includes records of auctioneers of enslaved persons.
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Barclay Shipping Ledger 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

Barclay family (Virginia)
The Barclay Shipping Ledger from Norfolk, Virginia, covers shipments going through Virginia from 1847-1878. The ledger includes records of auctioneers of enslaved persons.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bigler-Sessler-John Family Papers

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The collection contains correspondence, legal documents, and accounting receipts and records relating to the Bigler, Sessler, and John families of southwest Virginia.
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Bigler-Sessler-John Family Papers 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

John family
The collection contains correspondence, legal documents, and accounting receipts and records relating to the Bigler, Sessler, and John families of southwest Virginia.
George Mason University

Deed of gift for an enslaved woman named Lucy by Maynadier Mason

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Deed of gift for an enslaved woman named Lucy by Maynadier Mason, written on March 29, 1853.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Edward Miller Letter to James Shaw, Jr.

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The Edward Miller Letter to James Shaw, Jr. is a written correspondence regarding business matters, as well as Miller's distate for black citizens living in bigger cities.
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Edward Miller Letter to James Shaw, Jr. 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Miller, Edward
The Edward Miller Letter to James Shaw, Jr. is a written correspondence regarding business matters, as well as Miller's distate for black citizens living in bigger cities.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture

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The Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, dated September 21, 1830, is between Stribling of Augusta County, Virginia, and Fultz of Bath County for the "term yet to come" for the work of enslaved people who Stribling "hired" from other enslavers. Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as "employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin". (The indenture is also called a "deed in trust" on the document.)
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Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Stribling, Erasmus, 1784-1858
The Erasmus Stribling and David Fultz Indenture, dated September 21, 1830, is between Stribling of Augusta County, Virginia, and Fultz of Bath County for the "term yet to come" for the work of enslaved people who Stribling "hired" from other enslavers. Some of the enslaved people named in the document include George Hodge, Sam Hamilton, Morriss, Sam McClintick, Big James, and Little James. They are listed as "employed on the Jackson River Turnpike in the possession and under the management of Albert Franklin". (The indenture is also called a "deed in trust" on the document.)
George Mason University

George Mason letters to John Augustine Washington III

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Two letters from George Mason (the grandson of George Mason IV through his son William) to John Augustine Washington III (great-grandnephew of George Washington) after John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry.
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George Mason letters to John Augustine Washington III 0.25 Linear Feet 1 folder

Mason, George, 1797-1870
Two letters from George Mason (the grandson of George Mason IV through his son William) to John Augustine Washington III (great-grandnephew of George Washington) after John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry.
Alexandria Library

Henry B. Whittington Diary (MS011)

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The diary begins on the date of Federal occupation of Alexandria by Union troops, May 24, 1861. Entries describe events related to the Civil War, the occupying troops, and attitudes of the local populace. There is rich detail regarding personnel of the ever-changing occupying force, its disruption of local affairs, and response of the citizens. Local and national events such as major battles, skirmishes, and political occurrences are vividly described. References to persons important to the history of Alexandria and the country for that period are frequent. Sectional opinion of the period toward issues such as slavery, contrabands, and emancipation are also present. Relevant newspaper clippings cut by Whittington are included in Folio 3. The diary ends on April 22, 1865.

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Henry B. Whittington Diary (MS011) .316 Cubic Feet 1 card box

Whittington, Henry B. (Henry Bassford), 1812-1884

The diary begins on the date of Federal occupation of Alexandria by Union troops, May 24, 1861. Entries describe events related to the Civil War, the occupying troops, and attitudes of the local populace. There is rich detail regarding personnel of the ever-changing occupying force, its disruption of local affairs, and response of the citizens. Local and national events such as major battles, skirmishes, and political occurrences are vividly described. References to persons important to the history of Alexandria and the country for that period are frequent. Sectional opinion of the period toward issues such as slavery, contrabands, and emancipation are also present. Relevant newspaper clippings cut by Whittington are included in Folio 3. The diary ends on April 22, 1865.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jacob Sherman Legal Documents

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The Jacob Sherman Legal Documents contain a complaint of Jacob Sherman and the testimony of Burgess R. Linkous regarding the sale of an enslaved person in Western Virginia in 1858.
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Jacob Sherman Legal Documents 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Sherman, Jacob, b. 1781
The Jacob Sherman Legal Documents contain a complaint of Jacob Sherman and the testimony of Burgess R. Linkous regarding the sale of an enslaved person in Western Virginia in 1858.

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