Slavery
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Bills of Sale for Enslaved Persons
Collection
Identifier: Mss-027
Abstract
A bill of sale was a contract between an enslaver and a potential buyer detailing the purchase of an enslaved person. This collection includes three original handwritten receipts for the purchase of Arthur, Louisa, Rose, Catharine, and Bill by enslaver S.P.C. Burford.
Dates:
1835, 1837, 1845
Speech Upon Abolishing Slavery in the District of Columbia printed in "The Bradford Argus"
Collection
Identifier: Mss-081
Abstract
A copy of "The Bradford Argus" (Vol. 10 No. 46) from April 17, 1862 featuring a pro-abolition speech by Pennsylvania State Senate member George Landon.
Dates:
April 17, 1862