Slavery Collection, 1709-1864.

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Slavery Collection, 1709-1864.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/477044215

Abstract

Diverse collection of materials, 1709-1864, containing correspondence and legal and financial documents related to the North American slave trade, slave ownership, abolition, and political issues pertinent to slavery.

Extent

2.7 linear ft. (7 boxes)

Holding Repository

Churchill County Museum

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7583757

Churchill County Museum

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Grimké, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879

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Angelina Emily Grimké Weld (born February 20, 1805, Charleston, South Carolina – died October 26, 1879, Hyde Park, Massachusetts), American abolitionist, political activist, women's rights advocate, and supporter of the women's suffrage movement. At one point she was the best known, or "most notorious," woman in the country. She and her sister, Sarah Moore Grimké, were considered the only notable examples of white Southern women abolitionists. The sisters lived together as adults, while Angelina...

Bolton, Charles, of Barbados.

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TittBitt (Sloop)

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White, Thomas, merchant.

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Brown, Samuel, of Boston.

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Hare (Sloop)

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Stokes, E. H. (Ellwood Haines), 1815-1897

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Thornton, John, of Fredericksburg, Va.

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Othello (Ship : 1807)

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Adams and Griffith.

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Moran, Richard A.

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Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895

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Writer Weld, the husband of Angelina Grimké, was active in the abolitionist and temperance movements. For additional biographical information, see Dictionary of American Biography and Who Was Who in America, 1607-1896 (1963). From the description of Letters, 1880-1890 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007533 Theodore Dwight Weld was born in Hampton, Connecticut on November 23, 1803. An advocate and crusader for temperance, abolition and women's right...

Louisa (Sloop)

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Gardner and Dean.

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Casada Gardin (Ship)

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Rux, A. J.

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Marigold (Brig)

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Ascension (Ship)

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Formerly in Levant trade, 260 tons, 24 guns, 75/82 crew. Voyages: (1) 1600/1 East Indies. Capt William Brand/Robert Pope. Woolwich 13 Feb 1601 - Torbay 20 Apr - 1 May Canaries - 9 Sep Cape 29 Oct - 17 Dec Madagascar 6 Mar 1602 - 9 May Nicobars - 5 Jun Acheh - at capture of San Antonio carrack in Straits of Malacca 11 Sep - 24 Oct Acheh 9 Nov - sent for England 11 Nov - arrived Jun 1603. (2) 1603/4 Bantam. Capt Roger Style/Christopher Colthurst. Gravesend 25 Mar 1604 - 24 Apr Maio - 17 Jul Cape 2...

Pacific (Ship : 1818-1855)

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Whaling vessel, out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Rufus F. Pease, on voyage 17 Feb. 1851-17 May 1854 to the Western Islands, Middle Ground, Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean, Bay of Anadis, and Lawrence Bay whaling grounds; owner-agent: Reuben Fish; built at Scituate, Mass., 1818. From the description of Logbook, 1851 Feb. 17-1854 May 17. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70976209 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Paul Chase. ...

Vernon, William, 1719-1806

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Samuel Vernon (1683-1737) and his wife, Elizabeth Fleet, lived in Newport, Rhode Island, where he held many public offices. Their eight children included Samuel (1711-1792), Thomas (1718-1784), and William (1719-1806). Thomas, a merchant and royal postmaster, was a Loyalist during the American Revolution. Samuel and William, who both supported the Revolution, jointly ran a shipping firm. William also served as president of the Continental Navy Board. Samuel and his wife, Amey Ward, had ten child...

Little Sally (Schooner)

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Active (Schooner)

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Orange (Ship)

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Taggart, Samuel, 1754-1825

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U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. From the description of Letters, 1814-1817, to the Rev. Jedidiah Morse [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647825559 Samuel Taggart (1754-1823), the son of Matthew and Jane (Anderson) Taggart, was born on 24 March 1754 in Londonderry, N.H. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1774. Taggart was ordained pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Colrain, Mass., on 19 February 1777, and remained there until 28 October...

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874

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Congressman, philanthropist, reformer. From the description of Letter, 1840 May 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122379141 Gerrit Smith resided in Peterboro (N.H.?) at the time of these writings and was a strong supporter of emancipation and African American rights. Upon his death the African American citizens of Buffalo paid him a formal tribute. From the description of Letters and broadsides, 1868-1871. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 34178334 ...

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