Documents concerning slavery and manumission in Delaware, 1783-1910.

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Documents concerning slavery and manumission in Delaware, 1783-1910.

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The collection consists of eight documents concerning slavery in Delaware: six signed manuscript records, manuscript copies of documents dated between 1783 and 1809, documenting the trade and emancipation of slaves and indentured servants by individual slave owners in Delaware; an order, dated April 29, 1829, signed and sealed by Delaware Governor Charles Polk, pardons James John for kidnapping Betsy Martin, a free racially-mixed woman, and transporting her across state lines; and a brief ALS, dated December 11, 1910, from Henry C. Conrad, Delaware Superior Court judge, to Walter V. Johnson of Johns Hopkins University, concerns Abraham Lincoln's abolition of slavery in Delaware.

0.21 linear ft. (1 box)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8025864

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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John, James E. A., 1933-

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Polk, Charles, 1788-1857

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Conrad, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1852-

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Henry M. Conrad was the proprietor of a Transfer, Livery, Feed and Sale Stable in Radford, Virginia during the early 1900's. From the description of G. W. Lyle Invoice 1908. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 539118022 ...

Martin, Betsy

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Johnson, Walter, 1932-

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