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A series of documents pertaining to the enslaved people of Capt. John R. Rurtwell and wife Martha Dickinson Wade. Burtwell was a steamboat captain…
A Collection of Primary and Secondary Historical Records Documenting the Enslaved Community at Sweetwater Plantation in Florence. Sweetwater…
A letter to the editor of the Waukesha Journal, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, of Wednesday, April 12, 1890, written by Mrs. S. B. Bradley, a resident of…
A collection of records documenting the slaves of Thomas and Nancy Barnett of Lauderdale County, Alabama. Thomas Barnett (1789-1858) was a farmer…
This is a newspaper advertisement for a sheriff's sale of five people. Mary, 23 and her four children: John, 6 Jesse, 4 Jim, 2 Ellen, 2 months…
A January 12, 1828 notice placed in the Huntsville, AL Democrat by Madison County Jailor FL White offering a $50 reward for information regarding the…
This is a newspaper article detailing the murder of an enslaved man, owned by Thomas Kirkman, by Isaac Vanlier.
This is a newspaper description about an enslaved man named Peter who escaped slavery in Florence, Alabama. Peter was described as about 50 years…
This is a newspaper advertisement describing four enslaved men that escaped from the Key Plantation near Florence. Lewis, about 28 Nicholas, about…
This is a newspaper ad claiming that an enslaved woman, Charlotte, had been taken to the Davidson County, TN jail. Charlotte was described as about 30…
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The Enslaved People of Captain John Robertson Burtwell.
Documents Recording the Enslaved Community of Sweetwater Plantation
Thoughts on Slavery by a former Florence-Lauderdale Slaveholder in 1890 from a letter titled "Florence."
The Slaves of Thomas and Nancy Barnett of Lauderdale County, Alabama
Sheriff's Sale of Mary and her four children
$50 Dollar Reward
The murder of an enslaved man owned by Thomas Kirkman by Mr. Isaac Vanlier
Peter, escaped from Florence
Lewis, Nicholas, Jim, and Charles--escaped from the Key Plantation near Florence
Charlotte, escaped from the Peters Plantation near Florence