Guide to the Legal and Financial Documents on Slaves and Slavery in the United States Collection

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Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives

Title: Legal and Financial Documents on Slaves and Slavery in the United States Collection

Creator: California State University, Northridge. University Library

Identifier/Call Number: SC.SSUS

Extent: 0.84 linear feet

Date (inclusive): 1756-1869

Abstract: Purchased by the library in the late 1970s, this collection consists of bills of sale, bonds, writs, promissory notes, summons, wills of slave owners, and inventories of slaves. It also includes some criminal cases involving slaves and an anonymously authored play with characters who are slaves. Well over half the documents concern the state of Alabama with Lawrence County particularly well represented. The documents are organized by state and arranged by counties.

Language of Material: English

Historical Note:

The library created this collection of materials for study and research.

Scope and Contents

The Legal and Financial Documents on Slaves and Slavery in the United States Collection consists of bills of sale, bonds, writs, promissory notes, summons, wills of slave owners, and inventories of slaves. It also includes some criminal cases involving slaves and an anonymously authored play with characters who are slaves. Well over half the documents concern the state of Alabama with Lawrence County particularly well represented. The documents are organized alphabetically by state and arranged by counties.

Electronic Format:

Digital reproductions of items in this collection are available electronically as a part of the Slavery and the Law project.

Related Material

Free Status Affidavits Collection

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use:

Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Accruals:

Late 1970s

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased, Late 1970s.

Preferred Citation:

For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials guide.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Documents

Box 1, Folder 1

Dallas, Co., Alabama, 1825, 1848

Box 1, Folder 2

Dallas, Co., Alabama, 1825, 1848

Box 1, Folder 3

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 4

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 5

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 6

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 7

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 8

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 9

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 10

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 11

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 12

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 13

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 14

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 15

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 16

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 17

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 18

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 19

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 20

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 21

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 22

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 23

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 24

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 25

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 26

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 27

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 28

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 29

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 30

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 31

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 32

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 33

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 34

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 35

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 36

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 37

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 38

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 39

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 40

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 41

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 42

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 43

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 44

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 45

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 46

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 47

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 48

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 49

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 50

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 51

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 52

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 53

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 54

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 55

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 56

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 57

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 58

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 59

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 60

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 61

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 62

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 63

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 64

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 65

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 66

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 67

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 68

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 69

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 70

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 71

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 72

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 73

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 74

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 75

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 76

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 77

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 78

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 79

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 80

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 81

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 82

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 83

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 84

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 85

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 86

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 87

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 88

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 89

Lawrence Co., Alabama, 1820-1869

Box 1, Folder 90

Morgan Co., Alabama, 1863

Box 1, Folder 91

Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, 1866

Box 1, Folder 92

Unknown Co., Alabama, 1855; 1856

Box 1, Folder 93

Unknown Co., Alabama, 1855; 1856

Box 1, Folder 94

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 95

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 96

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 97

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 98

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 99

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 100

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 101

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 102

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 103

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 104

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 105

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 1, Folder 106

Wilcox Co., Alabama, 1832-1861

Box 2, Folder 1

Windham Co., Connecticut, 1770

Box 2, Folder 2

Coweta Co., Georgia, 1861-1863

Box 2, Folder 3

Coweta Co., Georgia, 1861-1863

Box 2, Folder 4

Coweta Co., Georgia, 1861-1863

Box 2, Folder 5

Randolph Co., Indiana, 1850

Box 2, Folder 6

Mercer Co., Kentucky, 1827

Box 2, Folder 7

Warren Co., Kentucky, 1867

Box 2, Folder 8

Caroll Parish, Louisiana, 1860

Box 2, Folder 9

Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 1811, 1814

Box 2, Folder 10

Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 1811, 1814

Box 2, Folder 11

Buchanan Co., Missouri

Box 2, Folder 12

New York, New York, 1756

Box 2, Folder 13

Staten Island, New York, 1784

Box 2, Folder 14

Bertie Co., North Carolina, 1824-1843

Box 2, Folder 15

Bertie Co., North Carolina, 1824-1843

Box 2, Folder 16

Bertie Co., North Carolina, 1824-1843

Box 2, Folder 17

Newport, Rhode Island, 1756

Box 2, Folder 18

Cape Town, South Africa, 1806

Box 2, Folder 19

Jasper Co., South Carolina, 1856

Box 2, Folder 20

Jasper Co., South Carolina, 1856

Box 2, Folder 21

Maury Co., Tennessee, 1828

Box 2, Folder 22

Smith Co., Tennessee, 1834

Box 2, Folder 23

Caroline Co., Virginia, 1759

Box 2, Folder 24

Clarke Co., Virginia, 1858

Box 2, Folder 25

New Kent Co., Virginia, 1798-1822

Box 2, Folder 26

New Kent Co., Virginia, 1798-1822

Box 2, Folder 27

New Kent Co., Virginia, 1798-1822

Box 2, Folder 28

Richmond Co., Virginia, 1848

Box 2, Folder 29

Place Unknown, 1826-1863

Box 2, Folder 30

Place Unknown, 1826-1863

Box 2, Folder 31

Place Unknown, 1826-1863

Box 2, Folder 32

Place Unknown, 1826-1863

Box 2, Folder 33

Place Unknown, 1826-1863

Box 2, Folder 34

Place Unknown, 1826-1863

Box 2, Folder 35

Place Unknown, 1826-1863

Box 2, Folder 36

Place Unknown, 1826-1863

Box 2, Folder 37

Place Unknown, 1826-1863