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[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of 3 Virginia documents listing property including enslaved persons. Ca 1815-1854.
Estimate: $400-$600
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$200
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American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Location
Cincinnati
Description

[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of 3 Virginia documents listing property including enslaved persons. Ca 1815-1854.


Manuscript receipt "A list of land & slaves owned by Jacob Campbell the first day of April 1815. The first district of Virginia Washington City." 1p, 7 1/2 x 4 in. (creasing, toning). Lists 8 enslaved persons by gender, age bracket, and value, totaling $2,170.

[With:] Tax receipt for Miss Francis Jane Irby. Washington County, Virginia. 1854. 1p, 6 1/4 x 2 in. (light creasing at center fold). Taxable categories include "Black" titheables as well as other personal property, salary, land, and a road levy. -- Tax receipt for Robert L. and John Berry. Washington County, 1848. 1p, 6 3/4 x 2 in. (toning, creasing, scattered marks). Taxable "Revenue" items include "Slaves" as well as horses, clocks, and land.


This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Property from the Augustana Collection

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Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.