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James Barnett Inventory, 1811 (Ms2002-022)
A list of free Negroes and Mulattoes, compiled by James Barnett, district commissioner of revenue, Montgomery County, Virginia. The list includes places of residence of the free persons as well as a brief job description for each. The list divides…
Robert Edmiston Inventory, 1815
This is a document appraising the values of enslaved persons and lands held by Robert Edmiston, of Washington County, Virginia. The inventory lists an enslaved man and woman, both aged between 12 and 50 years, and an enslaved boy and girl, both aged…
Jeffrey T. Wilson Diary, 1913 (Ms2011-015)
Jeffrey Thomas Wilson (1843-1929) was a former slave who spent most of his life in and around Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia. He outlived four wives and had at least twelve children. Wilson's diaries include entries on a range of topics from local…
Letter, Lewis Wood to his wife from Platte City, Missouri, February 16, 1862 (Ms1991-011)
A two page letter from Lewis Wood to his wife detailing an experience he had at a slave auction.
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