These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. This document is the business letter book of Campbell W. Neilson. In the letter book, Neilson records the sale of cotton and tabacco, and the hiring of enslaved African Americans for day labor. Campbell does not appear to have owned slaves at the time, ...
Created:
1801-04-03 - 1803-01-03
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. This document is a bill of slave for an enslaved African American man. The documents detail the sale by a woman named Susannah Robinson to Samuel Stucky of an enslaved African American man named Emanuel. Emanuel is described as being 56 years old, 5 fee...
Created:
1829
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. This document is an inventory log of enslaved Africans and African Americans held on a large plantation, most likely in the Carribbean. The inventory log has listings by age, sex, skin tone, "Christian Name," and nickname. The log also marks "increases"...
Created:
1834
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. This document is a ship's manifest, detailing the number of enslaved African Americans transported on the Brig Uncas. The Brig Uncas was, at the time, a transport service moving between New Orleans and Havana. By the early 1840s, however, the Uncas had ...
Created:
1834
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. These documents are a muster roll and payroll for a unit of the Confederate army during the Civil War.
Created:
1862
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. These documents are an account book from a contractor who supplied rations to Union troops stationed in New York during the Civil War.
Created:
1863-07-16 - 1864-01-25
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. This document is a bounty certificate, showing that Conrad Haines entitled to 15.00 for enlisting in the U.S. army during the Civil War.
Created:
1864-02-16
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
This manuscript documents the appointment of Michael L. Courtney to Lt. Colonel of the U.S. Colored Troops, and is signed by C.W. Foster, Assistant Secretary of War. The manuscript sheds light on the role of White leadership over African American troops during the American Civil War.
Created:
1864-10-16
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. This document is an "ironclad oath." In the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, Republican politicians sought to disenfranchise former Confederates, to keep them from rising to political power once again. The "ironclad oath" was required of a...
Created:
1868
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
These materials are miscellanous manuscripts acquired by the Upper Midwest Literary Archives. These documents report on "social evil" in New York state. "Social Evil" refers, in this case, to crimes such as gambling or crimes related to drunkenness and sex work. This report specifically goes into detail on African American sex workers.
Created:
1900?
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
