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Bill of sale for 4 black slaves at Matanzas

Description:
  • Digital object made available by : Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts , Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., …
Year:
1875
Genre:
bills of sale
legal documents
Subject:
Legal instruments
Matanzas (Cuba)
Slavery > Cuba
Slavery > Cuba > 19th century
Enslaved persons > Cuba
Collection:
Brown University Library
Cuban Slavery documents
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Bill of sale for black slave

Description:
Manuscript document written in Havana, Cuba dated November 3, 1856. One leaf - two pages (text on one page). Translated summary of this document reads …
Year:
1856
Genre:
bills of sale
legal documents
Subject:
Blacks > Cuba > 19th century
Legal instruments
Slavery > Cuba
Slavery > Cuba > 19th century
Enslaved persons > Cuba
Collection:
Brown University Library
Cuban Slavery documents
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Bill of sale for slaves - mother and son

Description:
Manuscript document written in Havana, Cuba dated November 6, 1856. One leaf - two pages (text on one page). This fascinating document is a bill …
Year:
1856
Genre:
bills of sale
legal documents
Subject:
Child slaves > Cuba
Legal instruments
Slavery > Cuba
Slavery > Cuba > 19th century
Enslaved persons > Cuba
Collection:
Brown University Library
Cuban Slavery documents
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Bounty Land ... Warrant no. 434 for 40 acres ... assigned to John F. Kinny and Andrew I. Huggins ...: Washington, April 1st, 1861

Description:
Grant of 40 acres of land in Nebraska to Kinny and Huggins, signed "Abraham Lincoln" by Stoddard; also signed by G.W. Granger, Recorder of General …
Year:
1861
Contributor:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (creator)
Stoddard, William Osborn, 1835-1925 (signer)
Granger, G. W. (signer)
Genre:
legal documents
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865 > Correspondence
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
United States > Politics and government
Nebraska > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
Land grants > Nebraska
Local ID:
LA 1105
Collection:
Brown University Library
Lincoln Manuscripts
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Bounty Land Grant ... Warrant No. 434 for 40 acres ... assigned to John F. Kinny and Andrew I. Huggins ...: Washington, April 01, 1861

Description:
Warrant originally in favor of William Young, Private, and by him assigned to Kinny and Huggins. Signed "Abraham Lincoln" by W.D. Stoddard, Secy. Also signed …
Year:
1861
Contributor:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (signer)
Granger, G. W. (signer)
Genre:
legal documents
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865 > Correspondence
United States > History > 1815-1861
United States > Politics and government
Local ID:
LA 1105
Collection:
Brown University Library
Lincoln Manuscripts
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Brief in support for a motion for preliminary injunction, Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes, et al.

Description:
Legal brief for an injunction for Mumia due to his symptoms from Hepatitis C
Year:
2015
Contributor:
Boyle, Robert J. (creator)
Abu-Jamal, Mumia
Genre:
legal documents
Subject:
Hepatitis C
Pennsylvania
Local ID:
bdr:837468
bdr837468
Collection:
Brown University Library
Mumia Abu-Jamal collections at the John Hay Library (Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Portrait of Mass Incarceration Exhibition, 2023)
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Burr: 1705 Oct 18

Year:
1705
Genre:
legal documents
Local ID:
Ms. 478
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Archival & Manuscript Collections Online
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Bust: circa 1689 Feb 7

Year:
1684
Genre:
legal documents
Local ID:
Ms. 485
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Archival & Manuscript Collections Online
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Cedula for Chinese Colono Slave

Description:
Partly printed, filled in manuscript document issued in Havana in 1858. This Chinese Coolie ID document was issued at the "Gobierno Politico de la Habana". …
Year:
1858
Genre:
legal documents
Subject:
Chinese > Cuba > 19th century
Freedmen
Identification cards
Legal instruments
Slavery > Cuba > 19th century
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Cuba
Sugar workers > Cuba > 19th century
Collection:
Brown University Library
Cuban Slavery documents
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Cedula for Chinese Colono slave - Angel

Description:
Partly printed, filled in manuscript document issued in Havana in 1863. This Chinese Coolie ID document was issued at the "Gobierno Politico de la Habana". …
Year:
1863
Genre:
legal documents
Subject:
Chinese > Cuba > 19th century
Freedmen
Identification cards
Legal instruments
Slavery > Cuba > 19th century
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Cuba
Collection:
Brown University Library
Cuban Slavery documents
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Cedula for Chinese Colono slave - Geronimo

Description:
Partly printed, filled in manuscript document issued in Havana in 1863. This Chinese Coolie ID document was issued at the "Gobierno Politico de la Habana". …
Year:
1863
Genre:
legal documents
Subject:
Chinese > Cuba > 19th century
Freedmen
Identification cards
Legal instruments
Slavery > Cuba > 19th century
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Cuba
Collection:
Brown University Library
Cuban Slavery documents
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Cedula for emancipated slave

Description:
  • Digital object made available by : Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts , Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., …
Year:
1863
Genre:
legal documents
Subject:
Freedmen
Identification cards
Legal instruments
Slavery > Cuba > 19th century
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Cuba
Collection:
Brown University Library
Cuban Slavery documents
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Cedula for free Moreno slave

Description:
Partly printed, filled in manuscript document issued in Isla de Pinos, Cuba in 1859. This free/emancipated slave ID document was issued at the "Comandancia Militar …
Year:
1859
Genre:
legal documents
Subject:
Blacks > Cuba > 19th century
Freedmen
Identification cards
Legal instruments
Racially mixed people > Cuba > 19th century
Slavery > Cuba > 19th century
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Cuba
Sugar workers > Cuba > 19th century
Collection:
Brown University Library
Cuban Slavery documents
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Cedula for freed slave

Description:
Partly printed, filled in manuscript document issued in Isla de Pinos, Cuba in 1859. This free/emancipated slave ID document was issued at the "Comandancia Militar …
Year:
1859
Genre:
legal documents
Subject:
Freedmen
Legal instruments
Slavery > Cuba > 19th century
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Cuba
Sugar workers > Cuba > 19th century
Collection:
Brown University Library
Cuban Slavery documents
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Cedula for freed slave

Description:
Partly printed, filled in manuscript document issued in Isla de Pinos, Cuba in 1859. This free/emancipated slave ID document was issued at the "Comandancia Militar …
Year:
1859
Genre:
legal documents
Subject:
Freedmen
Identification cards
Legal instruments
Slavery > Cuba > 19th century
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Cuba
Sugar workers > Cuba > 19th century
Collection:
Brown University Library
Cuban Slavery documents
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Certificate of Liberty for a free Moreno

Description:
  • Digital object made available by : Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts , Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., …
Year:
1852
Genre:
freedom
legal documents
Subject:
Blacks > Cuba > 19th century
Freedmen
Legal instruments
Racially mixed people > Cuba > 19th century
Slavery > Cuba > 19th century
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Cuba
Collection:
Brown University Library
Cuban Slavery documents
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Clauson: 1692 Jun 7

Year:
1692
Genre:
legal documents
Local ID:
Ms. 364 (W-28)
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Archival & Manuscript Collections Online
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Clauson: 1692 Jun 29

Year:
1692
Genre:
legal documents
Local ID:
Ms. 358 (W-22)
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Archival & Manuscript Collections Online
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Clauson: 1692 Sep 7

Year:
1692
Genre:
legal documents
Local ID:
Ms. 359 (W-23)
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Archival & Manuscript Collections Online
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Clauson: 1692 Sep 13

Year:
1692
Genre:
legal documents
Local ID:
Ms. 360 (W-24)
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Archival & Manuscript Collections Online
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