The Henry P. Slaughter collection consists of materials collected by Henry P. Slaughter which emphasize the early history of African Americans in the United States. The collection is composed mainly of slave papers and correspondence of African American leaders, abolitionists, and political figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The materials include pamphlets, sermons, speeches, reports, correspondence, and legal documents.
Oct 29, 2021

Henry P. Slaughter Collection

The Henry P. Slaughter collection consists of materials collected by Henry P. Slaughter which emphasize the early history of African Americans in the United States. The collection is composed mainly of slave papers and correspondence of African American leaders, abolitionists, and political figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The materials include pamphlets, sermons, speeches, reports, correspondence, and legal documents.
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A notice by Jacob August Jr. advertising a public auction of slaves with auctioneer P.J. Turnbull to be held on November 29, 1859.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Negroes Auction Flyer, 1859
Date Created
1859
Description
A notice by Jacob August Jr. advertising a public auction of slaves with auctioneer P.J. Turnbull to be held on November 29, 1859.
Subject
Slavery, Commerce, African American men, African American children
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
An event flyer announcing the One Hundred and Twenty Sixth Anniversary of Benjamin Banneker's birthday and the Fifth Aniiversary of the Banneker Institute for November 10, 1858.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
126th Anniversary Birthday of Benjamin Banneker, 1858
Date Created
1858
Description
An event flyer announcing the One Hundred and Twenty Sixth Anniversary of Benjamin Banneker's birthday and the Fifth Aniiversary of the Banneker Institute for November 10, 1858.
Subject
Slavery, Events and programs, Manners and customs
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A letter from Frederick Douglass to [Clarance] regarding his travels, the employment options of free colored people, and his desire to build a school for colored children. 4 pages.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Letter from Frederick Douglass to [Clarance], March 21, 1856
Date Created
1856-03-21
Description
A letter from Frederick Douglass to [Clarance] regarding his travels, the employment options of free colored people, and his desire to build a school for colored children. 4 pages.
Subject
Abolitionists, African American men, Slavery, African Americans--Education, African American-Economic conditions
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A letter from James Johnston written to the St. Louis Circuit Court concerning a woman discharged from bondage.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Letter to the St. Louis Circuit Court from James Johnston, October 15, 1853
Date Created
1853-10-15
Description
A letter from James Johnston written to the St. Louis Circuit Court concerning a woman discharged from bondage.
Subject
Slavery, Legal documents, African American men
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A reward flyer issued by W.D. Bowie for the return of a runaway slave . Dated February 14, 1853.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Runaway Slave Reward Flyer, 1853
Date Created
1853
Description
A reward flyer issued by W.D. Bowie for the return of a runaway slave . Dated February 14, 1853.
Subject
Slavery, African American men, Commerce
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A flyer advertising a slave sale by Louis D. De Saussure in Charleston, South Carolina to be held on September 25, 1852.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Charleston Cotton and Rice Negroes Auction Flyer, 1852
Date Created
1852
Description
A flyer advertising a slave sale by Louis D. De Saussure in Charleston, South Carolina to be held on September 25, 1852.
Subject
Slavery, African American men, African American women, Commerce, Meetings
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A published flyer containing the text of the Fugitive Slave Law with a reminder at the top of the flyer to freemen of Masschusetts that Representative Samuel A. Eliot of Boston voted for the law. 1 page.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Read and Ponder The Fugitive Slave Law Flyer, 1850
Date Created
1850
Description
A published flyer containing the text of the Fugitive Slave Law with a reminder at the top of the flyer to freemen of Masschusetts that Representative Samuel A. Eliot of Boston voted for the law. 1 page.
Subject
Slavery, Political participation, Law--Study and teaching, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A flyer announcing an anti-slavery meeting hosted by Stephen S. Foster and Joseph A. Howland, agents of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Anti-Slavery Meeting Flyer, circa 1850
Date Created
1845/1855
Description
A flyer announcing an anti-slavery meeting hosted by Stephen S. Foster and Joseph A. Howland, agents of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Subject
Slavery, Abolitionists, Meetings
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A flyer from the Institute for Colored Youth listing morning and afternon class exam schedules, exam proctors, and an evening event.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
The Fifth Annual Examination, Institute for Colored Youth, 1857
Date Created
1833/1843
Description
A flyer from the Institute for Colored Youth listing morning and afternon class exam schedules, exam proctors, and an evening event.
Subject
African American youth--Education, Education--Curricula, African Americans--Education
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection