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 marital separatation agreement between Samuel Sewell MacKlin and Mariah MacKlin. 2 pages.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
An Agreement Between Samuel Sewell MacKlin and Mariah MacKlin, August 10, 1867
Date Created
1867-08-10
Description
A marital separatation agreement between Samuel Sewell MacKlin and Mariah MacKlin. 2 pages.
Subject
African American families, African American women, African American children, Legal documents
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 flyer listing slaves' personal information and skills for a slave sale to be held in New Orleans on May 16, 1835.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Slave Sale Advertisement Flyer, 1835
Date Created
1835
Description
A flyer listing slaves' personal information and skills for a slave sale to be held in New Orleans on May 16, 1835.
Subject
Slavery, African American men, African American women, Commerce
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
An announcement about the public sale of slaves by Richard Clagett to be sold at Potters Mart in Charleston, South Carolina on March 5, 1833.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Public Sale of Negros, by Richard Clagett Announcement Flyer, 1833
Date Created
1833
Description
An announcement about the public sale of slaves by Richard Clagett to be sold at Potters Mart in Charleston, South Carolina on March 5, 1833.
Subject
Slavery, African American men, African American women, African American children
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection