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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  • Subjects = Commerce
A receipt of a slave sale from H.S. Rogers to C.I Bliss on July 31, 1863.
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
A reward flyer issued by W.D. Bowie for the return of a runaway slave . Dated February 14, 1853.
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.
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