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 newsletter edited by Pluto Jumbo containing satirical, mock notices and advertisements and illustrations related to abolitionists, slaves, and others. H.W. Beecher's name is mentioned on the front page of the newsletter. 4 pages.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Black Republican and Office Holder's Journal, August 1865
Date Created
1865-08
Description
A newsletter edited by Pluto Jumbo containing satirical, mock notices and advertisements and illustrations related to abolitionists, slaves, and others. H.W. Beecher's name is mentioned on the front page of the newsletter. 4 pages.
Subject
Slavery, Political participation, Law--Study and teaching, African Americans--Politics and government
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 legal document concerning the purchase of a building in Savannah, Georgia by Frederick A. Tupper from Henry Castillan. 2 pages.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Legal Document Concerning Purchase of a Building, August 5, 1845
Date Created
1845-08-05
Description
A legal document concerning the purchase of a building in Savannah, Georgia by Frederick A. Tupper from Henry Castillan. 2 pages.
Subject
Slavery, Political participation, Legal documents, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A statement from Joseph Desha, Govenor of Kentucky, concerning a resolution of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky regarding the Constitution of the United States.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A Statement Concerning a Resolution of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1825
Date Created
1825
Description
A statement from Joseph Desha, Govenor of Kentucky, concerning a resolution of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky regarding the Constitution of the United States.
Subject
Slavery, Political participation, Law--Study and teaching
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection