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A. (J.) Gilkeson

 Augusta County: A. (?.) Gilkeson to Gilkeson's brother (probably Hugh Gilkeson), September 21, 1858 1858-09-21

 Augusta County: A. J. Gilkeson to Gilkeson's brother (probably Hugh Gilkeson), January 21, 1866 1866-01-21

Aiken, George

 Uncle Tom's Cabin (dramatic version) 1852

Alexander, Cyrus

 Augusta County: Cyrus Alexander to John H. McCue, December 18, 1858 1858-12-18

Angelou, Maya

 Maya Angelou's On the Pulse of Morning 1993

Anonymous

 A Slave's Story June 1857

 Contract for indenture of Susan, a girl of five years; August 19, 1865 1865

Antibiastes

 Observations on the slaves and the indented servants, inlisted in the army, and in the navy of the United States. 1777

Baker, Ray Stannard

 Negro Suffrage in a Democracy 1910

Barnitz, William Tell

 Franklin County: William Tell Barnitz to the Pennsylvania Daily Telegraph, March 27, 1863 1863-03-27

Barrett, Maria

 Liberian Letters: Maria Barrett to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 8 1858

 Liberian Letters: Maria Barrett to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January 20 1860

Barrett, Richard

 Liberian Letters: Richard Barrett to Elizabeth Lewis 1858 January 28 1858

Barrett, Young; Barrett, Maria; and Johnson, Isabella

 Liberian letters: Young Barrett, Maria Barrett, and Isabella Johnson to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 March 3 1857

Barrows, Samuel J.

 What the Southern Negro is Doing for Himself June 1891

Beck, J.

 Augusta County: J. Beck to John McCue, February 8, 1858 1858-02-08

Bell, W. J. D.

 Augusta County: W. J. D. Bell to John McCue, April 21, 1860 1860-04-21

Bibb, Henry

 Narrative of the life and adventures of Henry Bibb, an American slave, written by himself. With an introd. by Lucius C. Matlack. 1850

Bonner, John Stuart

 A Master Sold by a Slave 1897

Boughton, Willis, 1854-1942

 "The Negro's Place in History" 1896

Bowen, Roland E.

 Augusta County: Diary of Roland E. Bowen (1863) 07/xx/1863-08/07/1863

Brawley, Benjamin

 The Negro Genius 1915

 The Negro in American Fiction 1916

Buchanan, R.

 Augusta County: R. Buchanan to Buchanan's roommates, February 12, 1867 1867-02-12

Cabell, William D.

 Letter from William D. Cabell to his brother Joseph 1856 Aug. 18

Campion, Saunders A.

 Liberian Letters: Saunders A. Campion for George Walker, et al, to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 March 5 1857

Carman, James

 Franklin County: James A. Harman to Martin W. Carman, July 18, 1862 1862-07-18

Carr, Mildred

 Liberian Letters: Mildred Carr to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 29 1858

 Letter from Mildred Carr in Liberia to James Miner January 29, 1858

Ceasar, Samson

 Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to David S. Haselden 1834 February 7 1834

 Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1834 March 18 1834

 Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1834 April 1 1834

 Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1834 June 2 1834

 Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1835 March 5 1835

 Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1835 August 3 1835

Chalmers, H.H.

 The Effects of Negro Suffrage 1881

Chandler, John A.

 The Speech of John A. Chandler . . . on the Policy of the State with respect to Her Slave Population. 1832

Chesnutt, Charles Waddell, 1858-1932

 The Free Colored People of North Carolina 1902

 The Partners 1901

Christy, Jacob

 Franklin County: Jacob Christy to Mary Jane Demus, May [?], 1863 1863-05-xx

 Franklin County: Jacob Christy to Mary Jane Demus, November 24, 1863 1863-11-24

 Franklin County: Jacob Christy to Mary Jane Demus, March 2, 1864 1864-03-02

 Franklin County: Jacob Christy to Mary Jane Demus, July 2, 1864 1864-07-02

 Franklin County: Jacob Christy to Mary Jane Demus, May 13, 1864 1864-05-13

 Franklin County: Jacob Christy to Mary Jane Demus, August 10, 1864 1864-08-10

 Franklin County: Jacob Christy to Mary Jane Demus, May 29, 1865 1865-05-29

 Franklin County: Jacob Christy to Mary Jane Demus, [no date] xxxx-xx-xx

Christy, John M.

 Franklin County: John M. Christy to David Demus, November 19, [1863?] 1863-11-19

 Franklin County: John M. Christy to Mary Jane Demus, October 10, 1864 1864-10-10

Christy, Joseph

 Franklin County: Joseph Christy to Mary Jane Demus, April 27, 1865 1865-04-27

Christy, Samuel

 Franklin County: Samuel Christy to Mary Jane Demus, May 9, 1863 1863-05-09

 Franklin County: Samuel Christy to Mary Jane Demus, June 19, 1863 1863-06-19

 Franklin County: Samuel Christy to Mary Jane Demus, April 4, 1864 1864-04-04

 Franklin County: Samuel Christy to Mary Jane Demus, May 14, 1864 1864-05-14

 Franklin County: Samuel Christy to Family, July 10, 1864 1864-07-10

 Franklin County: Samuel Christy to Mary Jane Demus, September 3, 1864 1864-09-03

 Franklin County: Samuel Christy to Mary Jane Demus, March 14, 1865 1865-03-14

Christy, William

 Franklin County: William Christy to Mary Jane Demus, August 2, 1863 1863-08-02

 Franklin County: William Christy to Mary Jane Demus, October 24, 1863 1863-10-24

Coleman, John G.

 Augusta County: John G. Coleman to John H. McCue, May 29, 1857 1857-05-29

Coleman, Margaret

 Liberian Letters: Margaret Coleman to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January 19 1860

Coleman, Margaret; Coleman, Martin; Coleman, Alan

 Liberian Letters: Margaret Coleman, Martin Coleman, Alan Coleman, and Washington Coleman to Dr. Minor 1859 August 23 1859

Coleman, Martin

 Liberian Letters: Martin Coleman to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 28 1858

Coleman, Washington

 Liberian Letters: Washington Coleman to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 28 1858

Coleman, Wilson

 Liberian Letters: Wilson Coleman to Dr. James H. Minor 1859 August 23 1859

Cormany, Rachel

 Franklin County: Diary of Rachel Cormany (1863) 1863-06-14-1863-07-06

Corrothers, James D.

 Blind Tom, Singing 1901

 The Negro Singer November 1912

 Paul Laurence Dunbar 1912

 An Indignation Dinner 1915

Corson, William Clark

 Augusta County: William Clark Corson to Jennie [unknown], January 17, 1865 1865-01-17

Craft, William.

 Running a thousand miles for freedom / [by] William and Ellen Craft. 1860

Davis, Franklin

 Augusta County: Franklin Davis to John H. McCue, September 5, 1859 1859-09-05

Dedrick, Henry H.

 Augusta County: Henry H. Dedrick to Mary E. A. Dedrick, [no date] ca. 1863-06

Demus, David A.

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, September 11, 1863 1863-09-11

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, October 7, 1863 1863-10-07

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, October 15, [1863?] 1863-10-15

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, October 17, 1863 1863-10-17

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, November 8, 1863 1863-11-08

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, November 10, 1863 1863-11-10

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, November 25, 1863 1863-11-25

 Franklin County: David Demus to Jacob Christy, December 24, 1863 1863-12-24

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, December 24, 1863 1863-12-24

 Franklin County: David A. Demus to Mary Jane Demus, March 8, 1863 1863-03-08

 Franklin County: David Demus to [unknown], May 8, [1863?] 1863-05-08

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, June 18, 1863 1863-06-18

 Franklin County: David Demus to [unknown], July 26, 1863 1863-07-26

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, August 18, 1863 1863-08-18

 Franklin County: David Demus to Elizabeth Christy, September 4, 1863 1863-09-04

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, January 9, [1864?] 1864-01-09

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, January 16, 1864 1864-01-16

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, February 4, 1864 1864-02-04

 Franklin County: David A. Demus to Mary Jane Demus, February 4, 1864 1864-02-04

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, March 4, 1864 1864-03-04

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, March 24, 1864 1864-03-24

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, February 24, 1864 1864-02-24

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, March 5, 1864 1864-03-05

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, April 18, 1864 1864-04-18

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, May 13, 1864 1864-05-13

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, May 20, 1864 1864-05-20

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, June 4, 1864 1864-06-04

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, June 15, 1864 1864-06-15

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, July 27, 1864 1864-07-27

 Franklin County: David A. Demus to Mary Jane Demus, August 18, [1864?] 1864-08-18

 Franklin County: David A. Demus to Mary Jane Demus, October 12, 1864 1864-10-12

 Franklin County: David A. Demus to Mary Jane Demus, November 28, 1864 1864-11-28

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, November 28, 1864 1864-11-28

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, December 2, 1864 1864-12-02

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, December 7, 1864 1864-12-07

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, January 17, 1865 1865-01-17

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, January 24, 1865 1865-01-24

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, January 24, 1865 1865-01-24

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, February 1, 1865 1865-02-01

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, February 8, 1865 1865-02-08

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, March 21, [1865?] 1865-03-21

 Franklin County: David A. Demus to Mary Jane Demus, April 4, 1865 1865-04-04

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, April 28, 1865 1865-04-28

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, May 4, 1865 1865-05-04

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, May 8, 1865 1865-05-08

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, October 22, [?] xxxx-10-22

 Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, [no date] xxxx-xx-xx

Demus, Mary Jane

 Franklin County: Mary Jane Demus to David A. Demus, February 23, 1864 1864-02-23

 Franklin County: Mary Jane Demus to David Demus, March 15, [?] xxxx-03-15

 Franklin County: Mary Jane Demus to David Demus, December 6, [?] xxxx-12-06

Dixon, Thomas

 The Leopard's Spots [selections] 1902

Dodge, David

 "The Free Negroes of North Carolina" 1886

Douglass, Frederick, 1817?-1895

 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave 1845

 The heroic slave 1851, 1852, or 1853

 Life and Times of Frederick Douglass 1855

 Reconstruction 1866

 "The Color Line" May 1881

 My Escape from Slavery 1881

 The Future of the Colored Race May 1886

 The Negro Exodus from the Gulf States

Douglass, William

 Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 February 5 1857

 Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor and Frank Nelson 1857 March 8 1857

 Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Reverend W. Slaughter 1857 April 24 1857

 Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 August 19 1857

 Liberian Letters: William Douglass to his aunt 1858 January 28 1858

 Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1859 January 26 1859

 Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1861 February 22 1861

 Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1865 August 15 1865

 Liberian Letters: William Douglass to a Friend 1866 January 29 1866

 Liberian Letters: William Douglass to a Friend 1866 January 29 1866

Douglass, William; Walker, William; Carr, Samuel

 Liberian Letters: William Douglass, Hugh Walker, and Samuel Carr to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 February 6 1857

Dowd, Jerome

 Paths of Hope for the Negro: Practical Suggestions of a Southerner 1900

Doyle, Robert L.

 Augusta: Robert L. Doyle to John Letcher, June 18, 1860 1860-06-18

Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963.

 Strivings of the Negro People 1897

 The Negroes of Farmville, Virginia: a social study 1898.

 A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South 1899

 The Freedmen's Bureau 1901

 Of the Training of Black Men 1902

 The Souls of Black Folk 1903

 Credo October 6, 1904

 Darkwater; voices from within the veil 1920

E.

 Franklin County: E. to H. G. McPherson, November 11, 1857 1857-11-11

Emerson, Nancy

 Augusta County: Diary of Nancy Emerson (1862-1864) 1860-1864

Ervine, John Hamilton

 Augusta County: John Hamilton Ervine to Ellen Ervine, June 18, 1861 1861-06-18

Ewing, Quincy

 The Heart of the Race Problem 1909

Fleming, Malcolm

 Augusta County: Malcolm Fleming to Fleming's mother, August 10, 1864 1864-08-10

Franklin, Henry

 Liberian Letters: Henry Franklin to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 February 17 1859

Franklin, Henry; Franklin, Milly

 Liberian Letters: Henry Franklin and Milly Franklin to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 27 1858

Gallaher, DeWitt Clinton

 Augusta County: Diary of DeWitt Clinton Gallaher (1864-1865) 1864-06-08-1865-04-09

George S. Schreckhise

 Augusta County: George S. Schreckhise to James M. Schreckhise, January 5, 1863 1863-01-05

Gibbs, W. W.

 Augusta County: W. W. Gibbs to John H. McCue, January 1, 1858 1858-01-01

Gilkeson, D. V.

 Augusta County: D. V. Gilkeson to Gilkeson's brother (probably Hugh Gilkeson), August 31, 1867 1867-08-31

 Augusta County: D. V. Gilkeson to Gilkeson's brother (probably Hugh Gilkeson), November 4, 1867 1867-11-04

Griggs, Sutton Elbert, 1872-1933

 Imperium In Imperio 1899

 Friction between the races : causes and cure 1930

Gronniosaw, James Albert Ukawsaw

 A narrative of the most remarkable particulars in the life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African prince, written by himself. 1774

Gurley, Ralph Randolph

 Liberian Letters: Ralph Randolph Gurley to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 November 4 1857

Hammon, Briton

 A narrative of the uncommon sufferings, and surprizing deliverance of Briton Hammon, a Negro man 1760

Harden, Judy

 Liberian Letters: Judy Harden to Mr. Howell Lewis 1858 January 21 1858

 Liberian Letters: Judy Harden to Howell Lewis, Dr. James H. Minor, and Frank Nelson 1858 February 27 1858

Harden, Julia

 Liberian Letters: Julia Harden to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January 20 1860

Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908

 Brother Rabbit`s Cradle 1903

Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.

 Two Years in the French West Indies 1890

Heyser, William

 Franklin County: Diary of William Heyser (1862-1863) 1862-09-29-1863-10-26

Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911

 Pay of Colored Troops 1864 December 8

 Negro Spirituals

Hotchkiss, Jedediah

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, July 18, 1861 1861-07-18

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Nelson H. Hotchkiss, September 18, 1861 1861-09-18

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, March 21, 1862 1862-03-21

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, March 23, 1862 1862-03-23

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, March 30, 1862 1862-03-30

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, April 10, 1862 1862-04-10

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, April 14, 1862 1862-04-14

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, May 26, 1862 1862-05-26

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Nelson H. Hotchkiss, June 4, 1862 1862-06-04

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, June 24, 1862 1862-06-24

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, July 27, 1862 1862-07-27

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, August 16, 1862 1862-08-16

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, September 1, 1862 1862-09-01

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, September 17, 1862 1862-09-17

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, September 21, 1862 1862-09-21

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Nelson H. Hotchkiss, September 28, 1862 1862-09-28

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, October 5, 1862 1862-10-05

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, October 12, 1862 1862-10-12

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, October 14, 1862 1862-10-14

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, October 26, 1862 1862-10-26

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Nelson H. Hotchkiss, December 7, 1862 1862-12-07

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, December 7, 1862 1862-12-07

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, December 17, 1862 1862-12-15

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, January 2, 1863 1863-01-02

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Nelson H. Hotchkiss, January 4, 1863 1863-01-04

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, January 21, 1863 1863-01-21

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, January 25, 1863 1863-01-25

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, February 20, 1863 1863-02-20

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, March 1, 1863 1863-03-01

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, March 15, 1863 1863-03-15

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, April 2, 1863 1863-04-02

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, April 13, 1863 1863-04-13

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, April 24, 1863 1863-04-24

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, May 10, 1863 1863-05-10

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Nelson H. Hotchkiss, May 20, 1863 1863-05-20

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, May 31, 1863 1863-05-31

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, June 28, 1863 1863-06-28

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, July 5, 1863 1863-07-05

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, July 14, 1863 1863-07-14

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, July 19, 1863 1863-07-19

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, August 15, 1863 1863-08-15

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, September 6, 1863 1863-09-06

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, October 7, 1863 1863-10-07

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, November 11, 1863 1863-11-11

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, December 3, 1863 1863-12-03

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Nelson H. Hotchkiss, January 24, 1864 1864-01-24

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, May 11, 1864 1864-05-11

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, June 28, 1864 1864-06-28

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, July 31, 1864 1864-07-31

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, August 4, 1864 1864-08-04

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, August 28, 1864 1864-08-28

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, September 24, 1864 1864-09-23

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, October 11, 1864 1864-10-11

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, October 31, 1864 1864-10-31

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, November 4, 1864 1864-11-14

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, November 5, 1864 1864-11-05

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, November 8, 1864Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, November 8, 1864 1864-11-08

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Nelson H. Hotchkiss, December 30, 1864 1864-12-30

 Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, February 28, 1865 1865-02-28

Hotchkiss, Nelson H.

 Augusta: Nelson H. Hotchkiss to Polly W. Robberts, December 25, 1864 1864-12-25

Hotchkiss, Nelson H. & Young, W. B.

 Augusta: Nelson H. Hotchkiss and W. B. Young to Polly W. Robberts, December 28, 1863 1863-12-28

Hubard, Robert Thruston

 Robert Thruston Hubard's Negroes in Buckingham [a machine-readable transcription] 1841, Oct.

Ish, William K.

 Three Hundred Dollars Reward: A broadside issued by William K. Ish and Joseph L. Hawling to recover three slaves June 10, 1839

Kemble, E. W.

 Illustrating "Huckleberry Finn" 1929

Kinney, William

 Augusta County: William Kinney to Alexander H. H. Stuart, November 30, 1852 1852-11-30

Lafayette McLaws

 Franklin: Lafayette McLaws to Emily (probably McLaws), June 28 1863 1863-06-28

Langhorne, Jacob Kent

 Augusta County: Jacob Kent Langhorne to His Parents, January 2, 1863 1863-01-02

Magill, Ann E. T.

 Augusta County: Ann E. T. Magill to Mary Buckner Magill Randolph, April 28, 1873 1873-04-28

Mann, W. A. and Lusk, John A. M.

 Public hiring of free negroes February 5, 1855

McCue, J. M.

 Augusta County: J. M. McCue to Lorenzo Sibert, June 7, 1862 1862-06-07

McCutchan, James R.

 Augusta County: James R. McCutchan to Rachel Ann McCutchan, July 11, 1862 1862-07-11

McFarland, Francis

 Augusta County: Diary of Francis McFarland (1859-1864) 1859-01-01-1870-12-31

Michie, Mary

 Liberian Letters: Mary Michie to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 February 4 1857

Michie, Washington

 Liberian Letters: Washington Michie to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 28 1858

Miller, John J.

 Franklin County: John J. Miller to George Miller, May 15, 1862 1862-05-15

 Franklin County: John J. Miller to George Miller, August 4, 1862 1862-08-04

More, Hannah (attributed)

 The Sorrows of Yamba or The Negro Woman's Lamentation [a machine-readable transcription] [1795]

Murray, Stirling

 Diary of Stirling Murray, a fragment from 1816 dealing with the slave trade in Havana [1816]

Nadenbousch, Freddy

 Augusta County: Freddy Nadenbousch to Hester J. Nadenbousch, August 8, 1864 1864-08-08

Nadenbousch, John Quincy Adams

 Augusta County: John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch to Hester J. Nadenbousch, September 2, 1863 1863-09-02

 Augusta County: John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch to Hester J. Nadenbousch, September 10, 1863 1863-09-10

 Augusta County: John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch to Hester J. Nadenbousch, April 20, 1864 1864-04-20

 Augusta County: John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch to Hester J. Nadenbousch, July 28, 1864 1864-07-28

 Augusta County: John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch to Hester J. Nadenbousch, August 9, 1864 1864-08-09

 Augusta County: John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch to Hester J. Nadenbousch, August 10, 1864 1864-08-10

 Augusta County: John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch to Hester J. Nadenbousch, December 19, 1864 1864-12-19

 Augusta County: John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch to Hester J. Nadenbousch, April 22, 1865 1865-04-22

 Augusta County: John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch to Hester J. Nadenbousch, March 24, 1866 1866-03-24

New Jersey: Justices of the Supreme Court and Attorney Generals

 Cases adjudged in the Supreme Court of New-Jersey; relative to the manumission of Negroes and others holden in bondage. 1794

New, Anthony

 Printed Letter, 1794 February 27, 1794

North, Samuel W.

 Franklin County: Samuel W. North to his brother, November 20, 1862 1862-11-20

Pator, Tony

 Augusta County: Tony Pastor to Annie Harris, September 23, 1862 1862-09-23

Paxton, J. H.

 Liberian Letters: J. H. Paxton to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 February 15 1860

Pearce, John Newton

 Augusta County: John Newton Pearce to Lizzie Brown, December 21, 1863 1863-12-21

Perkins, Maria

 Augusta County: Maria Perkins to Richard Perkins, October 8, 1852 1862-10-08

Potter, Samuel M.

 Franklin County: Samuel M. Potter to Cynthia Potter, June 20, 1864 1864-06-20

Richards, William T. J. and Richards, James

 One hundred dollar reward!: A broadside to recover a run away slave issued by William T. J. Richards for the James Richards estate. [a machine-readable transcription] September 24, [18--?]

Roadcap, Martha L.

 Augusta County: Martha L. Roadcap to Charles and Mary McGuffin, May 12, 1866 1866-05-12

 Augusta County: Martha L. Roadcap to Mary C. Baylor, February 22, 1864 1864-02-22

Romeyn, Henry

 'Little Africa': The Last Slave Cargo Landed in the United States 1897

Runnion, James B.

 The Negro Exodus 1879

Schreckhise, Daniel K.

 Augusta County: Daniel K. Schreckhise to James M. Schreckhise, October 17, 1864 1864-10-17

Scott, David

 Liberian Letters: David Scott to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 28 1858

Scott, Mary

 Liberian Letters: Mary Scott to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 21 1858

 Liberian Letters: Mary Scott to Elizabeth Minor 1858 December 1858

Scott, Tibby

 Liberian Letters: Tibby Scott to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 8 1858

Scott, Tibby and Scott, Mary

 Liberian Letters: Tibey Scott and Mary Scott to James H. Minor and Elizabeth Minor 1860 January 19 1860

Smiley, Letitia R.

 Augusta County: Letitia R. Smiley to Sister (Mary?), January 30, 1867 1867-01-30

Smiley, Mary A.

 Augusta County: Mary A. Smiley to Thomas M. Smiley, April 26, 1861 1861-04-26

 Augusta County: Mary A. Smiley to Thomas M. Smiley, May 23, 1861 1861-05-23

 Augusta County: Mary A. Smiley to Thomas M. Smiley, October 26, 1864 1864-10-26

Smythe, A. M.

 Letter from Mrs. A. M. Smythe to her cousin, Feb 17, 1837 concerning the sale of a family of slaves. [1837], Feb.17

Southall, Adeline

 Liberian Letters: Adeline Southall to Dr. James H. Minor 1859 February 17 1859

 Liberian Letters: Adeline Southall to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January 19 1860

Steward, T. G.

  A Charleston Love Story; or, Hortense Vanross 1899

Stouffer, Eliza R.

 Franklin County: Eliza R. Stouffer to Catherine and Amos Miller, July 10, 1864 1864-07-10

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

 The Education of Freedmen, part 1 1879

 The Education of Freedmen, part 2 1879

 Illustrations from "Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly": 1892 1852

 Illustrations from "Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly": 1852 edition 1852

 Illustrations from "Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly": 1853 1852

 Illustrations from Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly: Pictures and Stories: A Children's version: 1853. 1852

 Uncle Tom's cabin, or Life among the lowly 1852

 The Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin 1853

 The Christian Slave: A Drama 1855

 Sojourner Truth, The Libyan Sibyl 1863

Taggart, Bob

 Franklin County: Bob Taggart to Sam Taggart, June 24, 1862 1862-06-24

Trout, N.

 Augusta County: N. K. Trout to Francis McFarland, October 5, 1863 1863-10-05

Trux, J. J.

 Negro Minstrelsy -- Ancient and Modern January 1855

Turner, Nat, 1800?-1831.

 The Confessions of Nat Turner 1831

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1884

Twine, Charles

 Liberian Letters: Charles Twine to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 28 1858

 Liberian Letters: Charles Twine to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January 19 1860

Twine, Lucy

 Liberian Letters: Lucy Twine to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 28 1858

Various

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1827 (Restricted)

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1828-01 to 1828-06 (Restricted)

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1828-07 to 1828-12 (Restricted)

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1829 (Jan-Mar) (Restricted)

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 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1838 (Jan-Jun) (Restricted)

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1838 (Jul-Dec) (Restricted)

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1839 (Jan-Jun) (Restricted)

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1839 (Jul-Dec) (Restricted)

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1840 (Jan-Jun) (Restricted)

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1840 (Jul-Dec) (Restricted)

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1841 (Jan-Jun) (Restricted)

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1841 (Jul-Dec) (Restricted)

 The African American Newspapers: The 19th Century 1847 (Jan-Jul) (Restricted)

Villard, Oswald Garrison

 The Negro in the Regular Army 1903

Walker, George

 Liberian Letters: George Walker to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 27 1858

Walker, Hugh

 Liberian Letters: Hugh Walker to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 March 4 1857

 Liberian Letters: Hugh Walker to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January 20 1860

Walker, Tarins; Walker, Hugh

 Liberian Letters: Tarins Walker and Hugh Walker to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 29 1858

Wallace, G. B.

 Slave Purchases and Breeding: Unruly Slave 1855, April 18

Wallace, George

 From the United States chronicle, Thursday, February 19, 1784. 1784

Warner, Charles Dudley

 "The Story of Uncle Tom's Cabin." 1896

Washington, Booker T.

 Up From Slavery: An Autobiography / By Booker T. Washington 1901

 Heroes in Black Skins September 1903

 The Negro problem 1903

 The Negro problem 1903

Watson family

 Slave account entries May 10, 1858

Watson, Jacob

 Franklin County: Jacob Watson to Hezekiah Watson, October 11, 1864 1864-10-11

Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784

 Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral 1772

 An elegy, sacred to the memory of the great divine, the Reverend and learned Dr. Samuel Cooper, who departed this life December 29, 1783, aetatis 59. by Phillis Peters. 1784

White, William

 Augusta County: William White to Francis McFarland, July 6, 1864 1864-07-06

Williams, Jane E

 Slave bill of sale from Jane E Williams 1816

Wils(?), George

 Augusta County: George Wils(?) to Writer's sister, March 18, 1861 1861-03-18

Wilson, Harriet E.

 Our Nig; or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black [a machine-readable transcription] 1859

Wood, J. Taylor

 The Capture of a Slaver 1900

[Unknown last name], Amelia

 Augusta: Amelia [Unknown family name] to Eddie [Unknown family name], December 11, 1869 1869-12-11

Zarhoviy, P. T.

 Franklin County: P. T. Zarhoviy to M. L. Brewer, April 18, 1868 1868-04-18

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