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1. Leila Tarakji, a graduate student in the Department of English at Michigan State University, delivers a presentation on the book "The Moor's account"

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Leila Tarakji, a graduate student in the Department of English at Michigan State University, delivers a presentation on the book "The Moor's account". The historical novel, by Laila Lalami, is an imagined memoir of the life of the first black explorer of the Americas, Mustafa al-Zamori, a Moroccan slave whose story was left out of the historical record. Tarakji prepares the audience to discuss the book. MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis convenes the event and introduces Tarakji.
Date Issued:
2017-01-25T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

2. Letter to James Anderson from George Washington Parke Custis, June 26, 1806

Notes:
Letter to James Anderson, manager of the White House Plantation from George Washington Parke Custis, the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, from Mt. Washington. The letter concerns the management of the properties, sale of livestock, and the behavior of one of the slaves.
Date Created:
1806-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

3. Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend, 1854

Notes:
Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend directing the disposition of two female slaves who are the daughters of the deceased.
Date Created:
1854-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

4. Inventory of land and slaves belonging to James Fullen, 1815

Notes:
Inventory of land, property and slaves owned by James Fullen.
Date Created:
1815-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

5. Appraisal of the estate of James Ricks, January 21, 1860

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Appraisal of the personal estate of James Ricks filed in Probate Court in Calhoun County, Arkansas. Property listed includes 14 slaves, livestock, farm equipment, and tools.
Date Created:
1860-01-21T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

6. Bill of sale for slave of Abraham Brower, September 17, 1805

Notes:
Bill of sale transferring ownership of George Teabout from Abraham Brower of New York City to Isaac Jones for the sum of $100.
Date Created:
1805-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

7. Bill of indictment for theft against a slave belonging to Ritchard Potts, 1839

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Bill of indictment against a slave, by the jurors of the State of Maryland, for receiving and secreting stolen goods from another slave.
Date Created:
1839-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

8. Invoice for freight of B. Roach on the steamer S. S. Prentiss, ca. 1858

Notes:
Invoice for the transport of freight belonging to B. Roach on the steamboat S. S. Prentiss. Freight to be shipped down the Yazoo River includes slaves, tools, and general supplies.
Date Created:
1858-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

9. Bill of sale for slave of Thomas Stone, February 4, 1836

Notes:
Bill of sale transferring ownership of girl named Mariah from Thomas Stone of Natchez, Mississippi to James Cotton for the sum of $850.
Date Created:
1836-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

10. Bill of sale for slave of William B. Withers, January 18, 1858

Notes:
Bill of sale transferring ownership of an 11 year old boy named Dick from John G. Withers of North Carolina to William B. Withers (b. ca. 1821 in S. C.) for the sum of $710.
Date Created:
1858-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries