Craven County, North Carolina, pre-Civil War slave related papers, including petitions for freedom, 1775-1861
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| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Format | ||
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| Pre-Civil War slave related papers, including: petitions for freedom, 1775, 1785, 1793; negro (confiscated property), 1782; bond respecting free negro, 1789; petition to emancipate slave, 1798 and no date; bond to convey slaves, 1811-1847; petitions to emancipate slaves, petitions for freedom and bonds for emancipated slaves, no date, 1795-1819, 1822-1848; petitions to divide and sell slaves, no date, 1834-1846; petition to liberate slave, 1791; commission to seize firearms found in possession of slaves, 1830; petitioner's request that guns be returned, 1841; slave patrols, 1845, 1849; depositions concerning negro confined as a runaway slave, 1836; list of negroes to be hired out, 1855; petitions to divide and sell slaves, 1853-1861; lists of free negroes licensed to keep guns, 1851-1854. | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 2299351 Item 2 | 8358133 |
| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Film | Image Group Number (DGS) | Format |
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| Pre-Civil War slave related papers, including: petitions for freedom, 1775, 1785, 1793; negro (confiscated property), 1782; bond respecting free negro, 1789; petition to emancipate slave, 1798 and no date; bond to convey slaves, 1811-1847; petitions to emancipate slaves, petitions for freedom and bonds for emancipated slaves, no date, 1795-1819, 1822-1848; petitions to divide and sell slaves, no date, 1834-1846; petition to liberate slave, 1791; commission to seize firearms found in possession of slaves, 1830; petitioner's request that guns be returned, 1841; slave patrols, 1845, 1849; depositions concerning negro confined as a runaway slave, 1836; list of negroes to be hired out, 1855; petitions to divide and sell slaves, 1853-1861; lists of free negroes licensed to keep guns, 1851-1854. | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 2299351 Item 2 | 8358133 |
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