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Slavery -- United States -- History.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Carter Affidavit, 1814

 Item
Identifier: MC-1954-31
Scope and Contents

Peter M. Carter, Alderman of the City of New York and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, makes affidavit that Joseph, a mulatto twenty-five years old, has always been and is now adjudged a free man according to the laws of the State of New York.

Dates: 1814

Jonathin Chin Indenture, 1715-1742

 Collection
Identifier: 31
Scope and Contents

These papers consist of seven letters concerning the indenture of Jonathin Chin, an Indian, to William Wanton "for a certain length of time." The indenture is dated October 20, 1715, at Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations.

Dates: 1715 - 1742