Collection of Documents related to Slavery in America

A formal declaration allowing MIchael Boyce the power of attorney to sell or hire out slaves owned by Russell B. Hoyde under Louisiana state law.

A bill of sale documenting the sale of a fifty-five year old man, Gabriel, by Sarah [Carneal] to Rev. Thomas Gooch for $230 in Logan County, [Kentucky].

An itemized list of expenses billed to a Mr. Edward Shippen, to be paid to John Bates, for cobbling services. The list includes orders for new shoes, as well as mending expenses, for Shippen's children and at least two enslaved individuals in his household.

A bill of sale documenting the sale of a thirty-five year old man, Bob, by John B. Farly to Thomas B. Vaughan for $325 in North Carolina.

A declaration by the New York State Assembly declaring that "Slavery cannot exist by the Constitution and Laws of this State."