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Slavery Collection

Call Number

MS 569

Date

1709-1899, inclusive

Creator

Extent

2.75 Linear feet (7 boxes)

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Abstract

The Slavery Collection contains correspondence and legal and financial documents related to the North American slave trade, slave ownership, abolition, and political issues pertinent to slavery. Note that the Slavery Collection materials have been digitized and can be found here.

Arrangement

See series descriptions for arrangement.

This collection is organized into the following eleven series: Series I: Samuel and William Vernon, 1756-1799 Series II: Gardner and Dean, 1771-1807 Series III: Material relating to slavery in Kentucky, 1785-1864 Series IV: E. H. Stokes, 1859-1862 and undated Series V: Correspondence, 1766-1895 Series VI: Manifests, 1812-1855 Series VII: Legal Documents, 1709-1858 and undated Series VIII: Financial Documents, 1726-1862 and undated Series IX: Poetry, 1823 and undated Series X: Memoranda, 1790, 1791, 1799, 1800, 1855 and undated Series XI: Clippings, 1718-1899 and undated

See series descriptions for arrangement.

This collection is organized into the following eleven series:

Missing Title

  1. Series I - Samuel and William Vernon, 1756-1799
  2. Series II - Gardner and Dean, 1771-1807
  3. Series III - Material relating to slavery in Kentucky, 1785-1864
  4. Series IV - E. H. Stokes, 1859-1862 and undated
  5. Series V - Correspondence, 1766-1895
  6. Series VI - Manifests, 1812-1855
  7. Series VII - Legal Documents, 1709-1858 and undated
  8. Series VIII - Financial Documents, 1726-1862 and undated
  9. Series IX - Poetry, 1823 and undated
  10. Series X - Memoranda, 1790, 1791, 1799, 1800, 1855 and undated
  11. Series XI - Clippings, 1718-1899 and undated

Scope and Contents

The Slavery Collection contains correspondence and legal and financial documents related to the North American slave trade, slave ownership, abolition, and political issues pertinent to slavery. These materials have all been digitized and can be viewed here.

The Slavery Collection is called an "artificial" collection because a third party placed unrelated items together according to subject matter.

Researchers who have used this collection in the past, or those following citations in published sources, should be aware that it was rearranged in 1999 in order to facilitate intellectual and physical access. Certain material that formerly was not arranged, or was arranged chronologically, is now arranged by format. For example, depositions are now grouped together, rather than being interfiled with accounts, receipts or deeds of manumission.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Conditions Governing Use

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.

Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation

This collection should be cited as the Slavery Collection, MS 569, The New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Separated Materials

Items found in the collection that clearly did not relate to the subject of slavery, either directly or indirectly, were separated from the collection and placed where more appropriate. Every effort has been made to correct all the catalogue cards that index items that have been transferred to new locations.

Related Materials

The Slavery Collection in its entirety can be found online at the N-YHS website.

Click here for the digitized Slavery Collection.

Collection processed by

Megan Hahn. Machine-readable finding aid created by Melissa Haley, March 2002, and Alex Poole, August 2009. Entered in Archivists' Toolkit by Jefferson Bailey, October 2010.

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Repository

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024