Slave trade--United States

Bill of exchange for amount of $350 between Mr. David Longbridge of Charleston, South Carolina, and Capt. John Webb of New York [possibly for slave trade].

Bill of exchange for amount of $707 between Mr. Frederick Beard of Charleston, South Carolina, and Capt. John Webb of New York [possibly for slave trade].

Four-page letter to Captain Benjamin Almy of Newport from Augustus Brown, dated Annamaboo [?] Jan 17, 1774, regarding a shipment of sixty slaves and the death of Captain Thos. Roger.

Two-page letter to Hugh Burn from Miles Brenton regarding the shipment of several slaves, listed by name and plantation.

Four-page letter from N. B. [possibly Nicholas Biddle] van Zandt to Nicholas Gilman regarding the delayed repayment of borrowed money. Van Zandt expresses hope to to able to send some money to Gilman after visiting the executor of his father's estate and getting 'some of his Negroes, these I may possibly convert into cash.'

Two-page letter from Nathaniel Fellows to Mr. Silas Dean upon arrival in Havana, regarding current market prices of slaves.

Two-page letter to Elder John Waller from Robert Carter of Nomony [Nomini] Hall regarding the abolition of slavery in the United States.

Two-page letter to Mr. T. T. Barnes regarding the illegal sale of slave Flavilla Ann, whose mother Jane had been manumitted in 1835.

Unsigned letter with no addressee regarding charges from Captain [Thomas] Rogers [possibly on the Brig Othello] for wood, canoe hire, corn, and water. The author writes that, "if you possibly can imagine this to be a reasonable charge, pray allow it to him - but it is more than double we were ever charg'd by those that brought off twice the number of slaves."

Letter from John Duncan, on the Brig Othello at Annamaboe [Anomabu, Ghana] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

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. The Slavery Collection is called an "artificial" collection because unrelated items with different provenance have been grouped together according to subject matter.

The New-York Historical Society holds important collections relating to Black history, slavery in the United States, and the Atlantic slave trade. Dating from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, they constitute a rich archive of primary source materials that will be of value to anyone researching the history of African Americans, slavery, the slave trade, emancipation, and the abolitionist movement.