Legal and Financial Documents on Slaves and Slavery in the United States Collection
Scope and Contents
The Legal and Financial Documents on Slaves and Slavery in the United States Collection consists of bills of sale, bonds, writs, promissory notes, summons, wills of slave owners, and inventories of slaves. It also includes some criminal cases involving slaves and an anonymously authored play with characters who are slaves. Well over half the documents concern the state of Alabama with Lawrence County particularly well represented. The documents are organized alphabetically by state and arranged by counties.
Dates
- Creation: 1756-1869
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Historical Note:
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
Full Extent
0.84 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Abstract
Purchased by the library in the late 1970s, this collection consists of bills of sale, bonds, writs, promissory notes, summons, wills of slave owners, and inventories of slaves. It also includes some criminal cases involving slaves and an anonymously authored play with characters who are slaves. Well over half the documents concern the state of Alabama with Lawrence County particularly well represented. The documents are organized by state and arranged by counties.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, Late 1970s.
Accruals:
Late 1970s
Electronic Format:
Digital reproductions of items in this collection are available electronically as a part of the Slavery and the Law project.
https://digital-library.csun.edu/
- Title
- Guide to the Legal and Financial Documents on Slaves and Slavery in the United States Collection
- Date
- 2012-05-29
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8326 USA
818-677-4594
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