Slave records
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Conway D. Whittle letter
Collection
Identifier: SC 01857
Content Description
Letter to Richmond, Virginia slave traders Davis, Deupree and Co., from Virginia physician Conway Davies Whittle inquiring about the rates of sale of 24 enslaved persons owned by Whittle. Age, gender, complexion, and skills are mentioned to describe the enslaved people.
Dates:
1860 November 2
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
William Gooch Murder Trial Commission Order
Collection
Identifier: SC 01851
Content Description
Handwritten commission for a trial signed by William Gooch, Lt. Governor of the then Colony of Virginia, to a list of men from Prince George County, Virginia. The order outlines the trial for an enslaved woman named Nutty, belonging to Lewis Green, held in gaol, for charges she murdered Sam, an enslaved male belonging to Burwell Green.
Dates:
23 August 1739
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center