26 items found
Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Subject contains "Slavery"
Sorted by Thumbnail
Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829

Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829
Date
1829
Description
Essay by plantation owner and slaveholder Zephaniah Kingsley defending the institution of slavery.
Collection
Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829

Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829
Excerpt from Prince Achille Murat's "A Moral and Political Sketch of the United States of North America" Relating to Slavery, 1833

Excerpt from Prince Achille Murat's "A Moral and Political Sketch of the United States of North America" Relating to Slavery, 1833
Date
1833
Description
Excerpt from Prince Achille Murat's 1833 description of the United States, its social customs, political institutions and other attributes. Murat defends the institution of chattel slavery and addresses common critiques of the practice.
Collection
Excerpt from Prince Achille Murat's "A Moral and Political Sketch of the United States of North America" Relating to Slavery, 1833

Excerpt from Prince Achille Murat's "A Moral and Political Sketch of the United States of North America" Relating to Slavery, 1833
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting, in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 26th Ultimo, Sundry Documents Relating to the Destruction of the Negro Fort in East Florida, in the Month of July, 1816

Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting, in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 26th Ultimo, Sundry Documents Relating to the Destruction of the Negro Fort in East Florida, in the Month of July, 1816
Date
1819-02-01
Description
A collection of letters between United States government officials and servicemen regarding the destruction of the Negro Fort in Franklin County, Florida, on July 27, 1816. The correspondence dates from June 6, 1815 to September 6, 1816.
Collection
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting, in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 26th Ultimo, Sundry Documents Relating to the Destruction of the Negro Fort in East Florida, in the Month of July, 1816

Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting, in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 26th Ultimo, Sundry Documents Relating to the Destruction of the Negro Fort in East Florida, in the Month of July, 1816
A Brief View of American Chattelized Humanity, and Its Supports, Pamphlet, 1847

A Brief View of American Chattelized Humanity, and Its Supports, Pamphlet, 1847
Date
1847
Description
Pamphlet by abolishionist Johnathan Walker known as the Man with the Branded Hand after he was tried as a slave stealer.
Collection
A Brief View of American Chattelized Humanity, and Its Supports, Pamphlet, 1847

A Brief View of American Chattelized Humanity, and Its Supports, Pamphlet, 1847
Excerpt from "The Narrative of Amos Dresser," 1836

Excerpt from "The Narrative of Amos Dresser," 1836
Date
1905-01-09
Description
An excerpt from the narrative of Amos Dresser giving a detailed account of the treatment of slaves in and around Tallahassee and St. Augustine in 1835.
Collection
Excerpt from "The Narrative of Amos Dresser," 1836

Excerpt from "The Narrative of Amos Dresser," 1836
Humble Appeal for the Kneeling Slave

Humble Appeal for the Kneeling Slave
Date
1850 (circa)
Description
Six stanza poem.
Collection
Humble Appeal for the Kneeling Slave

Humble Appeal for the Kneeling Slave
Announcement of a Slave Auction in Jacksonville, 1856

Announcement of a Slave Auction in Jacksonville, 1856
Date
1856-02-08
Description
An announcement for an auction of enslaved men, women and boys at the court house in Jacksonville.
Collection
Announcement of a Slave Auction in Jacksonville, 1856

Announcement of a Slave Auction in Jacksonville, 1856
Public notice for a slave sale on June 29, 1842 near Tallahassee

Public notice for a slave sale on June 29, 1842 near Tallahassee
Date
1842
Description
Announcement with the date and time of a slave sale near Tallahassee by Charles S. Sibley, a Commissioner in Chancery appointed by the Superior Court of the Middle District of Florida. The sale was to take place on a plantation known as the Fauntleroy Place. The slaves are identified by name in the notice.
Collection
Public notice for a slave sale on June 29, 1842 near Tallahassee

Public notice for a slave sale on June 29, 1842 near Tallahassee
Address to the Legislative Council of Florida on the Subject of Its Colored Population by Zephaniah Kingsley, 1823

Address to the Legislative Council of Florida on the Subject of Its Colored Population by Zephaniah Kingsley, 1823
Date
1823
Description
Address to the Territorial Legislative Council of Florida by Zepahaniah Kingsley, a member of the Council and a slaveholder. Kingsley shares his views on the necessity of slavery for Florida's economy and how best to manage the presence of both slaves and free persons of color in the territory.
Collection
Address to the Legislative Council of Florida on the Subject of Its Colored Population by Zephaniah Kingsley, 1823

Address to the Legislative Council of Florida on the Subject of Its Colored Population by Zephaniah Kingsley, 1823
An Act Concerning Slaves, Approved December 30, 1824

An Act Concerning Slaves, Approved December 30, 1824
Date
1824-12-30
Description
An act passed Florida's Territorial Legislative Council and approved by Governor William Pope Duval on December 30, 1824. The act sets rules for many aspects of the institution of slavery, including emancipation, runaways, overseers, treatment of slaves, punishment of slave conspiracies, misbehavior, and riots, and restrictions on slaves moving freely about, or trading.
Collection
An Act Concerning Slaves, Approved December 30, 1824

An Act Concerning Slaves, Approved December 30, 1824
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
flc_326-k55t_01Zephaniah Kingsley, Treatise on the Patriarchal or Cooperative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governments, and Colonies in America, and in the United States Under the Name of Slavery, with its Necessity and Advantages, 1829TextSlavery
Plantation life
Free blacks
Slaves--Abuse of
Slaves--Social conditions		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_326-k55t_01.jpg
flc_917.3-m972_01Excerpt from Prince Achille Murat's "A Moral and Political Sketch of the United States of North America" Relating to Slavery, 1833TextSlavery
Plantation life
Free blacks
Slaves--Abuse of
Slaves--Social conditions		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_917.3-m972_01.jpg
flc_973.51-u58-1819-no119Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting, in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 26th Ultimo, Sundry Documents Relating to the Destruction of the Negro Fort in East Florida, in the Month of July, 1816TextCreek Indians
Slavery
African Americans
Fortification--Florida--Franklin County		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_973.51-u58-1819-no119.jpg
flc_973.7114_w181A Brief View of American Chattelized Humanity, and Its Supports, Pamphlet, 1847TextSlavery -- United States/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_973.7114_w181.jpg
flc_973.7114-d773_01Excerpt from "The Narrative of Amos Dresser," 1836TextAntislavery movements--United States
Slaves--United States--Social conditions
Slavery--Southwest, Old
Antislavery movements
Slavery
United States--Southwest, Old
Slaves--Social conditions		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_973.7114-d773_01.jpg
flc_br0003Humble Appeal for the Kneeling SlaveTextAfrican Americans
Slavery		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_br0003.jpg
flc_br0021Announcement of a Slave Auction in Jacksonville, 1856TextSlavery/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_br0021.jpg
flc_br0215Public notice for a slave sale on June 29, 1842 near TallahasseeTextSlavery/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_br0215.jpg
flc_non-map_mc11-3Address to the Legislative Council of Florida on the Subject of Its Colored Population by Zephaniah Kingsley, 1823TextSlavery
Plantations
Free blacks		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/flc_non-map_mc11-3.jpg
fsd_f348.02s-a188-1824_x01An Act Concerning Slaves, Approved December 30, 1824TextSlavery
Plantation life
Free blacks
Slaves--Abuse of
Slaves--Social conditions
Slavery--Law and legislation		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/fsd_f348.02s-a188-1824_x01.jpg