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Bill of Sale for Enslaved Girl Edny from J. Vanderveer to Mr. Ellison

0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder
The Bill of Sale for Enslaved Girl Edny from J. Vanderveer to Mr. Ellison, July 1, 1858, consists of a single hand-written receipt documenting the monetary value and sale of an enslaved girl by enslaver J. Vanderveer to a Mr. Ellison.
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Bill of Sale for Enslaved Girl Edny from J. Vanderveer to Mr. Ellison 0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder

Vanderveer, J.
The Bill of Sale for Enslaved Girl Edny from J. Vanderveer to Mr. Ellison, July 1, 1858, consists of a single hand-written receipt documenting the monetary value and sale of an enslaved girl by enslaver J. Vanderveer to a Mr. Ellison.
James Madison University

John Frederick Pierson Papers

0.16 cubic feet 2 legal folders
Collection of James Frederick Pierson's personal copies of Civil War and post-Civil War literature including enlistment parameters and several invitations, dinner menus, programs, and other memorabilia from various veteran associations to which Mr. Pierson belonged.
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John Frederick Pierson Papers 0.16 cubic feet 2 legal folders

Pierson, John Frederick, 1839-1932
Collection of James Frederick Pierson's personal copies of Civil War and post-Civil War literature including enlistment parameters and several invitations, dinner menus, programs, and other memorabilia from various veteran associations to which Mr. Pierson belonged.
James Madison University

Otto Brothers Letters

0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder
The Otto Brothers Letters consist of three letters from Jacob W. and Henry H. Otto to their friends and parents in Altoona, Pennsylvania, dated February 24, March 10, and March 18, 1865. They write to inform their loved ones of their condition while their regiment is stationed near Hancock Station, Virginia.
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Otto Brothers Letters 0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder

Otto, Jacob William, 1836-1865
The Otto Brothers Letters consist of three letters from Jacob W. and Henry H. Otto to their friends and parents in Altoona, Pennsylvania, dated February 24, March 10, and March 18, 1865. They write to inform their loved ones of their condition while their regiment is stationed near Hancock Station, Virginia.
James Madison University

"Prayer Meeting in a Contraband Camp – Washington, 1862" Steel Engraving

0.06 cubic feet 1 letter folder
The "Prayer Meeting in a Contraband Camp – Washington, 1862" Steel Engraving, 1887, is comprised of one 5 ¼ x 8 ¾ inch engraving featuring imagery of African-American worshippers, crowded into a small dark cabin. The prayer meeting attendees are depicted as singing, clapping, dancing, stomping their feet, and generally moving about energetically with arms uplifted.
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"Prayer Meeting in a Contraband Camp – Washington, 1862" Steel Engraving 0.06 cubic feet 1 letter folder

Cade, J. J., active 1890-1900
The "Prayer Meeting in a Contraband Camp – Washington, 1862" Steel Engraving, 1887, is comprised of one 5 ¼ x 8 ¾ inch engraving featuring imagery of African-American worshippers, crowded into a small dark cabin. The prayer meeting attendees are depicted as singing, clapping, dancing, stomping their feet, and generally moving about energetically with arms uplifted.
James Madison University

"The Negro" Lithograph

0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder
"The Negro" Lithograph, circa 1850-1860, portrays a young man of African descent.
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"The Negro" Lithograph 0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder

Cohasco, Inc.
"The Negro" Lithograph, circa 1850-1860, portrays a young man of African descent.
James Madison University

William B. Durie Letter

0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder
Letter written by William B. Durie, a Union Private during the American Civil War, to his sister dated December 27, 1864. Durie writes to his sister about his state of being, conditions in camp, and personal information about Christmas during the Siege of Petersburg.
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William B. Durie Letter 0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder

Durie, William B. (William Brittin), 1840-1916
Letter written by William B. Durie, a Union Private during the American Civil War, to his sister dated December 27, 1864. Durie writes to his sister about his state of being, conditions in camp, and personal information about Christmas during the Siege of Petersburg.
James Madison University

"Young Eph's Lament" Song Sheet

0.06 cubic feet 1 letter folder
The "Young Eph's Lament" Song Sheet, circa 1850-1899, is a 5 x 8 inch hand-colored lithograph song sheet featuring four stanzas in stereotypical black dialect.
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"Young Eph's Lament" Song Sheet 0.06 cubic feet 1 letter folder

Charles Magnus & Co.
The "Young Eph's Lament" Song Sheet, circa 1850-1899, is a 5 x 8 inch hand-colored lithograph song sheet featuring four stanzas in stereotypical black dialect.
James Madison University

Zeno Bakery Postcard

0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder
The Zeno Bakery Postcard, 1937, portrays Jimmie Packard, an African-American baker in a white chef's coat and baker's hat, as "Zeno's Singing Baker." The postcard, dated February 24, 1937, is addressed to Mrs. Pearl Allen of South Vernon, Massachusetts.
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Zeno Bakery Postcard 0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder

Cohasco, Inc.
The Zeno Bakery Postcard, 1937, portrays Jimmie Packard, an African-American baker in a white chef's coat and baker's hat, as "Zeno's Singing Baker." The postcard, dated February 24, 1937, is addressed to Mrs. Pearl Allen of South Vernon, Massachusetts.

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