Michael Plunkett, Editor
University of Virginia Press
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MUSEUM OF THE CONFEDERACY

The Museum of the Confederacy
Brockenbrough Library 1201 East Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804-649-1861
Fax: 804-644-7150

145. E. B. BEALE ESTATE PAPERS

Included in the papers of this Georgia estate is an 1845 slave bill of sale.
(Acc. GA Table 3)

146. G. W. BUFORD PAPERS

Receipts for the sales of slaves.
(Acc. B 105)

147. COOPER, S., GENERAL ORDER

Military order regarding slaves serving with their respective regiments without written permission from their masters.
(Acc. C 241)

148. JEFFERSON DAVIS DOCUMENT

Contract for the hire of a female slave.
(Acc. D 268)

149. B. L. HORNER FAMILY PAPERS

Itemized account of expenses to Petersburg for slaves freed by Mrs. B. L. Horner.
(Acc. H 498)

150. JOHNSTON FAMILY PAPERS

Included in the papers of this Abingdon family is a photograph of a slave named Big Tom.
(Acc. MC3J-525-A)

151. PETER B. LALANE PAPERS

Slave sales receipts and appraisals.
(Acc. MC3 FLA 13)

152. JOHN W. McQUEEN DOCUMENT

Impressment receipt for three slaves.
(Acc. MC3 FLA 9)

153. JOSEPH MEYERS PAPERS

Included is a life insurance policy issued by the American Life Insurance Company and Trust Company, Philadelphia, on the life of a slave named George.
(Acc. MC3 B-105)

154. PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTION

A detailed collection with many depictions of blacks during the Civil War including laborers, Union soldiers, fugitive slaves, slaves in Confederate camps, black churches, and plantation scenes. (Afro- American Photographs)

155. J. R. SEDGWICK PAPERS

Receipts for sales of slaves named John (sold for $3,700) and Monroe (sold for $3,600).
(Acc. MC3 B-105)

156. SLAVE BILLS OF SALE

(Acc. B 105)

157. SLAVE RECEIPT 1863

For a female slave named Olive.
(Acc. GA R)

158. BILLY WHEELER DOCUMENT

Pay certificate for this free black laborer who worked sixty-two days on fortifications
(Acc. MC3G-403-E)