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Creator: Smith, Jacob B. Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Underground Railroad description from Jacob B. Smith's account ledger. The document is undated, but it is believed to be from the 1830s or 1840s. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1841-01-15 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The slave's name was Adam, and he was owned by Thomas B. Stone. Stone agreed to pay a man by the name of Lowell Newsom to travel to Rogersville, Tennessee to retrieve Adam, a runaway slave, who was captured and put in jail. Newsom is directed to keep Adam confined "believing that if he [Adam] is ... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1857 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Petition and report of sale of a 12-year-old slave named Elvira, 1857, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The slave was owned by Thomas B. Stone, and then later by William M. Stone. The petition is an order to the court to have Elvira sold at a private sale because "of her machination for running away." View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1840-11-29 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Jail bill for a runaway slave dated November 29, 1840. The bill lists the fees for capturing and jailing a runaway slave named John. According to the bill, John had been in jail from January 13, 1840, to November 29, 1840. The owner of John was Hezekiah Teague. The bill was for $113. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1862-08-21 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Sheriff's receipt for costs in apprehending and keeping a runaway slave named John, property of Robert Cook. The receipt lists the individual fees while the slave was in custody, for example, "Whipping Slave…$1.00". The receipt is dated August 21, 1862. View Full Item at Samford University Library