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LC Subject Heading: Slavery--United States

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.

Item 102203

Prentiss Mellen to William King regarding the Missouri Compromise, Washington, DC, 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1820-01-25 Location: Washington; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 149

Lieut. General William Pepperrell, ca. 1740

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1740 Location: Kittery Media: Photographic print

Item 7345

Letter from Ambrose Crane about stolen slave, 1835

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1835 Location: Augusta; Hallowell; St. Marks Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7485

Maine Anti-Slavery Society constitution, ca. 1833

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1833 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9270

Will of Charles Frost, 1724

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1724 Location: Kittery; Berwick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 13308

Henry Hinsdale letter on Indians, abolition, New York, 1841

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841-11-02 Location: North Fairfield; Paris Media: Ink on paper

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Item 16563

Title page from First Edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1852

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Library Date: 1852 Media: Paper

Item 42141

Samuel Longfellow, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Oil, canvas, pine

Item 7346

Maine Anti-Slavery Society report, 1836

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1836-10-27 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7483

Invitation to American Anti-Slavery Society anniversary, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-12-03 Location: Boston; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9208

Capt. John Davison letter to wife, 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1845-03-13 Location: Franklin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 36927

Map of underground routes to Canada, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780–1865 Media: Ink on paper

Item 108739

Pepperrell House, Kittery, ca. 1774

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1774 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper

Item 7372

Bill of lading for slave, 1719

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1719 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7484

Maine Anti-Slavery Society request, 1836

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1836 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9216

Letter to George Richardson from Fessenden & Deblois, 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1845-07-26 Location: Portland; Rio de Janeiro Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6434

Frederick Douglass, Old Orchard Beach, 1877

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1877 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Albumen print

Item 60176

Receipt for Contraband Camp donation, Washington, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99116

Charles Howard to O.O. Howard, Leeds, 1865

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Library Date: 1865 Location: Leeds Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99118

Lizzie Howard to Gen. O.O. Howard, Leeds, 1865

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Library Date: 1865 Location: Leeds Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99381

George Washington Kemp, Leeds, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Elaine Kemp Bragdon through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Leeds Media: Photograph of crayon portrait