slaves
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
Bill of sale of one Negro man by Rachel Rodgers to Drew & Fields, April 11, 1843
Bill of Sale of one Negro slave for $400 by Rachel Rodgers to Drew & Fields. The man's name was Billy. Folder 64
Bill of sale of one Negro man named Coffee by Josephine Neale to Charlotte Drew, July 6, 1863
Josephine Neale, guardian of the minor heir of John Sheppard, sold one Negro man named Coffee who was 23 to 24 years old to Charlotte Drew. Folder 261
Claim by John Drew for expenses incurred while pursuing runaway Negroes, 1842
Claim by John Drew for $351.80 for expenses incurred as captain of a company authorized to pursue certain runaway Negroes. Claim was approved by committee and council December 22, 1842. Folder 44
Copy of Deposition of C.G.B. Strode, October 1, 1838
Copy of deposition of C.G.B. Strode in case against James and Kitty Vaught to recover slaves taken by them from Strode. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 451
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Copy of Letter from Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector to Chief John Ross, January 29, 1861
Copy of letter from Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector to Chief John Ross seeking Cherokee to join seceding slave-holding states. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1089
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Deed by Rachel McDaniel of one Negro slave girl to John Drew, May 13, 1847
Deed by Rachel McDaniel, administrator of the estate of Moses Melton, of one Negro slave girl for $367.25 to John Drew. Girl is named Elazia and is around the age of 17. Folder 102
Deed by William Dutch of one Negro boy to John Drew, November 5, 1847
Deed by William Dutch, administrator of the estate of Richard Stinson, of one Negro boy to John Drew. The deed is in consideration for services rendered to the estate by John Drew. The Negro boy's name is Jack and he is about 16 years old. Folder 109
Deed from A. B. to John Drew of Negro slave girl, May 1847
Deed from A. B., administrator of Estate of C. D., to John Drew for one Negro slave girl. C. D. is deceased. Folder 99
Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Committee and Council, November 17, 1842
Draft copy of letter from Ross, Tahlequah, to Committee and Council in National Council. Convened, reporting outbreak of negroes and suggesting that a force be raised to apprehend the runaways (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 882
Fragment of a sheet showing the division of sixteen Negro slaves between Richard Ratcliffe and Thomas Chisholm Estate, June 26, 1835
Fragment of a sheet, signed by John Drew and William L. Holt showing division of sixteen Negro slaves between Richard Ratcliffe and the Estate of Thomas Chilsom under order of the National Council at Tolluntusky. Folder 26