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Title: Bond of Emancipation for Ann Maria
Identifier: camh-dob-025713
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1825-06-13
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: Josias Gray's bond on emancipation of Ann Maria, an enslaved person.

Title: Bound petition, Rebecca Couch
Identifier: camh-dob-025709
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1840
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: Bound petition, Rebecca Couch.

Title: Elgin plantation album
Identifier: camh-dob-007226
Topic: Plantation life
Dates: 1916-03
Resource: Elgin Plantation (Natchez, Miss.) photograph album
Description: A 10 x 7" scrapbook containing images of life at Elgin Plantation in Natchez, Mississippi in the early twentieth century. Given as a gift from Harry T. Mercer and William K. West to Mr. and Mrs. Thornton A. Green in March of 1916.

Title: Emancipation papers for Ann Maria.
Identifier: camh-dob-025712
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1826-07-04
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: Emancipation of Ann Maria, an enslaved person, by Josias Gray.

Title: Emancipation papers for Josias Gray
Identifier: camh-dob-025710
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1826-07-04
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: Act of Emancipation Josias Gray to Thomas Hardy to Josephine Gray

Title: The Evolution of a State
Identifier: camh-dob-025680
Creator: Smithwick, Noah
Topic: Land settlement
Dates: 1900
Resource: Noah Smithwick papers
Description: Excerpt spread from the book by Noah Smithwick including an illustration of a white diners sitting at a table on the page and a Black woman, apparently serving them, and child in the shadows on the right page.

Title: Freedom Papers for Silvia Green
Identifier: camh-dob-025708
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1839
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: Letter and wrapping papers from James Wilson to captain Cromwell, free papers for Silvia Green.

Title: Josias Gray's bond
Identifier: camh-dob-025711
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1826-07-04
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: Josias Gray's bond for Thomas Hardy and Josephine.

Title: A letter from 24th of July, 1797
Identifier: camh-dob-025682
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1797-07-24
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: A letter written on the 24th of July, 1797.

Title: A letter from Priscilla Davis to Cassie Ann Davis
Identifier: camh-dob-025684
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1842-07-07
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: A letter written on the 7th of July, 1842 by Priscilla Davis for Cassie Ann Davis.

Title: A letter from Priscilla Davis to Cassie Ann Davis
Identifier: camh-dob-025683
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1842-07-07
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: A letter written on the 7th of July, 1842 by Priscilla Davis for Cassie Ann Davis.

Title: A letter of freedom for Perene Weeks
Identifier: camh-dob-025701
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1845-03-01
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: A letter declaring the freedom of Perene Weeks.

Title: A letter of freedom for Susan White
Identifier: camh-dob-025699
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1837-05-23
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: A letter from William Everett discussing the release of Susan White from his ownership.

Title: Letter of Habeas Corpus for Fanny Hendrix
Identifier: camh-dob-025702
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1829-03-19
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: Front side of a letter containing the Writ of Habeas Corpus for Fanny Hendrick and her three minor children.

Title: List of Deeds
Identifier: camh-dob-025669
Creator: Austin, Moses, 1761-1821, Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller),
Topic: Slavery, Freed persons
Dates: 1863
Resource: Austin papers
Description: Register of names and associated deed information.

Title: Receipt for capture of people escaping slavery
Identifier: camh-dob-025704
Topic: Slavery
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: Andrew Marshall's receipts for the capture of persons seeking freedom from slavery.

Title: Receipt for capture of people escaping slavery
Identifier: camh-dob-025706
Topic: Slavery
Dates: 1845-11-10
Resource: William Aylett Buckner papers
Description: Receipt for payment made to John Hunsicker for capture of an enslaved person.

Title: Silvia's Freedom Papers
Identifier: camh-dob-025681
Creator: Webber, John F., active 1834
Topic: Pioneers
Dates: 1834-06-11
Resource: Earl Vandale collection
Description: A letter written by John F. Webber

Title: Survey map showing the claim of ownership by William Vousdan, ca. 1792
Identifier: camh-dob-025700
Topic: Land titles
Resource: Natchez Trace slaves and slavery collection
Description: A document pertaining to a land survey.