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Letter to Arthur J. and June Schmidt from Carol Ann and Terry Parssinen

Written by:
Carol Ann Parssinen, American  Search this
Subject of:
Terry M. Parssinen, American, born 1941  Search this
Arthur J. Schmidt, American  Search this
June Schmidt, American  Search this
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Grinnell College, American, founded 1846  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper, metal
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 3/16 × 5 1/16 in. (18.3 × 12.8 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 8,1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Communities  Search this
Education  Search this
Families  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
Object number:
2017.71.1
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Letter to Arthur J. Schmidt from David Lewallen

Written by:
David M. Lewallen, American  Search this
Subject of:
Arthur J. Schmidt, American  Search this
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place depicted:
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 26, 2016
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
Object number:
2017.71.2
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Letter from Mary Jane Hale Welles to Gideon Welles

Written by:
Mary Jane Hale Welles, American, 1817 - 1886  Search this
Received by:
Gideon Welles, American, 1802 - 1878  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W (Open): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (Closed): 7 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (20.2 × 12.6 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
August 15, 1863
Topic:
African American  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
Families  Search this
Parenthood  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.35.2.5
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Letter from Secretary Gideon Welles to his son Thomas

Written by:
Gideon Welles, American, 1802 - 1878  Search this
Received by:
Thomas Gideon Welles, American, 1845 - 1892  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W (Open): 7 × 8 15/16 in. (17.8 × 22.7 cm)
H x W (Closed): 7 × 4 7/16 in. (17.8 × 11.2 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
March 5, 1865
Topic:
African American  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
Families  Search this
Fatherhood  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.35.2.6
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Letter to William Turner from Eyo Honesty II

Written by:
Eyo Honesty II, Nigerian  Search this
Received by:
William Turner  Search this
Signed by:
Eyo Honesty II, Nigerian  Search this
Medium:
ink on wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 5/16 × 5 13/16 in. (18.5 × 14.8 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
Old Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Date:
1842-1845
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.46.8.1
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Letter to William Turner from Eyo Honesty II

Written by:
Eyo Honesty II, Nigerian  Search this
Received by:
William Turner  Search this
Signed by:
Eyo Honesty II, Nigerian  Search this
Medium:
ink on wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/8 × 5 7/16 in. (20.6 × 13.8 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
Old Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Date:
1843
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.46.8.2
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Letter to William Turner from Eyamba V

Written by:
Eyamba V, Nigerian  Search this
Received by:
William Turner  Search this
Signed by:
Eyamba V, Nigerian  Search this
Medium:
ink on wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 11/16 × 4 3/4 in. (19.5 × 12 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
Old Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Date:
1842
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.46.8.3
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Letter to a British captain from Eyo Honesty II

Written by:
Eyo Honesty II, Nigerian  Search this
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Eyo Honesty II, Nigerian  Search this
Medium:
ink on wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (19.4 × 16.5 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
Old Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Date:
1842-1845
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.46.8.4
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Autograph note written to William Turner by Eyamba V

Written by:
Eyamba V, Nigerian  Search this
Received by:
William Turner  Search this
Subject of:
Egbo Jack, Nigerian, 1800 - 1900  Search this
Duke Ephraim, Nigerian, 1800 - 1900  Search this
Created by:
Tom Eyo, Nigerian, 1800 - 1900  Search this
Medium:
ink on wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 6 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (16.1 × 19.1 cm)
Type:
documents
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
Old Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Date:
1842-1845
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.46.8.6
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Letter to William Turner from Eyo Honesty II

Written by:
Eyo Honesty II, Nigerian  Search this
Received by:
William Turner  Search this
Signed by:
Eyamba V, Nigerian  Search this
Medium:
ink on wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W (spread): 10 1/16 × 15 13/16 in. (25.5 × 40.2 cm)
H x W (folded): 10 1/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.5 × 20.2 cm)
Type:
documents
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
Old Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Date:
1845
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.46.8.7
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Letter to Mrs. Mary Denham from Joseph May

Written by:
Joseph May, Nigerian, 1817 - 1891  Search this
Received by:
Mary Denham, British  Search this
Medium:
wax and ink on wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W (spread): 16 5/16 × 16 1/4 in. (41.4 × 41.3 cm)
H x W (folded): 12 13/16 × 8 1/8 in. (32.5 × 20.6 cm)
Type:
documents
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
Place used:
London, England, Europe
Date:
1842
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Children  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
Education  Search this
Men  Search this
Methodist  Search this
Religion  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Travel  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.46.9
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Circular letter requisitioning enslaved men for defence of the Confederacy

Issued by:
William Smith, American, 1797 - 1887  Search this
George W. Munford, American  Search this
Subject of:
Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W (folded): 11 × 8 5/8 in. (28 × 21.9 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
circulars
Place depicted:
Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1864
Topic:
African American  Search this
Finance  Search this
Government  Search this
Law  Search this
Military  Search this
Slave hire system  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.28.14.3
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Letter regarding the Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation

Created by:
Securities Realization Company, American, born 1918  Search this
Subject of:
Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation, American, founded 1916  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W (Closed): 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)
Type:
correspondence
Place depicted:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1922
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Enterprise  Search this
Business  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
Film  Search this
Finance  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.28.26.2
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Public domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Coalition Rule in Danville

Published by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
William Mahone, 1826 - 1895  Search this
Signed by:
W. T. Clark  Search this
James W. Bruce  Search this
C. M. Hendrick  Search this
J. G. Covington  Search this
Redd & Jordan  Search this
Daniel Coleman  Search this
J. E. Schoolfield  Search this
A. G. Fuller  Search this
Hamlin & Hinton  Search this
C. H. Norton  Search this
George A. Lee  Search this
Gravely & Burton  Search this
J. B. Westerbrooks  Search this
Thomas L. Poindexter & Son  Search this
Ruffin, Woolfolk & Blair  Search this
John W. Holland  Search this
William P. Graves  Search this
J. M. Covington  Search this
R. B. Graham & Bro.  Search this
S. H. Holland  Search this
E. L. & A. Gerst  Search this
Morotock Manufacturing Co  Search this
Booth, Wooding & Booth  Search this
Estes & Wooding  Search this
W. N. Shelton  Search this
Lee & Jordan  Search this
Harry Walker  Search this
Ed. S. Ragland  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 18 1/8 × 5 13/16 in. (46 × 14.8 cm)
Type:
circular letters
pamphlets
Place depicted:
Danville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1883
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Politics  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Race riots  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
White supremacy movements  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.28.38.2
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Public domain
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Letter containing news of Nat Turner's rebellion

Written by:
Eleanor Wayland Weaver, American, 1773 - 1855  Search this
Subject of:
Nat Turner, American, 1800 - 1831  Search this
Received by:
Theodosia Miller, American, 1799 - 1880  Search this
Jacob Frederick Miller, American, 1792 - 1849  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W (Closed): 12 1/2 × 7 15/16 in. (31.7 × 20.1 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place depicted:
Madison County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Southampton County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 6, 1832
Topic:
African American  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.28.8
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Documents and Published Materials
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Document announcing Connecticut's opposition to banning free Blacks

Created by:
Oliver Wolcott Jr., 1760 - 1833  Search this
Thomas Day, 1777 - 1855  Search this
Received by:
John Andrew Shulze, 1775 - 1852  Search this
Medium:
iron gall ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W (Folded into envelope): 3 1/8 × 5 5/16 in. (8 × 13.5 cm)
H x W (Folded once): 9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in. (24.1 × 19.2 cm)
H x W (Unfolded): 9 1/2 × 15 1/8 in. (24.1 × 38.4 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
circular letters
certificates
Place depicted:
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1825
Topic:
African American  Search this
Free communities of color  Search this
Government  Search this
Law  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2020.21.4
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Award from AACM to Collenane Cosey in honor of her support

Issued by:
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, American, founded 1965  Search this
Received by:
Collenane Cosey, American, 1909 - 2010  Search this
Signed by:
George Emanuel Lewis, American, born 1952  Search this
John Shenoy Jackson  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W x D (framed): 11 5/8 × 9 3/16 × 1/4 in. (29.5 × 23.4 × 0.6 cm)
Type:
correspondence
Date:
1975
Topic:
African American  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Music  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karumah, Dunni, Ishmak, Aribania and Mariama Cosey in memory of Baba Pete Cosey
Object number:
2021.105.10
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Awards and Medals
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.105.10
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Letter describing defeat of slave catchers in a battle with ten fugitives

Written by:
Jasper L. Hall, American  Search this
Received by:
James E. Hall  Search this
Medium:
(abc): ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W (a (open)): 7 11/16 × 9 15/16 in. (19.5 × 25.2 cm)
H x W (b (open)): 7 11/16 × 9 15/16 in. (19.5 × 25.2 cm)
H x W (b (closed)): 7 11/16 × 4 15/16 in. (19.5 × 12.5 cm)
H x W (c): 2 3/8 × 4 in. (6.1 × 10.2 cm)
Type:
envelopes
letters (correspondence)
Place depicted:
Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
November 9,1858
Topic:
African American  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
Fugitive enslaved  Search this
Law  Search this
Self-liberation  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2021.16.1abc
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.16.1abc
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Letter written by Union occupation soldier John Stagenwalt

Written by:
John Stagenwalt, American, 1843 - 1885  Search this
Received by:
John Sheaffer, American, born 1802  Search this
Subject of:
United States Army, American, founded 1775  Search this
Medium:
ink on wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W (a (open)): 7 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (20.1 × 25.1 cm)
H x W (a (closed)): 7 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (20.1 × 12.6 cm)
H x W (b): 3 1/8 × 5 1/4 in. (8 × 13.3 cm)
Type:
envelopes
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Place used:
Bareville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
August 16, 1868
Topic:
African American  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
Families  Search this
Labor  Search this
Military  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
Slavery  Search this
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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2021.16.22.1ab
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Letter written by Union occupation soldier John Stagenwalt

Written by:
John Stagenwalt, American, 1843 - 1885  Search this
Received by:
John Sheaffer, American, born 1802  Search this
Subject of:
United States Army, American, founded 1775  Search this
Medium:
ink on wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W (a (open)): 7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (20 × 25 cm)
H x W (a (closed)): 7 7/8 × 4 15/16 in. (20 × 12.5 cm)
H x W (b): 3 1/16 × 5 7/16 in. (7.8 × 13.8 cm)
Type:
envelopes
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Place used:
Bareville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
March 19, 1869
Topic:
African American  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
Families  Search this
Military  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2021.16.22.2ab
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5de759103-b70d-44b9-a627-a3bfd985c51d
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.16.22.2ab
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