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| Size | About 130 items (0.5 linear feet) |
| Abstract | Papers, 1773-1845, chiefly of Richard Mendenhall of Guilford County, N.C., relating to the Manumission Society of North Carolina and other groups. Papers concern the emanicipation of slaves and emigration of free blacks to Haiti, sponsored by a branch of North Carolina Quakers, and include correspondence about arranging the voyage, legal papers liberating slaves, passenger lists, and agreements and accounts concerning the ship and voyage. Other papers include scattered minutes and other records, 1773-1845, of Quaker groups in North Carolina. |
| Creator | Manumission Society of North Carolina. |
| Language | English. |
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Richard Mendenhall of Guilford County, N.C., was active in various anti-slavery groups in the early 19th century.
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Papers, 1773-1845, chiefly of Richard Mendenhall of Guilford County, N.C., relating to the Manumission Society of North Carolina and other groups. Papers concern the emanicipation of slaves and emigration of free blacks to Haiti, sponsored by a branch of North Carolina Quakers, and include correspondence about arranging the voyage, legal papers liberating slaves, passenger lists, and agreements and accounts concerning the ship and voyage. Other papers include scattered minutes and other records, 1773-1845, of Quaker groups in North Carolina.
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Series 1. Papers, 1803-1845.
Papers of Richard Mendenhall of Jamestown, N.C., concerning the manumission of slaves and plans for their emigration. The few papers, 1803-1825, pertain to slavery and the activities of the Friends in ameliorating the condition of slaves.
The bulk of the papers, 1826, discuss the plans of the Meeting for the Sufferings, a branch of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, to send a ship, the Sally Ann , to Haiti with 121 freed slaves voluntarily emigrating. There are a number of letters to Mendenhall from members of the Colonization Society and other meetings in the North; from North Carolina citizens making arrangements for the emigration of freed slaves under their care; legal papers liberating slaves with lists of names of those willing to emigrate to Haiti; legal and financial aspects of transferring freed slaves; and the constitution of the Greensboro Auxiliary Society "for colonizing the free people of colour." Also included are agreements, accounts, lists, and other papers giving information about the Sally Ann's voyage to Haiti, such as papers documenting arrangements made by Mendenhall and Phineas Albertson with the owners of the schooner, Thomas Thompson and Henry M. Cooke. There are also papers of Phineas Nixon, agent for the Committee of Sufferings, who went with the ship to Haiti, and George Swain's report on the embarkation to the Society of Friends.
Papers from 1827 relate to the financial settlement following the Haiti voyage due to a disagreement between the Friends and the shipowners over fees. Papers, 1828-1845, include speeches, queries, accounts, a few letters, and extracts from minutes of the Meeting for Sufferings. Also included are litigation papers, 1842-1845, over the possession of Pitts slaves and notes on English history.
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Series 2. Volumes, 1773-1826.
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
Processed by: SHC Staff
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, October 2009
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