A.S. Claiborne bill of sale for 44 enslaved people

Bill of sale; receipt for $40,000 for purchase of 44 enslaved Black people named and aged as follows.. warrant said people were to be "slaves for life and free from all blemish."

Dates: 1836 January 12   |   Extent: 1 page : Document signed ; 32 x 19.5 cm
Archives: Chicago History Museum

David J. Clarkson bill of sale for enslaved child, Peggy

Claiborne County, Tennessee. Bill of sale for Black girl named Peggy, aged 9, to Hugh Graham.

Dates: 1834 September 15   |   Extent: 2 pages : Document signed ; 30.5 x 19 cm
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Sidney Lens papers

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, newsletters, notes, manuscripts of Lens' major books, financial records, and sound recordings from his career as a Chicago labor organizer, peace activist, political candidate, lecturer, and writer. Includes materials from the Revolutionary Workers' League; Local 329 of United Service Employees Union; National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam; and other groups. Also includes Lens'

Dates: 1910-1986   |   Extent: 72 linear ft. (179 boxes, 1 v.); 2 oversize folders.; 45 sound recordings.; 54 sound cassettes.; 1 microfilm reel.
Archives: Chicago History Museum

Thomas Chinn bill of sale for enslaved woman, Milly

Bill of sale to William Kerner for enslaved Black woman, Milly. Witnessed by Hugh Frazer. Notice of record in Harrison County, Kentucky, May 24, 1817, by Wm. Moore. Inclosure: Letter signed from Henry J. Patten transmitting gift from former owner E. D. W. Pogue to Chicago Historical Society.

Dates: 1817 May 20   |   Extent: 1 page : Document signed ; 25.5 x 20 cm
Archives: Chicago History Museum