The purpose of this dataset is to identify each of the people enslaved by George Mason IV and his descendants between the years 1773 and 1865. The former date reflects when George Mason IV wrote his l
Petition subject: Against the rendition of fugitive slaves Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11029984 Date of creation: 1858-11-04 Petition location: West Harwich Legislator, committee, or a
The Digital Library on American Slavery (DLAS) is an expanding resource compiling independent collections focused upon race and slavery in the American South, made searchable through a single, simple
