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The Cover Page and Inventory of John Wright Stanly's last will and testament reveal the name of Stanly's business, some of the items his business traded in, and the nature of domestic items held within the Stanly House. The will also points towards…
This is a miniature portrait of a young John Wright Stanly, hanging in the Stanly House. It is simple, and Stanly dresses in modest attire, reflecting his standing as a merchant, and not an aristocrat. That Stanly was able to finance a portrait of…
The Stanly House, a landmark of New Bern, North Carolina, is an icon of Georgian architecture that memorializes American patriot and merchant, John Wright Stanley. The house clearly reflects the wealth and renown of Stanly and his family, who served…
City Intelligence announcement about an incident of stolen baggage.
The signature of Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, one of the few remaining pieces of evidence from his life.
The first autobiography printed by an African in Britain and the first known slave narrative, this text recounts the life of Ukawsaw Gronniosaw beginning with his capture and sale into slavery.
The diaries of the prominent Jamaican sugar planter Thomas Thistlewood offer a gruesome look into the commonplace physical and sexual violence of slavery that perpetuated the objectification and oppression of enslaved bodies.
The ledgers of a prominent British slave trader Cranfield Becher that demonstrate the cold, dehumanizing economic language of the slave trade.
A watercolor painting of Rose Fortune by an unknown artist at an unknown date.
A portion of a muster roll including discharged officers, discharged and disbanded soldiers and loyalists that came to Annapolis between June 18th and 24th in 1784. Specifically, "Fortune - a free Negro" is thought to be Rose Fortune's father and she…