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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 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 signature of Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, one of the few remaining pieces of evidence from his life.

City Intelligence announcement about an incident of stolen baggage.

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…

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 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…

A 1784 painting by George Carter depicting the bombardment of the Gibraltar garrison by French and Spanish forces.

A slightly abridged copy of the same account of the Siege taken from the diary of a woman that was included in the Scots Magazine.

A portrait of William Ellery, painted in 1876 over fifty years after his death.