Lot 667
Ship's Slave Manifest, 1854. Document titled "Manifest of Slaves intended to be transported on board of the Brig Harriet A. Stephens, whereof Smith is Master, of the burthen 395 tons, and bound from the port of New-York for the port of Mobile in the State of Alabama this 18 day of Oct. 1854." Document is 8 x 13 in. The slave is listed as "Mary Thompson (black)," 23 years of age and 5'2" in height. The shipper, E.D. Hurlbut, and the master, G.H. Smith swears that the slave "was not imported or brought into the United States from and after the first day of January, 1808." J.A. O'Henry, Collector of the Port of New York, acknowledges that the manifest has been sworn to and grants permission for the brig to proceed to Mobile. An Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, stating that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States, took effect in 1808, but it was easily and often flouted.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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