[SLAVERY & ABOLITION].  List of Slaves and Free Negroes found under guard when Brig. Gen'l Martin assumed command at Plymouth, NC.  [Plymouth, NC], [1864?]. Manuscript listing over 262 individual African Americans with details.
4 pages, four 4to leaves affixed to create 1 leaf 8 7/8 x 41 1/8 in. with additional 4to leaf, 8 7/8 x 10 3/4, on blue paper, creases, some chipping at edges, brown stains, loss and chips to extra 4to leaf.  A remarkable record of over 262 named Black individuals, both enslaved and free, living in Plymouth, North Carolina during the Civil War. Each person is listed by name with their gender, "Names of Owners" (with many being listed as "free"), the residence of the enslaver, and a column for additional remarks. Four sheets have been affixed together and the full length of both sides is consumed listing 232 individuals. The additional leaf continues the enumeration with the recto recording numbers 233 through 262. The verso lists 9 unnumbered individuals, however, a loss to the corner removes some of the names.  Eastern North Carolina was the site of the 1862 Burnside Expedition which saw 3,000 Federal soldiers in Plymouth and a site of enlistment for the Union. Plymouth was also the site of the Battle of Plymouth in April 1864, a significant ironclad battle. Undated, it is unclear when exactly the document was compiled. Additionally, it is a point for further research to positively identify Brig. General Martin.  
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

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