This collection highlights documents from the Maine State Archives that tell the story of African-American history in Maine during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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1759-1763 Sir William Pepperell estate records
William Pepperell, James Karswell, and Nathaniel Sparhawk
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1777 Account of slave capture by John Trott and Philip Hubbard for John Underwood of Kittery
John Underwood, John Trott, and Philip Underwood
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1777 Patience Swett vs. John Swett
Patience Swett, Joseph Swett, York County Court of Common Pleas, and John Swett
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1778-12-26 John Main vs. William Keating of York
William Keating, John Main, and York Court of Common Pleas
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1779- Arthur Cane v. Joseph Cane regarding sale of two-sevenths of slave named Prince
Arthur Cane, Joseph Cane, and York Court of Common Pleas
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1827-01-08 Alabama Resolution Denouncing Emancipation of Slaves
Samuel Oliver, James Thornton, John Murphy, and Nicholas Davis
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1831 Documents Related to the American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery
Maine Legislature and American Convention
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1837-06 Supreme Judicial Court Opinions Regarding Fugitives
Albion K. Parris, Nathan Weston, Nicholas Emery, and Robert Dunlap
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![1838 - Letter Supporting Capt. Daniel Philbrook Against Charge of Slave Stealing by State of Georgia [Atticus Case] by John Payne, Peleg Pendleton, and Walter Dodge](https://digitalmaine.com/early_aa_history_me/1001/thumbnail.jpg "1838 - Letter Supporting Capt. Daniel Philbrook Against Charge of Slave Stealing by State of Georgia [Atticus Case] by John Payne, Peleg Pendleton, and Walter Dodge")
1838 - Letter Supporting Capt. Daniel Philbrook Against Charge of Slave Stealing by State of Georgia [Atticus Case]
John Payne, Peleg Pendleton, and Walter Dodge
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![1841 [Draft] Report of the Judiciary Committee Upon the Controversy Between Georgia and Maine [Senate Doc 27, 21st Legislature] by Maine Legislature and Charles S. Daveis](https://digitalmaine.com/early_aa_history_me/1035/thumbnail.jpg "1841 [Draft] Report of the Judiciary Committee Upon the Controversy Between Georgia and Maine [Senate Doc 27, 21st Legislature] by Maine Legislature and Charles S. Daveis")
1841 [Draft] Report of the Judiciary Committee Upon the Controversy Between Georgia and Maine [Senate Doc 27, 21st Legislature]
Maine Legislature and Charles S. Daveis
