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- Agreement, "Exchange of Slaves between B.M. Campbell and A. Truxillo," May 29, 1860 - This "exchange" agreement documents the fate of two enslaved Black men--George Williams and a man possibly named Peter Dawkins. This transaction provided neither man a voice about where he lived or worked in pre-Civil War America. Peter--likely shipped South from Baltimore--would have to endure a harsh life on a Louisiana sugar plantation, while George's future as the property of a slave trader was uncertain.
- May 29, 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Agreement, "Exchange of Slaves between B.M. Campbell and A. Truxillo," May 29, 1860
This "exchange" agreement documents the fate of two enslaved Black men--George Williams and a man possibly named Peter Dawkins. This transaction provided neither man a voice about where he lived or worked in pre-Civil War America. Peter--likely shipped South from Baltimore--would have to endure a harsh life on a Louisiana sugar plantation, while George's future as the property of a slave trader was uncertain.