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Slave quarters Louisiana 1861_1863.JPG
This illustration depicts enslaved individuals socializing in a cabin settlement on their Louisiana plantation during the early 1860s.

Image of Enslaved Domestic Worker and White Children, South Carolina.JPG
This image depicts an enslaved woman and child with their white owners in South Carolina in 1863.

Medicana Practica.jpg
This work was among the medical books willed to George Mason by his uncle, John Mercer.

Salmon's Herbal.jpg
This book was among the science texts bequeathed to George Mason by his uncle John Mercer

Carlin Account Book.pdf
This excerpt from the account book of William Carlin, a tailor in Alexandria, Virginia, shows a record of George Mason IV buying clothes for his family and enslaved personal servant named James, who was the "livery" of Gunston Hall. This originally…

Buchan Domestic Medicine.jpg
This work was among the medical books willed to George Mason by his uncle, John Mercer.

thomson mason ad july 1 1762.tiff
The newspaper page displays an advertisement that Thomson Mason posted for buyers of enslaved persons. This copy of the Gazette was obtained from the Maryland State Archives, Annapolis,

thomson mason ad july 29 1762.tiff
The newspaper page displays an advertisement that Thomson Mason posted for buyers of enslaved persons. This copy of the Gazette was obtained from the Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.

Maryland Gazette September 24 1761 Thomson Mason slave ad.tiff
The newspaper page displays an advertisement that Thomson Mason posted for buyers of enslaved persons. This copy of the Gazette was obtained from the Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.

sarah brooke.jpg
This 1751 court case focused on a dispute over property; proceedings involved the defendant Ann (Thomson) Mason (1699-1762) and plaintiff Sarah Brooke (1716-1768) of Essex County, Virginia.
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