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Rare Image of African-American Shad Fishermen, James River Virginia, circa early 1910s
A photograph of African-American shad fishermen on the James River in Virginia, circa early 1910s
Shad Fishing – The Catch, 1915
Another rare image of women and men displaying their fresh catch on the James River in Virginia, 1915.
An Essay on Sickness and Health, 1725
Cover image of an essay by Edward Strother, MD. This medical pamphlet shows the London-published sources circulating in 18th-century colonial America. George Mason IV (and probably John Mercer) owned quite a number of Strother's publications.
Probated Inventory of "goods and Chattels belonging to" George Mason Jr. (V), 1797 (1799)
"Inventory of the goods and Chattels belonging to the Estate of George Mason of Lexington deceased taken on the Tenth day of January One thousand seven hundred and Ninety seven"
Thomson Mason, Slave Trader and Brother of George Mason IV, Posted This Advertisement in the July 1, 1762 Maryland Gazette
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, Slave Trader and Brother of George Mason IV, Posted This Advertisement in the July 29, 1762 Maryland Gazette
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.
Evolution of Colonial Virginia Slave Laws
This document from the “slave holdings” file of Gunston Hall’s archival library describes the evolution of “slave laws” in Virginia from 1619 to 1832.
Thomson Mason, Slave Trader and Brother of George Mason IV, Posted This Advertisement in the September 24, 1761 Maryland Gazette
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.