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| Size | About 130 items (0.5 linear feet) |
| Abstract | Papers, 1773-1845, chiefly of Richard Mendenhall (1778-1851) of Guilford County, N.C., relating to the Manumission Society of North Carolina and other anti-slavery groups. Papers concern the emanicipation of enslaved people and the emigration of free Blacks to Haiti on the ship Sally Ann, sponsored by a branch of North Carolina Quakers, including correspondence about arranging the voyage, legal papers liberating enslaved people, passenger lists, and agreements and accounts concerning the ship and voyage. Other papers and volumes include scattered minutes and other records, 1773-1845, of Quaker groups in North Carolina. |
| Creator | Manumission Society of North Carolina. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English. |
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This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
Processed by: SHC Staff
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, October 2009; Nancy Kaiser, May 2021
Conscious Editing Work by: Dawne Howard Lucas, July 2020. Updated title, abstract, subject headings, biographical note, identity statement, and scope and content note.
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Biographical Information
Richard Mendenhall (1778-1851), a white Quaker born in Guilford County, N.C., was active in various anti-slavery groups in the early 19th century. He was a founding member of the Manumission Society of North Carolina, formed by Quakers (also known as Friends) in central North Carolina in 1816 and disbanded in 1834.
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Scope and Content
Papers, 1773-1845, chiefly of Richard Mendenhall of Guilford County, N.C., relating to the Manumission Society of North Carolina and other anti-slavery groups. Papers concern the emanicipation of enslaved people and the emigration of free Blacks to Haiti on the ship Sally Ann, sponsored by a branch of North Carolina Quakers, including correspondence about arranging the voyage, legal papers liberating enslaved people, passenger lists, and agreements and accounts concerning the ship and voyage. Other papers and volumes include scattered minutes and other records, 1773-1845, of Quaker groups in North Carolina.
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Series 1. Papers, 1803-1845.
Papers of Richard Mendenhall of Jamestown, N.C., a white Quaker, concerning the release of enslaved people and plans for their emigration. Papers dating from 1803 to 1825 pertain to slavery and the activities of the Quakers (also known as Friends) in improving the condition of those enslaved.
The bulk of the papers, 1826, discuss the plans of the Meeting for the Sufferings, a branch of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, to send a ship, the Sally Ann, to Haiti with 121 formerly enslaved people voluntarily emigrating. There are a number of letters to Mendenhall from members of the Colonization Society and other meetings in the North; from North Carolina citizens making arrangements for the emigration of formerly enslaved people under their care; legal papers liberating enslaved people, with lists of names of those willing to emigrate to Haiti; legal and financial aspects of transferring formerly enslaved people; and the constitution of the Greensboro Auxiliary Society "for colonizing the free people of colour." Also included are agreements, accounts, lists, and other papers giving information about the Sally Ann's voyage to Haiti, such as papers documenting arrangements made by Mendenhall and Phineas Albertson with the owners of the schooner, Thomas Thompson and Henry M. Cooke. There are also papers of Phineas Nixon, agent for the Committee of Sufferings, who went with the ship to Haiti, and George Swain's report on the embarkation to the Society of Friends.
Papers from 1827 relate to the financial settlement following the Haiti voyage due to a disagreement between the Friends and the shipowners over fees. Papers, 1828-1845, include speeches, queries, accounts, a few letters, and extracts from minutes of the Meeting for Sufferings. Also included are litigation papers, 1842-1845, over the possession of enslaved people owned by the Pitts family, and notes on English history. Series 2: Volumes documenting the activities of various Quaker organizations, including the Manumission Society of North Carolina and the Scientific Society for the Suppression of Vice and Immorality and the Promotion of Useful Knowledge and Literature. Incudes a small account book with expenses of Phineas Nixon while on the voyage of the Sally Ann from Beaufort, N.C. to Haiti, 1826. "
| Folder 1 |
1803-1825 |
| Folder 2 |
January-May 1826 |
| Folder 3 |
June 1826 |
| Folder 4 |
July-December 1826 |
| Folder 5 |
Reports and accounts for the year, 1826 |
| Folder 6 |
1827 |
| Folder 7 |
1828-1845 and undated |
| Folder 8 |
Notes, 1822 |
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Series 2. Volumes, 1773-1834.
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Microfilm.
| Reel M-2055/1 |
Microfilm |
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Items Separated
Microfilm (M-2055/1)
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