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[Agreement for sale of Boston, an enslaved man, in Connecticut]
An agreement for the sale of an enslaved man named Boston in Connecticut between enslaver John Griswold and the estate of deceased enslaver Josiah Filly, executed by David Barber.
Date:
December 16, 1772
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Etching of a woman floating over a dead man on the shore of the sea]
Etching print of a woman hovering over a dead man washed up on the shore of the sea. The print, "Elegy" was designed and printed by John Hamilton Mortimer on December 8th, 1778.
Date:
December 8, 1778
Creator:
Mortimer, Hamilton John
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall - December 2, 1778]
Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall describing her flight from Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War, and also contains updates about Teackle's brother Severn Teackle who is imprisoned by the British on a ship anchored off Long Island. Severn Teackle is the Grandfather of Severn Teackle Wallis. Attached to this letter is a note dated 1829 written by Elizabeth Upshur Teackle explaining how she came to be in possession of this letter from her Great Aunt Sally Teackle Kendall.
Date:
December 2, 1778
Creator:
Cunningham, Nancy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait etching and engraving of actor David Garrick]
Etching and engraving of English actor David Garrick printed on December 1st, 1773. The design is attributed to N. Dance and was printed by British engraver and painter John Hall. The image surrounded by a detailed oval frame and two cherubs holding symbolic objects tied to drama and the theatre.
Date:
December 1, 1773
Creator:
Hall, John & Dance, N.
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The UNT Digital Library