Knox County slave record 1805-1807

Description:	Knox County (Indiana) Slave Record 1805-1807This is a book whose binding is almost completely deteriorated to the point where all the pages are loose. The front cover remains and all are stored in an acid free folder. The pages are hand written and are a record of slaves registered by the Knox County Clerk, Robert Buntin. The front cover is cardboard with a round hole three inches in diameter. It appears that the original cover was covered with a sheet of newspaper from the early 19th century. The corners of this cover are heavily worn and the bottom right corner is missing, Beneath the newspaper there appears to be some handwritten script with only a few visible letters. The covers and pages measure approximately 8.5“ x 14”Not including the cover there are 56 pages. Only the first 31 carry documentation. The rest are blank. There are 46 registrations. The dates range from November 1, 1805 to April 10, 1907.The pages are yellow and brittle with much deterioration around the edges.
Origin:	1805
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcpl/id/270
Collection:	Knox County Public Library
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States
Geography:	Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States, Indiana Territory
Subjects:	Court Records Domestic Life People Black people Slave

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