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The Reception of François Pidou de Saint Olon, the Ambassador of Louis XIV of France, by Ismail Ibn Sharif.

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An oil painting of the reception of François Pidou de Saint Olon, Ambassador of King Louis XIV of France, by Sultan Moulay Ismael of Morocco on 19 June 1693.

Sultan Isma'il is pictured riding a horse in the center of the image. Ambassador François…

Le Grand Cherif Mouley Sémein ou Ismael

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Engraving depicting a portrait of Moulay Ismaïl Ibn Sharif of Morocco. The title, biography, and artist details are in French

Mumbet Court Records. Brom & Bett vs. J. Ashley Esq.

This is a link to the Mumbet Court Case where a slave girl used the Massachusetts State Constitution to sue for freedom.

Captain Robert Mitchell

This volume contains information regarding a voyage of the ship Fox, a 146 ton brigantine that left Liverpool on March 8, 1774. The ship stopped first in the Cameroons, West Africa, where 148 African people were enslaved and brought aboard. The ship…

Habit of one of the guards to the king of Morocco in 1695. Garde du roi de Moroc.

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An illustration of one of Sultan Isma'il's slave guards painted by François Pidou de Saint-Olon, the French ambassador to Morocco, in 1695.

It was published in a series of books titled "A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Ancient…

Black Morocco: A History of Slavery, Race and Islam

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A secondary source that is an analysis of primary sources about the slavery in Morocco.

Court Record Johnson v. Casar

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Court document from the case of Anthony Johnson verses John Casar in which Casar claimed he was an indentured servant while Johnson argued that Casar was his slave. The court decided in favor of Johnson.

A general map of the middle British colonies in America

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A general map of the middle British colonies, in America. Containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware counties, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. With the addition of New York, and of the greatest part of New England, as also of the bordering parts of…

The Butler Family

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This is a photo of the Butler family.