We have been taught about slavery in American history classes, but rarely in detail as these records demonstrate. As you help transcribe these slavery-based legal documents, you will read first-hand accounts of the business aspect of the slave trade.
These documents tell the story of slavery from a different perspective; these are various types of legal documents concerning the sale, legal transfer of slaves, and suits. One specific document is rare in its own accord, in that it includes the 18th century Carolina Slave code for the punishment of a runaway slave. Help us transcribe these documents that will assist future generations of students, scholars and researchers.