Slave Importation Declaration

Records of enslaved persons imported into southern states

About This Collection

Declaration records documenting the importation of enslaved persons into Georgia, Kentucky, and Mississippi. Includes names, ages, physical descriptions, and origin/destination information.

Slave-tradeColonial6 subcollections

Slave Importation Records — Alabama

Records of enslaved persons imported into Alabama

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Slave Importation Records — Georgia

Records of enslaved persons imported into Georgia

2,758 recordsColonialImages

Slave Importation Records — Kentucky

Records of enslaved persons imported into Kentucky

273 recordsAntebellumImages

Slave Importation Records — Louisiana

Records of enslaved persons imported into Louisiana

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Slave Importation Records — Mississippi

Records of enslaved persons imported into Mississippi

942 recordsAntebellumImages

Slave Importation Records — Virginia

Records of enslaved persons imported into Virginia

1,072 recordsColonialImages