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The Negroes sentenced

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Image ID

812585


Item data

Title

The Negroes sentenced

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
African-American History

Names

Reinhart, Charles Stanley, 1844-1896 (Illustrator)
Evans, John William (American engraver, born 1855) (Wood engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1881

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-H

Subjects

Sentences (Criminal procedures) -- 1740-1749
Clothing & dress -- 1740-1749
Slaves -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1740-1749
Judicial proceedings -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1740-1749
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Conspiracy of 1741
Pleading (Begging)
Galleries (Upper level spaces)

Genres

Book Illustrations

Notes

Source Note: Popular history of the United States, from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen to the end of the Civil War. (New York : Scribner, c1876-1881) Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878), Author.

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 11 x 12 cm (4 x 4 1/2 in.)

Abstract

"supposed conspiracy 1744"--written on border.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17149507
Barcode: 33333159330444
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b6883e00-c52e-012f-0cbd-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1881

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Negroes sentenced" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6883e00-c52e-012f-0cbd-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1881). The Negroes sentenced Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6883e00-c52e-012f-0cbd-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Negroes sentenced" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6883e00-c52e-012f-0cbd-58d385a7bc34

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