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Reactions to Quaker involvement in abolition activity in LoudounImages of slaves from the Carter's Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, an image of the plantation house
Randolph's home in 2016, rebuilt and restored to its original Palladio-inspired design.Randolph's home in 2016, rebuilt and restored to its original Palladio-inspired design on Riverside Drive on the James River.
Railroad locomotiveRailroad locomotive emitting smoke.
Rachel Documents - Freedom SuitsCourt Documents from a Freedom Suit
1780 proclamation of Quakers' opposition to slavery, and their intent to renounce any member of their community who owned slaves
Proposed Application of Smoke Law to LocomotivesStatements made before the Committee on the District of Columbia regarding the proposed application of the smoke law to locomotives
Proposal for the Completion of the Washington Monument
Property in TerritoriesJames Murray Mason writes to president Buchanan on the topic of slavery in the new, territories to the west in hopes of convincing him of its…
Prohibition-Related Arrests Made in RichmondNewspaper article from the Alexandria Gazette. It explained that Prohibition officers from Richmond seized three “machines” (likely automobiles) and…
Prohibition Ended Newspaper HeadlineNewspaper headline about the passing of the 21st Amendment