Image: Robert armistead case file with list of enslaved Bell family children

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Description: 1832 appraisal of the estate of Robert Armistead listing the enslaved children of Daniel and Mary Bell and their valuation. Daniel Bell a blacksmith at Washington Navy Yard was one of the leaders in the famous 1848 Pearl attempted escape to freedom Daniel and Mary's children listed on this document were later recaptured and sold.
Title: Robert armistead case file with list of enslaved Bell family children
Credit: National Archives and Records Administration RG 21, Entry 115, O.S. Case file 1832 Robert Armistead. This is a page of the appraisal of the estate of Robert Armistead listing the enslaved members of the Bell family held by Robert and Susannah Armistead. The appraisal dates from 1832. The Bell's children were on the vessel Pearl attempting to reach freedom when they were recaptured.
Author: National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC
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