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Charleston slave badge from 1820 for Servant No. 375

John Joseph Lafar

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Date
1820
Medium
metal; H x W: 2 1/8 × 2 1/16 in. (5.5 × 5.3 cm)
Credit
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Partial Gift of Harry S. Hutchins, Jr. DDS, Col. (Ret.) and his Family, dedicated to the individuals these Slave Hire Badges represent and their descendants

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John Joseph Lafar, Charleston slave badge from 1820 for Servant No. 375, 1820, metal; H x W: 2 1/8 × 2 1/16 in. (5.5 × 5.3 cm), National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C.

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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Partial Gift of Harry S. Hutchins, Jr. DDS, Col. (Ret.) and his Family, dedicated to the individuals these Slave Hire Badges represent and their descendants

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