Items

• Marriage certificate, [Washington C. Young to Amanda L. West]
  This marriage certificate for Washington Craig Young (January 2, 1860-November 2, 1931) and Amanda L. (West) Young (June 20, 1860-January 20, 1943) features two bust-length, carte-de-visite studio portrait photographs, gold touches, pictorial details, an ornate border, and text.
• A Souvenir of Germantown Issued during the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation At Philadelphia, Pa., September, 1913
  The Souvenir is a historically significant photo booklet created and produced by J. Gordon Baugh Jr., a Black printer and civic leader based in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA.
• Land Deed, Matthias Ranck seller to George Dyer; Lancaster, PA
  This land deed explains the details and debts owed by Matthias Ranck that led to the sale of his property in Marietta, PA to purchaser George Dyer around 1816-1817.
• Land deed 1825 - Samuel Sellers to Jarvis Wright; Philadelphia, PA
  An indenture in this instance is a deed to which two more more persons are parties, and in which these enter into reciprocal and corresponding obligations towards each other. (Blacks Law Dictionary, 1979), The curved edge of the document can indicate that two copies of the deed were printed and completed as a single document, and then cut with a curved edge. This was a method used to prevent forgeries.
• Gospel Songs and Spiritual Poetic Poem Book
  The book “Gospel Songs and Spiritual Poetic Poem Book” by Rev. J. F. Hamlette has four parts and is 56 pages. It has handwritten inscriptions of Ada and George Hightower's names on cover and inside, who were members of the First Colored Church in Hopewell, NJ and were among the first African Americans to live on Columbia Avenue in Hopewell.