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Records that pertain to American Slavery and the International Slave Trade

The following is information found in the records of the National Archives and Records Administration. It identifies the record group and series, with brief descriptions and locations. It does not provide the actual documents online. Some of the records are microfilmed, and have been noted.

For further insight, see Walter B. Hill Jr.'s Prologue article on this topic.

Table of Contents

I. Congressional Records
- RG 360: Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention
- Sessional Indexes to the Annals of Congress, Vol. 1: 1st through 12th Congresses:
- Sessional Indexes to the Annals of Congress, Vol. 2: 13th through 18th Congress 1st Session:
- Sessional Indexes of the Annals of Congress, Vol. 3: 18th Congress 2nd Session through 25th Congress 1st Session
- RG 233: Records of the United States House of Representatives
II. Civil Records
III. Military Records
- RG 45: Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library
- RG 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's - 1917
IV. Judicial Records
- RG 21: Records of District Courts of the United States
- RG 267: Records of the Supreme Court of the United States

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