POST THIS UP! American Broadsides from the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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The David M. Rubenstein Library holds more than 5,000 broadsides among its collections. Many can be found in the large Broadsides &amp; Ephemera collection now available through the Duke University Libraries’ Digital Collections:<br /> <br /> library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/broadsides/

Runaway Slaves

The David M. Rubenstein Library holds more than 5,000 broadsides among its collections. Many can be found in the large Broadsides &amp; Ephemera collection now available through the Duke University Libraries’ Digital Collections:<br /> <br /> library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/broadsides/

Stop Thief!

Wanted posters offered rewards for the capture of thieves and enslaved persons who had run away. The descriptions on these sheets provide detailed portraits for persons who might otherwise have left little if any trace in the historic record.  It is notable that George Read’s slave London can speak German. The accused thief Thomas Dwight sounds like the type of quiet man no one ever suspects until after he has committed a crime.

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