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Hope H. Slatter
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Hope Hull Slatter was a 19th-century American slave trader with an "extensive establishment and private jail, for the keeping of slaves" on Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland. He gained "wealth and i
"Cash for Negroes - HOPE H. SLATTER" (Baltimore Sun, Sept. 5, 1838)
"Cash for Negroes - HOPE H. SLATTER" (Baltimore Sun, Sept. 5, 1838)
Manifest of a coastwise slave shipment made from Baltimore to New Orleans by Hope H. Slatter, on the ship Scotia in September 1843
Manifest of a coastwise slave shipment made from Baltimore to New Orleans by Hope H. Slatter, on the ship Scotia in September 1843
The first group of 66 out of the 73 souls aboard is organized by height; beginning with Author Goodhand, age 21, 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), ending with Carol
The first group of 66 out of the 73 souls aboard is organized by height; beginning with Author Goodhand, age 21, 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), ending with Caroline Potts, age nine, 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m); Caroline is the only person with the surname Potts on the manifest
Shadrack F. Slatter
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Shadrack Fluellen Slatter, usually listed as S. F. Slatter in advertisements and often called Col. Slatter in later life, was a 19th-century American slave trader and capitalist. In the 1830s and 1840
Hope H. Slatter
…responsible for the forced departures of approximately 9,000 captives from Baltimore to New Orleans." He worked in partnership with his younger brother Shadrack F. Slatter, who maintained their New Orleans sales operation. Slatter's son Henry F. Slatter was also involved in the family slave-trading business. Slatter was…
Chartres (previously Moreau) and Esplanade, illustration made 1866 (New Orleans Notarial Archive)
Chartres (previously Moreau) and Esplanade, illustration made 1866 (New Orleans Notarial Archive)
"Georgia Negroes for Sale" Macon Weekly Telegraph, March 10, 1832
"Georgia Negroes for Sale" Macon Weekly Telegraph, March 10, 1832
"130 Negroes, Just Arrived" The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, December 19, 1843
"130 Negroes, Just Arrived" The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, December 19, 1843
Slatter lived at the City Hotel, located at the northeast corner of Common and Camp (University of Houston Libraries)
Slatter lived at the City Hotel, located at the northeast corner of Common and Camp (University of Houston Libraries)