STAGE SERVER

Delaware

Permanent URL for this collectionhttps://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3409

Delaware

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Delaware. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the colonial period through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, shipbuilding and manufacturing records, and oral histories tied to Delaware people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

Cite the Firearms Research Center and the item’s handle/DOI when using materials. Rights and licensing vary by item.

Browse

Filters

1841 - 184921860 - 18631

Advanced Search

Filter by

Settings

Start date: 1840Category: search.filters.subject.ENSLAVED PERSONS & OTHER MINORITIES

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 3 of 3
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item type:Item,
    1863 Del. Laws 332
    (1863)
    An Act in Relation to Free Negroes and Mulattoes, ch. 305, § 7: Prohibited any "free negroes and free mulattoes" from possessing a gun, pistol, sword, or any other warlike instrument, punishable by fine or imprisonment.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item type:Item,
    9 Del. Laws 552 (1843)
    (1843)
    A Further Supplement to an Act Entitled "An Act to Prevent the Use of Fire-arms by Free Negroes and Free Mulattoes and for Other Purposes, § 1: Repealed laws allowing the Justice of the Peace to license or permit a "free negro or free mulatto" to have, use, or possess a gun or fowling piece.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item type:Item,
    1835 Del. Laws 430 (Spec. Sess.)
    (1841)
    An Act Concerning Fees, ch. 368, § 1: Set payment for Justices of the Peace to receive 25 cents for each license issued to "negroes" to keep a firearm.