EMANCIPATION CARTE DE VISTE PHOTOGRAPH,DATED 1863Hand-colored Emancipation carte de viste photograph, dated 1863, of a woman (Columbia) holding a document, standing between two kneeling slaves, G. G. Fish artist,...
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WINCHESTER REVOLUTIONARY WAR ACCOUNTBOOK, 1779-1804Revolutionary War related account book and notebook belonging to early Tennessee settlers General James Winchester (b. 1752-d.1826) and his brother, Major George...
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1850 BOOK OF THE WORLD W/ MAPS & SLAVECENSUS PLUS PICT...1st item: FISHER, Richard S. The Book of the World; Being an Account of All Republics, Empires, Kingdoms, and Nations, in Reference to their Geography,...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE OF JACOB K. LONAS,KNOXVILLECivil War Archive of Jacob Kimberlin Lonas (earlier spelling Lones), Sergeant/Captain, 4th TN Infantry which later became the 1st TN Cavalry. He was born on July...
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SLAVE ARCHIVE INCL. 68 BILLS OF SALEArchiveof approximately 75 ephemera items, the majority related to slaves purchased by David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and his wife, Fanny Davis Harding of Nashville, Tennessee....
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3 KY & TN MAPS: VANCE, TANNER, JOHNSON1stitem: "Map of Kentucky and Tennessee Compiled from the Latest Authorities", drawn by D. H. Vance, engraved by J. H. Young, published by Anthony Finley, Philadelphia, 1826....
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TN LUNSFORD BRAMLETT ARCHIVE, INCL.POLK WHITE HOUSE IN...Archive of six (6) documents pertaining to Lunsford Meredith Bramlett, Esq. (1785-1858), Tennessee judge, planter and politician, 8 items total. 1st-2nd...
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THREE FRAMED CIVIL WAR PASSES, INCL.BURKE'S STATION, V...Grouping of three Civil War Passes framed together. 1st item: a United States Military Telegraph pass granting James H. Rice passage through Burke's Station...
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GROUP OF MIDDLE TN EPHEMERA INC. SLAVESALE, 1852 ALAMA...1st item: Slave receipt, recording $425 received from Daniel Montgomery for "Polly aged about 16 and George aged about 12 years," sold by John Fitzhugh,...
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SNOWDEN FAMILY PHOTOS AND SLAVE DOCUMENT,MEMPHIS TN AN...Archive of photographs and 1 slave document related to the Snowden family of Tennessee. 1st item: 1848 Bill of Sale recording the sale by J.B. (John Bayard)...
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SLAVE DOCUMENT, BILL OF SALEof a 15-yearold girl named Hester. Slave for life. Dated: 1820. Seller: William J Harris, Dorchester County, Maryland to: Samuel H Welch, Baltimore, Maryland; For $250. 13 1/4" high,...
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AN ANTIQUE RECONSTRUCTION ERA MAP, "KOSSE& SCOTT'S MAP...AN ANTIQUE RECONSTRUCTION ERA MAP, "Kosse & Scott's Map of the City of Houston and Environs," 1867, hand colored engraving on paper, compiled and drawn by...
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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP, "MAP OF TEXASAND THE COUNTRIE...A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MAP, "Map of Texas and the Countries Adjacent," W.H. EMORY, WASHINGTON D.C., CIRCA 1844, lithograph on paper, printed by William J....
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LARGE 12 PIECE GROUPING OF PRINTS, ETCHING,AND LITHOGR...Large 12 Piece Grouping of Prints, Etching, and Lithographs to include, two W. Dandy Saddles Lithographs, “A Little Mortgage†and “The Right...
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JOHN WARRINGTON WOOD MARBLE SCULPTURE(British,1839-1886)
Naaman's Wife's Slave (2 Kings 5: 2-3) signed on base "J. Warrington Wood, Rome, 1883" and inscribed with reference verse “If only my master would see the prophet...
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IMPORTANT LARGE SIGNED AND DATED DAVEDRAKE STONEWARE J...(Edgefield, South Carolina, b. circa 1800, d. after 1873) made by Dave Drake, Lewis Miles Stony Bluff Manufactory, Horse Creek Valley, Edgefield District,...
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LATE FEDERAL PERIOD COMPENDIUM OF NORTHCAROLINA LAW Haywood, John. A Manual Of The Laws Of North Carolina, Arranged Under District Heads, In Alphabetical Order, With References From One Head To Another, When A...
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LETTER ADVISES LEASING SLAVE TO SITTINGGOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA James A. Waugh Autograph Letter Signed, "J. A Waugh," Raleigh, North Carolina, December 28, 1850, 8vo, 3 pp. with integral address panel, to his...
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SIX ANTIQUE U.S. POLITICAL & HISTORICALBOOKS: CIVIL WAR "BEYOND THE LINES OR A YANKEE PRISONER LOOSE IN DIXIE," 1864; "DESPOTISM: AN INQUIRY INTO THE SLAVE-HOLDING SYSTEM," 1854 1"H X 5 1/8"W X 7 1/8"D (BEYOND...
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W. O. BLAKE, HISTORY OF SLAVERY/THEAFRICAN SLAVE TRADE, J & H. MILLER W. O. Blake, History of Slavery/The African Slave Trade, J & H. Miller, Columbus 1860 (1857 1st edition), leather embossed boards,10.25"...
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7-PIECE DOCUMENT LOT CA. 1788-1848 RELATINGTOGEORGIA. LOT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF RECEIPTS, LEGAL DOCUMENTS, AND SLAVERY RELATED DOCUMENTS. TO INCLUDE: FEBRUARY 23, 1788 BILL OF SALE FROM EPHRAIM WILLARD OF FAIRFIELD,...
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J. MONKS ORIENTALIST ARAB SLAVE MARKETWC PAINTING Europe,Early 20th CenturyImpressionist work depicting aristocratic slave owners perusing available slaves, some seen naked and restrained....
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Edgerton Chester Garvin Ohio (1882-1950)OLD SLAVE BUILT CANAL CONNECTING BRUNSWICK AND DARIEN GA 1911 photograph framed titled: lower margin size: H7 1/2'' W8'' overall: H17 1/2'' W14 1/4'' Provenance: Estate of...
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[African Americans] Civil War-Era CDVsof African Americans Lot of 7 CDVs including: a hand colored illustration titled Emancipation in the recto margin with artist's credit to G.G. Fish photo/publisher's credit...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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Colonel Francis Parker 32nd MassachusettsVolunteers Civil War Archive 38 war-date letters 1860-1862. During the first days of the secession crisis in December 1860 Francis J. Parker wrote to Massachusetts Gov. John...
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2 vols. (1 wrappers) Slavery: Dumont,P.J. de. Histoire de l'Esclavage en Afrique. Paris: Pillet Aine, 1820. 3rd ed. 8vo, contemp. 1/4 calf & marbled bds., red morocco spine label; scuffed, extremities rubbed....
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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Archive of Documents Associated withthe Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and...
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Two Bills of Sales for Slaves and LaterNotes and Photographs A view of slavery and the relationships between these social groups before and after the Civil War. The group includes a sale document for two slaves...
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[Historic Newspaper] T. Jefferson andJ. Dickinson ''A Declaration ... Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms'' as published in The New England Chronicle or The Essex Gazette (Harvard College...
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Historic Bill of Sale for a Slave NamedLucy and her Two Children dated 1855 The bill of sale for the purchase in Wood County Texas of a slave named Lucy and her two children; A.J. BridgesBill of SaleTo a negro...
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(AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE) Fourteentitles including: 1) WILLA CATHER, Sapphira and the slave girl (NY: 1940) 12mo cloth d.j.; 2) RICHARD WRIGHT, Black Boy (NY: 1945) 12mo, cloth, d.j.; 3) SHERWOOD BONNER,...
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