EARLY KNOX CO., TN ARCHIVE, SLAVE RELATEDEarlyKnox County, Tennessee document archive relating to slaves, total 8. Item 1: 1798 slave bill of sale between John Williams of Logan County, KY to William Peterson of Knox...
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PETER SCALES VIRGINIA DOCUMENT ARCHIVEHistoricaldocument and ledger archive relating to Peter Scales and Nancy Minor, the parents of Lt. Dabney Scales of Memphis. 1st item - Orange County, Virginia receipt account book...
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JOHN DAVIS AND FAMILY ARCHIVEArchiveof items related to John Davis (1770-1853), early surveyor of Nashville, Tennessee, and his family. Includes Davis's will, numerous land documents, survey maps and some slave...
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HARDING FAMILY ARCHIVE, ACCOUNT BOOKExtensivearchive relating to David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and wife Frances "Fanny" Grieves Davis Harding (1801-1865), including ledgers for David Morris Harding's whiskey business...
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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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2 SLAVE DOCUMENTS, NASHVILLE TN & NORTHCAROLINA2 Slavery related items pertaining to Charles Ordway, Hardee Murfree, and Gen. Thomas Eaton of Tennessee and North Carolina. 1st item: Handwritten one-page inventory...
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SLAVE DOCUMENT: 1842 BILL OF SALEThisa handwritten "Bill of Sail (sic)" for a male slave from William Moore to Benjamin Hozettan for the sum of $550. It is dated July, 1842. The slave is named as Macom and is...
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TWO BOOKS HISTORY OF SLAVERY AND SLAVETRADETwo hardcover books, First Book: 2013 reprint by Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut of the original 1859 edition of H. Miller, Columbus, Ohio, limited edition of 800...
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BOHEMIAN ENGRAVED SLAVE TRADER GLASSBEAKEREarly to Mid-19th Century. The concave beaker with an engraved panel depicting a group of captive women with Turkish slave traders, also inscribed DER SKLAVEN HANDLE,...
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SUPERB PAIR OF VIBRANTLY PAINTED SCRIMSHAWWALRUS TUSKS CIRCA 1830-1860 TOTAL HEIGHTS 15.25". WALRUS TUSKS, Circa 1830-1860, Designs are carved in outline and painted fully in color. One depicts a Black man and the...
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A Rare North or South Carolina “ColoredRepublicing Club” Stoneware Cooler
Dated July 7, 1892
in Southern alkaline glaze, with distinctive doubled collared rim, tooled body, two lug handles set low on the body...
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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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GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOKS ON THEHISTORY OF SLAVERY HISTORY OF SLAVERY, titles include: An Empire Divided: The American Revolution and The British Caribbean; The Impact of Slave Trades in Africa Today: Mega...
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MICHEL BAYNE, DAVE THE SLAVE 18.5" TRIBUTEJUG Michel Bayne (American/South/North Carolina b. 1959), "Dave the Slave", double handled glazed stoneware jug, inscribed "Dave was the finest Slave Potter so I am told/Little...
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SOLOMON NORTHUP. TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE.EARLY PRINTING WITH EIGHTH THOUSAND. 1853 7 3/4 X 5 1/2 IN. (19.7 X 14 CM.) EARLY PRINTING WITH EIGHTH THOUSAND. 1853, [Americana/ Slave narrative] Northup, Solomon. Twelve...
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1852 TAX REGISTRATION FORM OF WYTHECOUNTY, VA WITH PRINTED SLAVE TAX FOR SLAVES OVER 12 YEARS OF AGE1852 Tax Registration Form of Wythe County, VA with Printed Slave Tax for Slaves Over 12 Years of Age,...
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WILLIAM STILL (AMERICAN 1821-1902),THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, A RECORD OF FACTS, AUTHENTIC NARRATIVES, LETTERS, ETC., NARRATING THE HARDSHIPS, HAIR BREADTH ESCAPES AND DEATH STRUGGLES OF THE SLAVES IN THEIR...
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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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THREE SLAVE DOCUMENTS: 1815 COURT INQUESTFOR SLAVE WHO IS SAID TO HAVE MURDERED A MAN AND TWO 1847 TEXAS REGISTRY PAGES: BOND OF $1,700 IN SLAVE OWNERSHIP DISPUTE AND DISPUTE OF OWNERSHIP WITH NAMES AND VALUES OF...
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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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HAHL PNEUMATIC MASTER CLOCK Quartersawn oak case. Movement signed 'Hahl Automatic Clock Co. Chicago'. Patented January 25, 1898, December 1, 1908, January 1909. Other patents pending. In 1877 the Hahl Clock...
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Confederate state currency collection,42 banknotes, 1840-1864: 18 North Carolina: 10 cent, 25 cent and $1 issue of Sept. 1, 1862, 25 cent on back of $1,000 bond coupon remainder ; 5 cent, 50 cent, 75 cent, $1,...
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[African Americans] Louisiana SlaveBill of Sale 1848 7.5'' x 12.55'' 4pp dated May 11 1848. The commission to Manuel Moreno Auctioneer for the sale of the estate of John Kleinpeter deceased of East Baton...
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[African Americans] Printed Bill S.141.Subjecting Slaves Emancipated to the Payment of Debts Kentucky Senate Bill 141 no year Subjecting slaves emancipated to the payment of debts and for other purposes. In summary...
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Southern stoneware verse-inscribed gardentile signed Dave Savannah River Valley or Central Georgia dated 1869 press-molded form and triple scallop top with inverted pyramid design body modified Albany and unglazed...
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Three slave documents: manuscript receiptfor $40,000 paid by James, Charles and Rowland Rhett to Louisa S. McCord as partial payment for "one hundred and seven negros [sic]", Columbia, South Carolina, November...
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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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1857 slave promissory note, form partlyprinted specifically for slave rental purposes, obligating James Thomas, Jr. to pay A. W. Nolting $150 "for the hire of One Negro Slave named Garrett…said Slave to be returned...
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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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Ben E. Green Politician & Colonel UnpublishedHandwritten Memoirs & Related Ephemera 406pp manuscript; 2 pamphlets. Ca 1900. It never ceases to amaze how so many arguments for the causes of the Civil come together combine...
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Parian Pitcher A reliefmolded pitcher displaying two compelling scenes based on the story by American novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe; front features a broadside that says By auction this day a prime...
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Charleston South Carolina Porter SlaveTag by Lafar Dated 1825 Copper slave tag diamond shaped with clipped corners 2 in. square. Stamped Charleston / 1825 / Porter / 629 / Lafar. Peter Lafar was a Charleston South...
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Newspapers Advertising the Sale of Slaves Lot of 2 including: National Intelligencer Washington July 15 1841 4pp with several ads offering rewards of $30-$200 for runaway slaves most form Prince George's county Maryland...
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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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Historic Bill of Sale for a Slave NamedJulia dated 1857 A bill of sale from Wood County Texas for the sale of a slave named Julia in 1857; Bill of Sale to A.E. RobertsA Woman Named JuliaThe State of TexasWood CountyKnow...
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