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Anti-slavery Almanac (1844); old
Anti-slavery Almanac (1844); old ledger and various old newpaper articles.
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North Carolina slave bill of
North Carolina slave bill of sale, 22 line manuscript court copy, October 23, 1830, "…I the said James Ellis…do Bargain and Sell unto…David George a negro girl named Alcey about twenty six years old which negroe I do warrant and forever defend unto him…", docketed on verso, 12 x 7 in. (sight); sandwiched between glass in modern frame. Folds, separations, toning, minor smudges (as written). Private Collection, Pinehurst, North Carolina
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Collection Southern documents
Collection Southern documents comprising: 1847 slave bill of sale framed image size: H12 1/2'' W8'' 1863 Confederate States of America $1000 loan framed image size: H13 1/2'' W13 1/2'' 1904-1910 Georgetown vessel cargo listings framed image size: H17 1/2'' W17 3/4'' (3pcs) Provenance: Columbia South Carolina private collection.
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A quantity of historic documents
A quantity of historic documents including 18th century items on the cruelties of the slave trade medical treatment for George III timber supplies to the Navy French puzzle writing etc.
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A collection of fourteen Le Blond
A collection of fourteen Le Blond and other coloured prints including a portrait of Abolitionists various sizes
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English School late 18th century
English School late 18th century Reverend Bernard Hodgson and Harriet Sainsbury Hodgson pair of portraits, oil on board 10 x 8 in., framed
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English 18th Cent. Indenture on
English 18th Cent. Indenture on Vellum 17''x20''
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Framed and matted Confederate
Framed and matted Confederate States of America loan document No. 20016, issued July 1, 1863, with payment coupons (one missing).
14" x 13.5" ss / 21" x 17" oa
Condition: Discoloration, creases, losses to borders, wear consistent with age.
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Two Bills of Sales for Slaves and
Two Bills of Sales for Slaves and Later Notes 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 7.5 x 12.5 in. partially printed Savannah GA 7 April 1807. For one man named Jack and one woman named Cumbo (?) to Samuel Sturges for 600 dollars. With wax and paper seal. Plus a Ms document 1p Burke County GA 20 Oct. 1806 for the sale of one slave "Boston " to Samuel Sturges.Also included are several notes that clearly illustrate the familial connections between classes. These groups were more dependent on each other than most would admit - the upper classes "needed" the help the "help" needed jobs. Bonds of respect and congeniality did develop and familial titles ("mama " "aunt " etc.) were used.Letter 2pp 7 x 10 in. dated 28 Feb. 1946 n.p. stated but postmark on cover from Waynesboro GA. With cover on which there are pencil notes indicating the letter is from Liza Jones Servant to family all life - born a slave. In the letter Miss Jones reminisces complaining a bit about getting old: I am not much my self. Just to think I served you and yours nearly 40 years. Signed E.H.J.Plus a short note 5.5 x 6.5 in. with birthday greeting and Theas flowers came out of your yard. Eliza.Short note [original spelling retained] Dear Baby Wishing you Miny Happy years and a long life sweet and plesant is the wishes of your old black mama Eliza. With 2.5 x 3.5 photo. Second later note dated 1967 short reply to a letter received "From Lillie to Mrs. Mary." One photo included based on age photo is more likely Lillie than Eliza.Five silver gelatin images of African Americans picking cotton 3 x 5.5 in. Probably early 1900s. Three white men in center what is clearly their horse-drawn buggy in background. Mule-drawn wagon loaded over the top of the boards with bags of cotton.Five images of African American nannies with their charges. Approx. 3.25 x 5.25 in. Most dated 1923-1925. One with "Liza" & Henry Jr. Spring 1925. Roosevelt in the background.One image of two women one black one white with penciled "Aunt Rosa" on verso.Plus 9.5 x 13.5 in. chromolithographed image of two African American children in grain field with title If a body meet a body coming thro' de Rye. The broadside has a die-cut Christmas card and a "Baby Roll" membership certificate affixed to verso. Baby Roll dated 2 Feb. 1899 Woman's home Mission Society M.E. Church South Georgia Conference.
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English sterling mug of Southern
English sterling mug of Southern interest London dated 1861 heavily chased with extensive landscape depicting Zouave Confederate States soldiers framing vacant cartouche with engraved date of 1861 and flanked by double C-scroll handles; complete hallmarks and retailers mark of A.B. Savory & Son London. H6 1/4'' and 9.7oz troy Provenance: Rediscovered on a South Carolina plantation. Bluffton South Carolina private collection. Back   Inquiry    Previous Item  Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions. Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678   © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
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Collection of Antebellum and
Collection of Antebellum and Civil War Era Southern documents consisting of: rental agreement for the hiring of a Slave named America from Henry Kerling dated 1822. H4 1/2'' W8'' South Carolina Chester District land survey for Samuel Gallaher for 116 acres on Mill Creek dated December 19 1827 H9 1/4'' W7 3/4''; Three United States Military telegraphs from the Provost Marshall's Office addressed to James H. Rice signed by Capt. John C. Wyman matted together in one frame overall H15'' W13''; Confederate States of America $500 loan bond mounted and framed overall H21 1/4'' W27'' (4pcs) Provenance: Collection of Michael Watt Greenville South Carolina. Back   Inquiry    Previous Item  Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions. Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678   © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
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SLAVE DOCUMENT, BILL OF SALEof a
SLAVE DOCUMENT, BILL OF SALEof a 15-year old 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, 8" wide. Stains, toning, folds, small edge losses. Weoffer in-house packing and shipping of this item to an address in the United States for $45 via USPS Priority Mail. The price includes insurance up to $5000. Tracking information will be sent to your email address. International buyers areresponsible for arranging third party shipping.
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Scarce 1809 slave bill of sale.
Scarce 1809 slave bill of sale.
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15 pieces. American Confederate
15 pieces. American Confederate Bonds & C. 14 sheets, most with coupons + 1 sheet, Canal Bank New Orleans $.
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RARE ABOLITIONIST ANTI-SLAVERY
RARE ABOLITIONIST ANTI-SLAVERY ROUNDEL
EARLY 19TH CENTURY depicting an African man in chains, in relief, kneeling before Britannia, below a banner inscribed 'Britannia Set Me Free', the background painted with a ship on the waves, behind convex glass with a reverse painted black and gilt border, within a moulded alabaster frame11.5cm diameter including the frame
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Southern School (19th Century)
Southern School (19th Century) "Portraits of a Husband and Wife", pair of oils on canvas, 21" x 14-1/2". Presented in carved and stained wooden frames with gilt liners.
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1 piece. Color Lithograph.
1 piece. Color Lithograph. Kraus, C.A. "Bird's Eye View of Confederate Prison Pen at Salis[b]ury N.C.... 1864." Boston, etc.: J.H. Buffords Sons, 1886. 25 x 33 3/4 inches (635 x 857 mm) - image & text. Tears & chipping along margins & in text below image - some loss of text. Toned & mounted. Not examined out late 19th - early 20th-Century frame.
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Victorian Sheffield Plate Sauce
Victorian Sheffield Plate Sauce c.1840- 6''
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INDENTURE ON VELLUM ENGLISH Circa
INDENTURE ON VELLUM ENGLISH Circa 1670 8 x 17 in. Framed and matted.
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1812 marking sampler, seven lines
1812 marking sampler, seven lines of letters and numbers, stitched "Charity Chambers her work in the 8 year of her age 1812", silk on linen, probably American, 10-1/4 x 7-1/2 in. (sight); modern frame. Fading, browning of linen ground. Purchased from descendants of Quaker family originally from Wilmington, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
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English 19th Cent. Indenture on
English 19th Cent. Indenture on Vellum 22''x27''
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Five volumes to include a slave
Five volumes to include a slave narrative titled "Aunt Sally: On the Cross the Way of Freedom", Cincinnati: Western Track and Book Society 1866; "Up From Slavery" by Booker T. Washington, copyright 1901, The Country Life Press, Garden City, NY; "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" Boston, Sherman French & Company 1912; together with "The White Man's Burden" by B.F. Riley, DD, LLD Birmingham, AL 4th edition; "Blue Blood", Boston 1877
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1844 Charleston Slave Tag copper,
1844 Charleston Slave Tag copper, diamond shape with clipped corners, made by John Mood, stamped "Charleston/1180/Servant/1844", 2-3/8 x 2-1/4 in.,
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A CHRISTIAN'S LIVERPOOL BLUE AND
A CHRISTIAN'S LIVERPOOL BLUE AND WHITE SAUCEBOAT Circa 1770 Each side painted with a fringed tree and flowers in a fenced garden, 16.5cm length
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Ten slavery related manuscripts:
Ten slavery related manuscripts: two-page letter, Martindale, North Carolina, July 3, 1864, "…we had considerable stir in our county last Wednesday about the Yanks taking Morganton & Camp Vance…Our darkies have run off and left us & gone to Charley Down's where I hope they will get what they need (not what they want)…", signed "Jno N. Kerr"; Rowan County, North Carolina court bond, 1833, involving cash and "4 negroes", crossed out ; last will of Alexander Silliman, Sumter District, South Carolina, "To my brother James…I now give…the service of my negroe George…", separations ; Rowan County 1845 summons regarding guardianship of a mentally handicapped person, Reese Johnston, "…much attached to an old black man formerly the property of the said Reese's father…"; two account statements of Margaret Wilson, one 1829 listing "Negroes - 124.29", one 1842 listing "8 pr. Negro Shoes…1.00…8.00" bought of C. E. Moss & Co. (no place); three Mecklenburg County, North Carolina conveyances involving slaves owned by members of the Menteithe family in 1842; Stokes County, North Carolina court bond involving James Merrill, accused of "carrying away a free boy of colour…", September 1802, 10 x 7-1/4 in. to 16 x 13-1/4 in. Folds, separations, stains, small losses throughout. Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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An 18th Century vellum indenture in
An 18th Century vellum indenture in five parts
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TWO CIVIL WAR DRAWINGSTwo Civil War
TWO CIVIL WAR DRAWINGSTwo Civil War drawings , by Confederate soldier John Jacob Omenhausser, drawn while a prisoner at Point Lookout Maryland, the first depicting African American Union sentinels buying rings from the rebels, the second with a prisoner pleading to get out of prison to fight the Indians, with two African American Union sentinels standing guard nearby, 6 1/2" x 8".
Competitive In-House shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:
Unframed. Light staining. Sheet size-8 1/2'' x 11 1/8''
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FRAMED INDENTUREDated October 16
FRAMED INDENTUREDated October 16 1772For David Scudder Minor of Newport in the County of Newport and Colony of Rhode Island to serve nine years as an apprentice to tanner Joseph Freeborn and his wife Abigail. 11 x 7''.Provenance: From the Herreshoff House in Bristol Rhode Island from the estate of Norman Herreshoff. Proceeds to benefit the restoration of The Herreshoff House.''
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A Derbyshire saltglazed brown
A Derbyshire saltglazed brown stoneware loving cup, Chesterfield, dated 1816, incised JAMES AND HANNAH CARLINE DECR 16 1816 / About this time our Saviour came to save his fallen creature man to save us all .... and me from sin and endless misery, framed by a wavy line and leaves, the reverse and flared neck incised and impressed with leafy flowering boughs, 26cm h James Carline (1764-1843), a basket maker of Ashover, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Carline and his wife Hannah, married Hannah Else (1768-1827) at Ashover on Christmas Day 1768 More Information One handle restored
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1830 estate inventory of slaves,
1830 estate inventory of slaves, three-page court copy of manuscript dated February 24, 1830, the estate of Joseph Neely, listing 19 slaves, "…1 negro woman Milly and child Rodey, $400.00…", and other property, on single sheet 13 x 15-1/2 in., modern frame. Folds, minor separations, toning, fading, small corner loss, four archival tape hinges at top verso. South Carolina Private Collection
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Lexington District South Carolina
Lexington District South Carolina Southern Rights and Cooperation broadside dated 1851 urging citizens to elect members of the Cooperation Party to the Southern Congress with the view that separate secession from the Union would be detrimental to the state. Unframed and mounted. H14'' W8'' Provenance: South Carolina private collection. Other Notes: Listing the Cooperation Committee members: L. Boozer Isaiah Caughman John Fox Samuel T. Lorick and candidates J.J. Wardlaw and Henry Summer. Back   Inquiry    Previous Item  Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions. Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678   © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
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TWO SYLVIA FLETCHER AT LOCK & CO.
TWO SYLVIA FLETCHER AT LOCK & CO. HATS Lock & Co. Hatters St. James Street, London. One black woven hat and one tan woven hat.
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18th c. prisoner ball and chain.
18th c. prisoner ball and chain. 45'' Length.
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1 piece. (African-American
1 piece. (African-American Subject.) (United States Congress.) Senate Amendment 41. [Washington], March 15, 1864. 1 sheet (2 pp.), 12 x 8 inches (305 x 203 mm); chipping along gutter edge - no loss of text, heavy staining across middle of document. "That when any person of African descent, whose service or labor is claimed in any state, shall be mustered into the military or naval service of The Unites States, his wife and children... shall foreverafter be free..." Unsold
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Newspapers Advertising the Sale
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 one of which describes the runaway as missing most of his toes a common punishment for runaways indicating he had escaped at least once previously; and the New Orleans Daily Crescent June 16 1859 8pp with ads for several slave dealers such as "Foster's Slave Depot." The Ed Steers Lincolniana & Civil War Collection Condition: Both very good.
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A frames set of 6 SAS cloth
A frames set of 6 SAS cloth badges (6)