1822 'Insane' Virginia woman frees her slaves, Document

Original handwritten petition to the presiding judge at Petersburg, VA, May 1864, with the judge's decision and a bond issued as a result: a master appeals for the return of a slave, Elvira, who was c

Civil War "Emancipation of Slavery" Rare Civil War Amnesty Oath Signed by Confederate Acknowledges Free Slaves   Partially printed document, 9.75" x 8", Galveston Texas.  Dated "July 19, 186

1860 Georgia slave auction in front of court house door on the first Tuesday in February. The document lists slave men, woman, boy and girl. Condition is very good.

PANKHURST (EMMELINE) Autograph album containing the signatures of Emmeline Pankhurst ('Can man be free if woman be a slave?/ (Shelley)/ E. Pankhurst') and Ramsay Macdonald ('A man's a man for a' that/

Four-page appraisal relating to the estate of William Ormsley, of Lincoln County, Kentucky. The document values eleven named slaves for the purpose of division amongst Ormsley’s heirs. The slave

Black History 1853 "Certain negro woman" Slave Bill of Sale for $1,200 December 2, 1853-Dated, Manuscript Document, Slave Bill of Sale, being "Certain negro woman" Slave Bill of Sale for $1,200, (Brad

Slave mortgage document between Seaman Deas M.D. and John Hume recording such sale of a negro woman named Amanda for the sum of 475.00. Witnessed and signed on December 29th, 1849; 21.5in. X 16.25in.

Two single page documents first; dicusses debt owed from Graves family to Finch and wife. Discusses previous sale of salves brings total of $1176.25. Second;notes sale of woman and 2 children slaves f

Description: Lee Henry Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee Requests All Virginia "condemnation of slaves" Cases for Clemency Review 1p printed document signed by Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III (1756-1818

Three-page court document copy from Roane County, Tennessee dated 1848 that relates to the emancipation of Jesse and Mary Carter, a married couple that was enslaved but set free upon the death of thei

Nicely framed bill of sale for the purchase of a slave. The one-page document records an 1859 transaction in which a Lydia Middleton paid $600 to an Alexandria, Virginia dealer to purchase Henry, an e

Slave and Land Dower 1822 Kentucky, Fascinating! Manuscript Document Signed, "Joseph Barnett", "John Floyd", and "Willm. Miller", as witnesses, 1p, 7.75" x 12.5", Madison County, February 22, 1822. La

Black History 1852 Tax Form For "14 Blacks" and "Male Free Negroes" 1852-Dated, Partially-Printed Document, Albemarle County (Virginia) Tax Bill, Includes Tax on 14 Blacks and "Male Free Negroes," Cho

Antebellum VA Probate Doc Mentioning Slaves Paris, Reuben, Billy, Nancy & Sally An 8pp probate document from Prince William County, Virginia dated November 1845 - March 1848, being a record of cre

Forty-eight page inked manuscript legal document dealing with the will of Charles Graves of Frederick Virginia, who died in 1823 signed by Daniel Lee, Clerk of Courts and Judge Henry L. George Becker,

Two-page last will and testament written by Sarah Forrest of Bourbon County, Kentucky in 1842. We have not previously handled a document regarding slavery in which the sole owner is a woman, making th

Egon Schiele DRAWING ON PAPER SIGNED AND STAMP ON PAPER ON VERSO. Provenance :NY Collector. NO documents or Authenticity. Sold as is.Good condition. FREE SHIPPING OFFER: WIN FIVE (6) OR MORE LOTS AND

In one binder, including a few war-dated letters, an estate document detailing property including 3 slaves, a several page handwritten document detailing birth and death dates of 50+ named individuals

(5) Important slave documents from Hurley, New York & Ulster County from 1778 to 1823, found with large hoard of documents & manuscripts from Hurley, N.Y. estate. These have been put away for many yea

Charleston, South Carolina slave badge, dated 1822. This example was issued for a "servant," someone who typically would do domestic work inside a home. The front is clearly struck “CHARLESTON /

Slavery Early Virginia Runaway Slave Poster Offering a Higher Reward if Captured in Northern States or “secured in any jail.” Broadside, 9” x 9.75” (visible). Archivally matted to 15.75” x 1

GRANT SIGNS WEST POINT DIALECTIC SOCIETY CERTIFICATE. GRANT, ULYSSES S. 1822-1885. Document Signed ('UH Grant'), appointing Henry M. Judah to the Dialectic Society of the USMA, 1 p, folio, on parchmen

19th century, photographed by John R. Schorb, Yorkville, SC.. Including an incredible image of a slave woman called, Old Nurse Betty along with an image of Judge Witherspoon and Mrs. Ann Witherspoon a

UNTITLED FREE WOMAN, 2014, cast bronze sculpture on I beam stand, signed and dated and inscribed 4.11, with art bronze foundry stamp, sculpture 43 ½ x 25 x 18”, artist? mounted to steel I