1860 Tennessee legal fight over slave ownership

Memphis, County of Shelley, Tennessee 1853 legal document describing legal judgment and corresponding sale of Negro to satisfy debt. Condition - very good, just showing usual discoloration'

Mason Co. court document dealing with the ownership of two named slaves Dilly & Milly, by Joseph Graves with inked manuscript on folded unlined legal letter sheet, 7 ¼ x 12 ¼”. Doc

Heading: (African-American, 1824) Author: Grundy, Felix and James Rucks Title: Original manuscript statement of legal argument on the issue of Negro slave identity Place Published: Nashville, Tennesse

Three page folded letter sheet with inked manuscript detailing the actions of Joseph Graves while in Frederick, Virginia in the year 1823 dealing with the estate of his father and the ownership of his

EARLY 1842 COLLAR VINTONE AND HUNTOON CO. 4 INCH WIDE COLLAR. CRACKED LEATHER USA SHIPPING $20

Three slave documents: 1815 court inquest for 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

3 Early Tennessee legal imprints, plus Governor William Carroll signed document. 1st item: (Book) - ACTS PASSED AT THE STATED SESSION OF THE 18TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, 1829. Alle

Heading: (African-American, 1817 – Tennessee slaves, Daniel Boone) Author: Pleasant Henderson Title: Letter "leasing" slaves of Daniel Boone's Revolutionary War friend and Indian battle companion Pl

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.

Both dealing with the will of James Copper and listing each named slave as follows: Peter, Milly, Martin, Edwin, Jonathan, Cyrus, Elizabeth, Isabel, Henry, and Lewis. Docketed on reverse with dates of

Two page inked manuscript on single folded letter sheet 7 ½ x 12 ½” dealing with the case of Joseph Graves of Mason Co. Kentucky vs his brother in law and sister dispute over the p

Five page inked document of two folded 7 ½ x 12 ½” letter sheet detailing the complaint of William Finch and his wife Delila late Delila Graves and William Finch and his wife late

Continental School, 1860, "The Greek Slave", oil on canvas, monogrammed and dated lower left, titled and illegibly inscribed on stretcher, 18 1/4 in. x 14 1/4 in., unframed.

1860 History of Slavery SLAVE Trade in Africa Illustrated Civil WAR Blake A famous, detailed account of the origins of slavery both in North America and ancient history including African slave trade f

1860 INDIAN History in Tennessee Native American WARS w/ Colonists Ramsey MAP James Gattys Ramseys Annals of Tennessee is one of the best and most accurate histories of the Tennessee from the earliest

Book 1: From Frontier to Plantation (reprint). Author: Abernathy. Book 2: Tennessee Yeomen 1840-1860. Author: Clark. Book 3: History of Vanderbilt. Author: Mims. Book 4: Reconstruction at Sewanee. Aut

Black History Confederate States Brigadier General Benjamin Jefferson Hill of Tennessee Buys a Negro Slave Boy Named "Henry"! December 15, 1858-Dated Pre Civil War, Manuscript Slave Bill of Sale Docum

A handmade political brochure done by a member of the 'Wide Awakes' a Republican youth organization which became well known for its outspoken views during the 1860 presidential election, 2pp. legal fo

1860 Historical Bill of Employment Slave Certificate Agreement. Payable quarterly at ($32.50) for a total of $130.00, certificate dated 01/09/1860. Please refer to all photos and read this historical

Inked manuscript two page document on single folded letter sheet, 7 ½ x 12 ½”, detailing the will of James Copper and listing each named slave and their cash value as follows: Pete

A two page manuscript legal document regarding the sale of a group of "negroes" slaves dated 1813. The sale was in dispute and this document addresses the concerns. Legal document concerning a slavery

Stellar Alabama 5gal Andrew "Jack" Jackson Rye 1860's Jar Born 1836 ( Tennessee ) - 1910 Hamilton-Marion Co. AlabamaThis is a scarce early example of Jack Rye pottery and bears a stunning glaze and ou

Circa 1860's South Carolina framed slave receipt bill of sale purchase. Measures 9.25" x 5" and 18.75" x 15" w/ frame.

Sam Houston signature in a bold embellished script under "Texas. ~ Tho I Risk. Measures 2 1/2 by 5 inches. "Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American politician and s