Letter mentioning a runaway slave who hung himself in

Rare wrought iron letter "R" slave brander for runaways - 4 1/4" tall x 9" long

Black History c. 1840 Ship AMISTAD SLAVE REVOLT Historic Letter c. 1840, Autograph Letter Signed, by "Erasmus D. Drury," of Newburgh, NY, mentioning the Rebellion of Enslaved Africans aboard the Ship

Folded broadside for 2 runaway slaves and thieves who stole $50 and a large lot of money, dated September 28, 1852. Interesting description of the 2 runaways noting tetter, cunning, smoking etc. 9.75x

Runaway Slave Small Letterpress Broadside. Dated September 27, 1841. Broadside would indicate that the owner had frequent slave escapes. Charles Carroll was a member of a prestigious Maryland family.

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

Mississippi Runaway Slave Broadside, issued by Albert G. Brown, Governor of the State of Mississippi, and Wilson Hemmingway, Mississippi Secretary of State, dated January 24, 1844, reading: BILL, a ne

It was old man Willingham’s own negro that killed him. It was old Bill. They burnt him last Friday. - Mariah Cotton Two page letter written on July 12th, 1864 by Mariah Cotton to her husban

Runaway Slave Patrol badge. Six point star design made of a bronze-like material. Front reads "Runaway Slave Patrol" flanked by engraved design. Verso reads, "North Carolina No.142, 1859," and has a p

Original edition of the "Charleston Courier" dated June 15, 1807. Advertisements fill the front page of the newspaper, some of which offer a handsome reward for "runaway" slaves, complete with an icon

Rose Kennedy's Handwritten and Signed Letter Mentioning Her Late Children - A Touching Epistle of Maternal Grief and Resilience. On offer is a deeply poignant and historically significant letter, hand

Event Date 1860 / Parchment Like Aged Paper / 8 x11 / Not a Period Original Poster / We do not know who or when it was printed / This is sold as a Reproduction

Written by Union Soldier Mason S. Chambers (1840-1929) Co. F 169th NY inf. "My Regt. is down near Wilmington. There were a good many of them lost at Ft. Fisher.... I do not think the peace conference

"We have such glorious news that I hope this war will soon be over. I suppose you know that Richmond was taken and R.E. Lee's army captured." Signed Alice.

Event Date 1860 / Parchment Like Aged Paper / 8 x11 / Not a Period Original Poster / We do not know who or when it was printed / This is sold as a Reproduction

Event Date 1860 / Parchment Like Aged Paper / 8 x11 / Not a Period Original Poster / We do not know who or when it was printed / This is sold as a Reproduction

Lot of 3 issues of the Federal Gazette & Baltimore Daily Advertiser, July 14, 15 and 16, 1796. Each issue contains at least four ads for REWARDS for RUNAWAY SLAVES. One issue contains a signed-in-type

Event Date 1860 / Parchment Like Aged Paper / 8 x11 / Not a Period Original Poster / We do not know who or when it was printed / This is sold as a Reproduction

The London Gazette. July 10-July 14, 1684. Printed by Tho. Newcomb, 1684. 11" x 6.5". 2 pp. ********** Includes a notice regarding a runaway slave, "short but thick, about Twenty years old," describin

Event Date 1860 / Parchment Like Aged Paper / 8 x11 / Not a Period Original Poster / We do not know who or when it was printed / This is sold as a Reproduction

African American History subject, "On To Liberty, Runaway Slaves" oil on canvas painting. 24" X 36" on stretched canvas.

African American History subject, "On To Liberty, Runaway Slaves" oil on canvas painting. 24" X 36" on stretched canvas.

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

A complete, authentic issue of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated, August 9, 1862, 16pp., disbound, VG. Several interesting reports in this issue including a front cover engraving of Stonewall Jackson with

A rare early signed letter mentioning a boxing promotion on his starionary in 1930 with COA