Slave Owner from Mauritius Compensated for Emancipated

Slave Owner Receives Pay for his Slave Enlisted in the Union Army CIVIL WAR. Two Partly Printed Documents Signed regarding former slave Charles Hargis, who enlisted in the Regiment United States Color

Heading: (1846 “Negro blankets” for Virginia slave-owner - murdered by his slave?) Author: Title: 1846 letter “Negro blankets” for Virginia slave-owner who may have been murdered by his slave

North Carolina Slaveowner Sells Slave Born in His Household With this bill of sale, William Graham of Rowan County, North Carolina, sold an African American man named John to Edward B. D. Sloan of nea

This amazing piece of history is an excellent example of the Charleston “hire badge.” Charleston, South Carolina was the only city in the South to issue these tags. Each year a slave owner that hi

Black History 1849 Richmond, Virginia Slave Owner "E. H. Simmons" Printed Receipt for "One Negro Slave named John" Sale June 26, 1849-Dated, Rare Partially-Printed Slavery $375 Bill of Sale for "One N

Heading: (African-American) Author: Brooks, Samuel Title: Letter from a South Carolina slave-owner Place Published: Edgefield Court House, South Carolina Publisher: Date Published: Feb. 6, 18

John Innes A LETTER TO THE RT HON HENRY GOULBURN 1830 Antique History Inscribed West India Distiller Duties Rum British Spirits St Mildreds Court Mr Home Drummond Merchant Slave Owner England London T

MARYLAND SLAVE OWNERS ARE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR SLAVES JOINING THE UNION ARMY Scarce printed document, 4pp, 4to., a blank "Evidence of Title" form issued by the state of Maryland, allowing a slave-owni

Emancipated Slaves White and Colored The Children are from the Schools Established in New Orleans by Order of Major General Banks Print Type: Wood Engraving Dat

A. Lincoln Proof After Brady/Buttre Showing Emancipated Slaves An engraving proof depicting a portrait of 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) at center, surrounded by a decorative border o

TITLE: EMANCIPATED SLAVES BROUGHT FROM NEW ORLEANS BY COL. GEORGE H. HANKS ARTIST/SOURCE: MYRON H. KIMBALL MEDIUM: DYE BASED PHOTOLITHOGRAPH, AFTER ALBUMEN SILVER PRINT FROM GLASS NEGATIVE. (* Item is

Title: EMANCIPATED SLAVES BROUGHT FROM NEW ORLEANS BY COL. GEORGE H. HANKS Artist/Source: MYRON H. KIMBALL Date/Period: December 1863 Dimensions: 8X10 Description: || UNITED STATES SHIPPING ONLY!|| T

Heading: (Cuba - Slavery) Author: Title: Labor contract for an emancipated African slave Place Published: Havana, Cuba Publisher: Date Published: January 1, 1871 Description:

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

Heading: (Cuba - Slavery) Author: Title: Labor contract for an emancipated African slave Place Published: Santa María del Rosario, Cuba Publisher: Date Published: 1871 Description: </

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 - MAURITIUS: Philippe Jean de la Haye Duponsel (1752-1790) French slave trader established in Mauritius, which was called at that time, ''Isle of France''. An interesting and scarce letter rel

Pre-Civil War Plantation Knife. Attached tag from owner reads, "Plantation Slave Oversears Knife, 1820-1840 Louisania." We are unable to authenticate this knife. Sold as is. The knife measures 24 3/4"

1832 Document issued in Georgia, registering 11 year-old Sally, an enslaved girl brought into the state by owner John Cochran. Interstate slave importation was regulated and this document would serve

Highly unusual two-page emancipation document dated 1850 that details the freedom of a slave named &ldquo;Henson&rdquo; in Kentucky. Henson&rsquo;s owner, James M. Higgins, was located in Morgan Count

Large 19th Century Lock and Cannonball Tongs. (1) Lock with two keys. Owner's tag identifies it as a, "Slave pen lock." This is a generic 19th Century lock that could have been used for any number of

Heading: (Cuba - Slavery) Author: Title: Manuscript list of slaves who were rented out, and their owners Place Published: Cuba Publisher: Date Published: 1872-73 Description: Si

Incidents in the life of a slave girl, written by herself, edited by L. Maria Child, Boston, Published for the author 1861. Spine detaching but still intact, some staining throughout, prior owner name

Two page slave bill of sale dated 1835 from Decatur, Georgia (near Atlanta). Three slaves are named: James, Nancy and their 10-year old daughter, Chloe. Extremely detailed writing. The owner of these