Sold2023(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Letter reporting on the dispersal of a family's enslaved people in Tennessee.(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Letter reporting on the dispersal of a family's enslaved people in Tennessee. Autograph Letter Signed as "James" [Maury?] to unidentified brother in Brownsville, TX. 2 pages, 12See Sold Price
Sold2022[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Letter detailing the sale of[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Letter detailing the sale of enslaved persons "Harry, Festus and Edward." 23 January 1860. 2pp, 7 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (scattered ink bleed, creasing at folds).   Writing to hiSee Sold Price
Sold2023(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Letter tracking the sale of an enslaved man just as the Civil War broke out.(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Letter tracking the sale of an enslaved man just as the Civil War broke out. Autograph Letter Signed "E.G. Vaughan" to W. Watkins, with the response of Watkins on verso. 2 pagesSee Sold Price
Sold2022[SLAVERY & ABOLITION - CUBA]. A group of 11 manumission[SLAVERY & ABOLITION - CUBA]. A group of 11 manumission and sale documents for enslaved persons in Cuba.   Single document, 2pp, 6 x 8 1/2 in., 2 February 1841. -- Folio pages from ledger, 8 x 12See Sold Price
Sold2023[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. MATTHEWS, Nathaniel. Autograph letter signed ("Nathaniel Matthews"), to R.W.[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. MATTHEWS, Nathaniel. Autograph letter signed ("Nathaniel Matthews"), to R.W. Vasser, with details of 10 enslaved individuals. Richmond, VA, 9 December 1849.   2 pages, 4to,See Sold Price
Sold2023[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. CRAM, Charles H. Autograph letter signed ("Charles M. Cram"). [Missouri], 1[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. CRAM, Charles H. Autograph letter signed ("Charles M. Cram"). [Missouri], 1 April 1860. Describing life for Black people in Missouri.   4 pages, 8vo, 5 1/4 x 7 in., minor bSee Sold Price
Sold2022[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript bill of sale for an[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript bill of sale for an enslaved man named "Ando." Plymouth, MA, 29 September 1738. 1p, 7 3/4 x 6 in. (few holes, verso with ink bleed and adhesive residue). Signed and sSee Sold Price
Sold2023[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Public Sale of Slaves!! Franklin County, [KY]: N.p., 30 October 1863. With[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Public Sale of Slaves!! Franklin County, [KY]: N.p., 30 October 1863. With pencil inscription recording the 8 enslaved sold with names and prices.   Visible 11 3/4 x 8 7/8See Sold Price
Sold2023[SLAVERY & ABOLITION].  $300 Reward. Ranaway...my Negro Boy George Johnson. Broadside with[SLAVERY & ABOLITION].  $300 Reward. Ranaway...my Negro Boy George Johnson. Broadside with autograph letter signed ("Nath'l W. Hays") on bifolium integral leaf to Chief of Police of West Chester,See Sold Price
Sold2023(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Group of 3 receipts for slaves owned by the Brown family of Culpeper County,(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Group of 3 receipts for slaves owned by the Brown family of Culpeper County, Virginia. Each about 5 x 8 inches; folds and minor wear, one short closed tear. [Culpeper County, VASee Sold Price
Sold2022[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript trial speech given by[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript trial speech given by M.B. King in defense of Skelt Greer, an enslaved man convicted of murder. Manuscript synopsis, [Henry County, TN]: [April 1846]. 7 pp., 7 7/8 xSee Sold Price
Sold20152 James Milton Turner Letters2 letters (1840-1915), James Turner was born into slavery in Missouri but Turner's father was able to purchase his family's freedom in 1843. He served during the Civil War and ultimately was appointedSee Sold Price
Sold2023[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. 12 Likely Negroes for Sale.  Barren County, KY: N.p., 27 April 1863.[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. 12 Likely Negroes for Sale.  Barren County, KY: N.p., 27 April 1863.   10 5/8 x 14 3/8 in. letterpress broadside (minor offsetting, a few ink spots); framed to 15 1/8See Sold Price
Sold2023[SLAVERY & ABOLITION].  List of Slaves and Free Negroes found under guard when Brig. Gen'l[SLAVERY & ABOLITION].  List of Slaves and Free Negroes found under guard when Brig. Gen'l Martin assumed command at Plymouth, NC.  [Plymouth, NC], [1864?]. Manuscript listing over 262 indivSee Sold Price
Sold2023[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Notice...Three Likely Negroes. St. Louis, MO: N.p., 18 September 1846.[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Notice...Three Likely Negroes. St. Louis, MO: N.p., 18 September 1846. Visible 11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. letterpress broadside (creasing, ink bleed from verso); matted and framed to 15See Sold Price
Sold2023(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) [Samuel M. Fassett; photographer.] Carte-de-visite portrait of Frederick(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) [Samuel M. Fassett; photographer.] Carte-de-visite portrait of Frederick Douglass taken during the Civil War. Albumen copy-print photograph, 3½ x 2 inches, on plain periodSee Sold Price
Sold2023[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Administrator's Sale of Slaves. Clay County, MO: N.p., 9 March 1858.[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Administrator's Sale of Slaves. Clay County, MO: N.p., 9 March 1858. 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. letterpress broadside (toning, short marginal tears); framed to 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (not eSee Sold Price
Sold2023(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Commissioner's Sale! . . . Eight Likely Negroes.(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Commissioner's Sale! . . . Eight Likely Negroes. Letterpress broadside, 9 x 11¼ inches, signed in type by Silvester Johnson as commissioner; folds, minimal wear, tipped toSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Middle Passage 18th Century Slave Shackle, Likely for a FemaleRare Middle Passage 18th Century Slave Shackle, Likely for a Female Cast iron shackles of the type used to restrain enslaved people aboard the lower decks of a ship during the Middle Passage crossingSee Sold Price
Sold20241851 “Servant” Slave BadgeCharleston, South Carolina "slave badge,” dated 1851. This example was issued for a “Servant," typically a designation used to describe an enslaved person (often female) engaged in general orSee Sold Price
Sold2022Tennessee Plantation Sugar Chest 1820-1830Middle Tennessee Plantation Cherry Sugar Chest 1820-1830. From an old Shelby county Tennessee family. A scarce tall form with turned Legs that extend down from the bottom of the case 17 1/2". The secoSee Sold Price
Sold2023Tennessee Confederate Letter & Map "I am willing to go half naked eat parched corn and nothing else for the sake of the noble cause in which we are engaged any thing any exposure, for the cause of Liberty and Independence.” AutographSee Sold Price
Sold2024Rare Nathan Bedford Forrest CDV & War CDVTwo Nathan Bedford Forrest CDV Photographs. (1) Rare early CDV of Nathan Bedford Forrest. This photograph was purchased directly from the Forrest family in Memphis, Tennessee. Verso of photograph is iSee Sold Price
Sold2020An Egyptian Bronze Figure of AmunAn Egyptian Bronze Figure of Amun Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Circa 664-30 B.C. Height 8 5/8 inches. Provenance:Acquired circa 1950 by William Barton, Memphis, Tennessee By family descent to theSee Sold Price
3 days LeftFreeman's | Hindman[TEXAS]. A letter from an enslaver detailing the value of enslaved persons and noting the recent$200(1 bid)
3 days LeftFreeman's | Hindman[CIVIL WAR]. Two letters from mentioning enslaved persons incl. a Confederate soldier's letter from$150
3 days LeftFreeman's | Hindman[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript deed of manumission listing five enslaved persons. Washington$200
Jun 23Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books1852 Uncle Toms Cabin RARE & EARLY UK ed Beecher Stowe Slavery Abolition$26(3 bids)
3 days LeftFreeman's | Hindman[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Legal document detailing funds to be divided among the enslaved persons$200
Jun 08Early American History Auctions1822 Nathan Mayer Rothschild Signed Russian 5 Percent Annuity Bond, London Paid$450
Jun 23Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books1872 Uncle Toms Cabin Beecher Stowe Slavery Slave Abolition Civil War Osgood$1(1 bid)
6 days LeftSchilb Antiquarian Rare Books1852 Uncle Toms Cabin 1st ed Harriet Beecher Stowe CIVIL WAR Slavery Abolition$500(9 bids)
6 days LeftSchilb Antiquarian Rare Books1863 Emancipation of SLAVERY in America CIVIL WAR French Colonies Cochin RARE$28(4 bids)
3 days LeftFreeman's | Hindman[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Unwritten History of Slavery. Autobiographical Account of Negro$1,000(1 bid)
Jun 23Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books1892 Uncle Remus Songs & Sayings Joel Harris Slavery Song of South RARE Appleton$5(3 bids)
3 days LeftFreeman's | Hindman[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript deed of manumission for an enslaved individual named Will.$200(1 bid)
5 days LeftTremont AuctionsLot of 8 Victorian CDV photo albums. 6 albums full or near full with images, 2 empty. Album with$225(4 bids)
3 days LeftFreeman's | Hindman[CIVIL WAR]. PARKER, Ely S. (1828-1895). A group of 3 items, highlighted by war-date letters signed$500(1 bid)
3 days LeftFreeman's | Hindman[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript inventory of property sold from the estate of John Hodges,$150
3 days LeftFreeman's | Hindman[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 4 daguerreotypes featuring groups of 5 or more people, incl. a fine half plate$250