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Printed Manuscript & African Americana
Our March 24 Printed Manuscript & African Americana sale will feature important material, from slavery through the civil rights era, as well as noteworthy literature and music, including iconic cornerstone pieces such as Benjamin Banneker?s first almanac from 1792. Several important lots relate to Black baseball, both from the Negro Leagues and from much earlier, including the earliest known photographs of Black ballplayers in action, from circa 1871.
Auction Curator:
Rick Stattler
Director, Books & ManuscriptsLot Number: Lowest
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0025: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Theophilus Freeman. Deed of two enslaved men sold by the infamous slaveEst. $1,500-$2,500
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0026: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Thomas D. McDowell. Letter negotiating the sale of an enslaved man,Est. $600-$900
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0027: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Letter investigating a suspicious Alabama slave trader.Est. $800-$1,200
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0028: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) "Sheriff's Sale" auction handbill for property including "5 negroes," in MarkEst. $2,500-$3,500
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0029: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) John Mattingly. Letter from a slave trader regarding the purchase of a girl.Est. $600-$900
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0030: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Slaves! Valuable Cooks, Washers, Ironers, House Servants, Blacksmith andEst. $2,500-$3,500
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0031: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Business card for New Orleans auctioneers Mackey & Day: "Real Estate,Est. $3,000-$4,000
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0032: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Deed of emancipation for a Connecticut woman named Pegge.Est. $500-$750
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0033: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Deed of manumission for a Kentucky man named Peter.Est. $700-$1,000
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0034: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Certificate of freedom issued in New York.Est. $800-$1,200
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0035: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Affidavit that a Maryland woman "was born free and has always passed asEst. $400-$600
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0036: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Newspaper publication of Pennsylvania's "Act for the Gradual Abolition ofEst. $600-$900
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0037: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) The Constitution of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition ofEst. $600-$900
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0038: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Issue of the magazine American Museum containing an address on slavery byEst. $800-$1,200
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0039: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Thomas Clarkson. An Essay on the Impolicy of the African Slave Trade.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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0040: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Address of a Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Society, to theEst. $500-$750
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0041: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) William Wilberforce. A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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0042: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Abolitionist handbag in support of the "Negro Woman who sittest pining inEst. $2,000-$3,000
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0043: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Constitution of the New-England Anti-Slavery Society, with an Address to theEst. $1,000-$1,500
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0045: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Benjamin Godwin. Lectures on Slavery . . . with Additions to the AmericanEst. $1,200-$1,800
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0046: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Elizabeth Ambrose Merrill. Letter describing the final days and death ofEst. $5,000-$7,500
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0047: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Letter written on stationery, with the famed engraving by Patrick Reason.Est. $2,500-$3,500
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0048: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Kneeling "Woman and a Sister" engraving, after Patrick Reason.Est. $400-$600
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