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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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0049: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Address of the Irish Unitarian Christian Society to their Brethren inEst. $500-$750
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0050: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) George W. Clark. The Liberty Minstrel.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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0051: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) [William Lloyd Garrison, editor.] Liberty Bell, by Friends of Freedom.Est. $500-$750
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0052: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) William Still. The Underground Rail Road.Est. $600-$900
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0053: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) George C. Hawkins. Letter noting the regular presence of the UndergroundEst. $500-$750
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0054: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Carte-de-visite portrait of Sojourner Truth: "I Sell the Shadow to SupportEst. $2,000-$3,000
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0055: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Carte-de-visite portrait of abolitionist Gerrit Smith, one of the "SecretEst. $300-$400
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0056: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Stereoview of the yet-unnamed John Brown's Fort.Est. $300-$400
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0057: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Large period photograph of John Brown's Fort.Est. $400-$600
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0058: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) John M. Batchelder. Comparison of Products, Population, and Resources of theEst. $800-$1,200
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0059: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Enigmatic small print titled "Black Status. William Tillman, Robert Small,Est. $1,000-$1,500
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0060: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Manumission document issued for informing on his mistress hiding weapons forEst. $800-$1,200
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0061: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) McPherson & Oliver; photographers. Carte-de-visite photograph of a contrabandEst. $3,000-$4,000
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0062: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) McPherson & Oliver; photographers. [The Scourged Back.]Est. $4,000-$6,000
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0063: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) McPherson & Oliver, photographers. Carte de visite of a pair of contrabands.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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0064: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) George Gardner Fish, artist. Allegorical carte-de-visite of Emancipation.Est. $600-$900
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0065: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Carte-de-visite of the proposed Freedman's National Monument.Est. $400-$600
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0066: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION--JAMAICA.) Detailed inventory of almost 200 enslaved people on three JamaicaEst. $2,000-$3,000
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0067: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION--TRINIDAD.) Group of 5 lithographs from "Sketches of West India Scenery withEst. $800-$1,200
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0068: (SLAVERY & ABOLITION--VIRGIN ISLANDS.) A Report of the Trial of Arthur Hodge . . . for the Murder ofEst. $600-$900
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0069: (AFRICA.) Pair of newspapers discussing Paul Cuffe's colonization efforts in Sierra Leone.Est. $500-$750
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0070: (AFRICA.) Henry W. Johnson. Letter written as a prominent Black emigrant to Liberia.Est. $3,000-$4,000
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0071: (AFRICA.) William McLain. Letter soliciting funds for the American Colonization Society.Est. $500-$750
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0072: (AFRICA.) Carte-de-visite of four Black American missionaries heading to Africa, including ThomasEst. $400-$600
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