Antebellum Virginia slave auction proceeds, Document

Nicely framed bill of sale for the purchase of a slave. The one-page document records an 1859 transaction in which a Lydia Middleton paid $600 to an Alexandria, Virginia dealer to purchase Henry, an e

Signed by a local Judge. Interesting document detailing life in the antebellum south. [Paper Ephemera]

Forty-eight page inked manuscript legal document dealing with the will of Charles Graves of Frederick Virginia, who died in 1823 signed by Daniel Lee, Clerk of Courts and Judge Henry L. George Becker,

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

Original handwritten petition to the presiding judge at Petersburg, VA, May 1864, with the judge's decision and a bond issued as a result: a master appeals for the return of a slave, Elvira, who was c

Antebellum Slave Auction Broadside advertising 43 slaves from the estate of a South Carolina governor's relative. The 1p. 8.25 x 13.5 in. broadside advertises an upcoming slave auction. It is not date

Single folded letter sheet, 7 ½ x 12 ½” with inked manuscript being a legal document ordering that two named slaves be sold at public auction to settle disputed will, Mason County,

Heading: (Cuba - Slavery) Author: Title: Bound volume of documents relating to an auction of slaves in Cuba Place Published: Cuba Publisher: Date Published: c.1860s Description: Fi

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

Inked manuscript cut unlined letter sheet (8 x7”) reading: Know all men by those present that I Mary Glassbach of Frederick County the State of Virginia bargon (sic) and sole (sic) unto Joseph G

Inked manuscript torn unlined letter sheet (8 x 6”) reading: Know all men by these present that I Catharine Ramey of Federick (sic) County and state of Virginia hath this Day Bargan (sic) and so

Inked manuscript cut unlined letter sheet (8 x8”) reading: Know all men by those present that I John Morgan of Frederick County the State of Virginia Convy (sic) hath this day sole (sic) unto Jo

A 7 ¾ x 2” high unlined scrap of paper with inked manuscript reading: March the 18 1828 Mr. Joseph Graves pledges to pay George Finch six dollars and 64 cents which you are dew ??? on my

1860 Georgia slave auction in front of court house door on the first Tuesday in February. The document lists slave men, woman, boy and girl. Condition is very good.

Antebellum Richmond Slave Receipt for "one Negro Slave named Ryal" A 1p partly printed and partly manuscript document signed by G.W. Williams, presumably a slave agent or auctioneer, at lower right. N

Description: Lee Henry Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee Requests All Virginia "condemnation of slaves" Cases for Clemency Review 1p printed document signed by Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III (1756-1818

leather whip labled from a Virginia plantation. Provenance, from the Bill Jones Collection.

Choice example of what was at the time a commercially produced photograph of Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence, a “redeemed slave child.” Fannie was one of the most photographed children

Black History Partially-Printed Official Receipt For Taxes Paid On Slaves 1849-Dated, Grayson County (likely Virginia), Partially-Printed Official Receipt For Taxes Paid On Slaves And Other Property,

Black History 1854 Official Tax Receipt Paid On Slaves 1854-Dated, Grayson County (likely Virginia), Partially-Printed Official Receipt For Taxes Paid On Slaves And Other Property, Choice Very Fine. T

George Washington Society of Cincinnati document on vellum dated 1785 Mount Vernon presented to William Moor Esquire (1732-1799) and signed by George Washington presented in Virginia on December 10 17

(CIVIL WAR.) Military pass issued in Union-held Virginia for "Mr. Watt's Negro man Henry." Partly-printed Document Signed by Captain Christian T. Christiansen as Provost Marshal, 3 x 7½ inches; f

Nice signed land deed document by Founding Father Patrick Henry. His signature is on a Commonwealth of Virginia Land Deed. Dated June 26th, 1786 while Henry was Govenor of Virginia. The document measu

An Original Document Signed by Patrick Henry, the Governor of Virginia and One of the Founding Fathers of The United States of America, Relating to a Land Sale and Dated 10th Day of December, 1785. Fr