1840 Letter Mentions Ship AMISTAD Slave Revolt !

Black History c. 1840 Ship AMISTAD SLAVE REVOLT Historic Letter c. 1840, Autograph Letter Signed, by "Erasmus D. Drury," of Newburgh, NY, mentioning the Rebellion of Enslaved Africans aboard the Ship

This letter was written by William J. Bryan (1784-1860) in 1840. Bryan writes about the election William Henry Harrison ("Old Tip") and informs a friend that his neighbor stole a "negro" from someone

Robert E. Lee's Wife Writes Her Pastor About Confirmation for Daughter; Mentions His Slave Daniel In this letter written from Arlington House, Mary Custis Lee writes to her pastor regarding the rite o

War of 1812 era Elkanah Watson handwritten letter to his son Winslow Watson at Lenox Academy- content mentions “five hundred ship carpenters have gone to Sacket's Harbor to build Man of War- it seem

Sir Robert Stawell Ball FRS (1840 - 1913) was an Irish astronomer who founded the screw theory. Letter dated November 20, 1891, and mentions a party that included Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin). Me

It was old man Willingham’s own negro that killed him. It was old Bill. They burnt him last Friday. - Mariah Cotton Two page letter written on July 12th, 1864 by Mariah Cotton to her husban

Romare Bearden (American, 1911 - 1988). Slave Ship, serigraph on paper, signed in graphite lower right. Numbered 144. Dimensions: 35 x 24.75" Property from the Estate of John 'Parker' Prindle, Jr., Bo

Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain Signed Letter ALS Mentions Tramp Abroad PSA RARE

Black History Illustration Plan and Sections of a Slave Ship as Published by J. P. Parke, Copper-Plate Engraved by Kneass, Philadelphia 1808 Published, Historic Illustration Plan and Sections of a Sla

Romare Bearden Slave Ship 1977screenprint in colors 28.5 h × 18 w in (72 × 46 cm) Signed and numbered to lower right 'Romare Bearden 4/144'. This work is number 4 from the edition

Heading: (Cuba - Slavery) Author: Title: File of original documents relating to the sighting and pursuit by a British frigate of a Cuban steamship carrying African slaves - with an encrypted message

Romare Howard Bearden (American, 1914-1988)Slave Ship, 1977Screenprint in colors

Autographs 1869 Rare Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed Mentions Actor Edwin Booth, John Wilkes Booth's Brother CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870). English Writer and Social Critic. He created some of t

Six Gallon Edgefield South Carolina Double Handle Sorghum Jug circa 1840-50s. Slave made. This is an outstanding example and double handle sorghum jugs just don't show due to most are wrapped up in mu

* TCHAIKOVSKY, Peter Ilich (1840-1893). Autograph letter signed ("P. Tchaikovsky"), to Eduard Frantsevich Nápravník. N.p., 10 September 1883. 3 pages, 8vo, creased to folds; matted and framed with o

Claude Monet (Paris, 1840 - Giverny, 1926)Autograph letter signed, dated Vetheuil, June 28, 1880, by the French impressionist painter, addressed to a gentleman. A brief yet intriguing letter. Monet in

Anonymous African American Abstract Quilt. Hand-stitched cotton piece quilt. Minor stain, otherwise good condition. 68" x 88". Est. $600-900. Ship: $45 Provenance letter from consignor: "These quilts

True 49er letter. 3.5 pages. 2.5 pages about the voyage over. Stampless cover with San Francisco, Oct. 1 stamp. Handwritten 40 for postage. The letter says that the ship has not moved in the last 36 h

Anonymous Abstract Squares African American Quilt. Hand-stitched cotton piece quilt. Loose edge, minor staining, overall great condition. 72" x 80". Est. $600-900. Ship: $45 Provenance letter from con

Fantastic Lord Nelson ALS Giving News of a Friends Son "you may be assured of my regard for him as if he was my own son." Written Around Time He Freed Muslim Slaves from Portuguese Ships. ALS, 1p, 7"

Lot includes a piece of the RMS Titanic rusticle with a colored card with information regarding the artifact. Also includes a colored photograph and a handwritten letter. Signed as shown in the pictur

(BRAZIL.) Correspondence with a British admiral regarding the bloody Cabanagem revolts in Pará. 12 letters addressed to Rear Admiral Graham Eden Hamond or copies forwarded to his attention, in on

Stunning Dave Drake Five Gallon Edgefield South Carolina Slave-Made Jar from 1835-1840 time period in the Landrum shop. This jar has a rich lime alkaline glaze and has five punctates for gallon capaci

Typewritten letter on official letterhead of the Rebbe, from the 24th of Tevet 1982. At the beginning he acknowledges recipient of a letter and notes that he will mention it, and then he signs by hand