Slave and Land Dower 1822 Kentucky, Fascinating!

Slave and Land Dower 1822 Kentucky, Fascinating! Manuscript Document Signed, "Joseph Barnett", "John Floyd", and "Willm. Miller", as witnesses, 1p, 7.75" x 12.5", Madison County, February 22, 1822. La

Four-page appraisal relating to the estate of William Ormsley, of Lincoln County, Kentucky. The document values eleven named slaves for the purpose of division amongst Ormsley’s heirs. The slave

Two-page document, dated 1833, detailing an appraisal of slaves once owned by Presly Talbot of Bourbon County, Kentucky. Talbot's wife, Elizabeth Dickson (her re-married name), was ostensibly due a po

Three-page 1836 last will and testament written by a man named Barrett Turner of Madison County. Kentucky. In his will, Turner says he would prefer if his slaves continued to work on his land instead

Very interesting piece of American History. Appears to be signed by Abraham Lincoln. It gives 160 Acres to Private Archibald Mullen who served as Archibald McMullen in Captain Crittendens Company of t

Revolutionary War Kentucky Land Agreement Signed by Federal Judge and Future Supreme Court Justice and Witnessed by Frontiersman and Future Congressman HARRY INNES, THOMAS TODD, and DAVID PRUITT, Docu

Early one-page agreement of sale between Kentucky men, possibly brothers, for slaves. The document records that in 1804 John, Joseph, and David Brown negotiated a sale of two slaves, including a "negr

House with 785 acres. It is signed by then governor Isaac Shelby to John Montgomery and dated March 28, 1799. Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was the first and fifth Governor of Ken

Manuscript document signed by Justice of the Peace John Cunningham. [Bourbon County], Kentucky, June 1841. Docketed to verso with note by County Clerk Thomas P. Smith. In 1833, Kentucky passed a law t

Black History 1826 (Auctioneering) Payment Kentucky Slave Auctioneer's "Crying" Fee on a Negro Slave Very Rare Original Receipt February 17th 1826-Dated, Manuscript Document Signed, "Wm. Hughs," Invoi

Charleston, South Carolina slave badge, dated 1822. This example was issued for a "servant," someone who typically would do domestic work inside a home. The front is clearly struck “CHARLESTON /

Heading: (African American - Slavery) Author: Turpin, Philip O. Title: Manumission [Emancipation] of slave Peter Harris, Document Signed. Place Published: Gallatin County, Kentucky Publisher: Dat

THOMAS N. WAUL (1813 - 1908) Confederate brigadier general who surrendered to Union forces at Vicksburg, he later commanded a brigade under Walker in the Red River campaign. Fine content manuscript D.

Last will and testament of Thomas Bates, dated 1844 in Madison County, Kentucky. The document is signed by Levi Todd, believed by the consignor to be a relative of Mary Todd Lincoln (we could not esta

Very nice signature by the 5th President of the United States James Monroe. The signature is on a Land Grant dated 1822. The Land Grant measures 13-3/4" x 9-1/4" on paper consistant with its age. Prov

1868 1ed Dakota Land History INDIANS Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan MAP Hankins Colonel Hankins Dakota Land is a fascinating post-Civil War survey of the geography and history of Minnesota, Wisconsin, a

Black History The Property Value of Slaves in 1848 Kentucky 1849-Dated Property Tax List Including Slaves. February 22, 1849-Dated, Partly-Printed Document from Pendleton, Kentucky measuring about 21-

Near East / Holy Land, Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A delightfully formed globular vessel with bulbous applied projections all over its rounded body and two small openings on a projecting, tab-

Early Kentucky Settler, Three Slaves, Lincoln Count 1792 This inventory of the estate of John Shackelford of Lincoln County, Kentucky, includes three slaves and their approximate values. Together thei

Sales of Slaves and Sale of Land by McIntosh Who Killed Declaration-Signer Gwinnett in a Duel Colonial South Carolina Newspaper [SLAVERY.] The South-Carolina and American General Gazette, October 29-N

Eliot Porter Dye Transfer Photograph "Redbud Tree in Bottomland" 1968. Large dye-transfer print of Redbud Tree in Bottom Land, Red River Gorge, Kentucky, April 17, 1968, dry mounted on backing board.

Highly unusual two-page emancipation document dated 1850 that details the freedom of a slave named “Henson” in Kentucky. Henson’s owner, James M. Higgins, was located in Morgan Count

A Colima Dog Effigy Vessel West Mexico, Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D. Height 9 1/2 inches (24.2 cm). Property from the Collection of Maria Perry, Lexington, Kentucky Provenance: The Lands Be

British Stockbroker Provides "troops and slaves" to East India Company. Fascinating! In this deed, Daniel H. D. Burr and his siblings convey to stockbroker William Morgan the interest of their father